Behavior Analysis for Climate Action matters because it changes what a BCBA notices when decisions have to hold up in joint consultation, shared care planning, school-team communication, and interdisciplinary handoffs. In Behavior Analysis for Climate Action, for this course, the practical stakes show up in clearer roles, fewer duplicated efforts, and better coordinated intervention, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that humanity has only 6 years to cut global greenhouse gas emissions in half. The science and technology needed has long existed: This is a behavioral problem. Behavior analysts are thus uniquely positioned to help save the world (literally). This talk will cover the historical behavior-analytic role in co-founding environmental psychology, summarize current efforts within our field, and outline our potential role in the larger interdisciplinary behavioral sustainability effort. Popular, behavior analysis-compatible approaches like McKenzie-Mohr's "community-based social marketing" will be described and strategies for involvement proposed. Gamification of sustainability offers a natural fit, and behavior analysts are currently participating in that initiative. Where else have we succeeded? What can behavior analysts contribute most effectively - and quickly? On our own or collaboratively? Audience participation will be welcomed.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
Susan Schneider holds degrees in environmental and mechanical engineering (MS, Brown University), and once led an energy efficiency project for US Steel. After a stint in the Peace Corps, she obtained a PhD in behavior analysis (University of Kansas). Her numerous scientific articles cover topics like choice, generalization, nature-nurture relations - and climate change. Schneider's trade book, The Science of Consequences, encompasses the full range of behavior analysis, including applications to sustainability. The book received coverage in Nature, led to a three-year international book tour, and won the 2015 SABA Mass Media Award. Schneider has since focused on climate change, becoming Senior Scientist for the nonprofit Root Solutions, and helping to design interventions and give workshops. She coauthored two chapters in its guidebook, Making Shift Happen: Designing for Successful Environmental Behavior Change, co-founded a local Climate Action Coalition, and has given numerous climate change talks. Recent outreach includes a podcast for the Union of Concerned Scientists on community climate projects. Schneider is on the faculty at Western Michigan University and serves on its Climate Change Working Group.
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