We invite you to delve into our seventh issue of Explorations in Climate Psychology which is now available to read or download here. 

Explorations is an online publication that aims to be inclusive of the different ways people are experiencing and engaging with one another on the climate and ecological crisis. It welcomes various forms of expression from analytical articles, reviews and features that promote peer-reviewed research to interviews, reflections, testimonies, poetry, art and lightly edited conversations. 

The focus of Issue 7 is on cultivating community. Whereas the Zeitgeist seems to suggest that individuality is valued above all else, this issue’s contributions demonstrate that human beings need each other, especially now in this time of ecological and climate emergency.  Psychological professionals have a significant role to play in helping people regain a sense of belonging and sharing.  The editors therefore chose contributions that focus specifically on the importance of community and connection.

Follow this link to access all six editions of Explorations.

When CPA transitioned to a new website, we were unable to transfer all of our members' works to the new platform. However, we have published a selection of these works on our Zotero repository (zotero.org). Unfortunately, not all works could be uploaded. For a complete record of our writings, we warmly invite you to explore the document linked here (climatepsychologyalliance.org). While it may be somewhat messy, the document contains vaulable insights into climate psychology and the evolvement of our thoughts on the subject. 

We invite you to delve into our sixth issue of Explorations in Climate Psychology which is now available to download via this link!

Explorations is an online publication that aims to be inclusive of the different ways people are experiencing and engaging with one another on the climate and ecological crisis. It welcomes various forms of expression from analytical articles, reviews and features that promote peer-reviewed research to interviews, reflections, testimonies, poetry, art and lightly edited conversations. 

This latest edition casts a critical eye over what has passed for rationality in modern Western-type societies. By rationality, the editors mean a way of seeing, feeling, thinking and doing that feels self-evident: for, after all, how else could things be? To interrogate something that seems self-evidently true is a bit of a conundrum. Looking inside the cracks of reason is not easy and it poses the question whether one can understand Western thinking through Western thinking. Hence, the issue has asked for different perspectives and contributions to the theme from different traditions and different continents.

Follow this link to access all six editions of Explorations.

CPA recognises that the climate crisis is an intergenerational social justice issue. Not only will children and young people have to live with more acute impacts of climate breakdown than older generations, society often shifts responsibility for 'solving' the crisis onto young people, whilst simultaneously often dismissing their concerns.

Older climate-aware students and people training to become therapists, psychologists and counsellors also can encounter challenges if the courses they are on are not well-orientated to planetary emergencies. As with young people, older students/pre-qualified members might have worries that they 'don't know enough about climate psychology' to meaningfully participate in CPA, meaning we can lose lots of perspectives and experiences we would love to hear from.

Because of this CPA is keen to develop the voice of younger and pre-qualified members within the organisation. Young people (16-25) and older students who have an interest in climate psychology are able to join CPA at the concessionary rate of £9.60 per year. Visit this link (climatepsychologyalliance.org) to join our membership. 

In addition to gaining access to all the other benefits of membership (visit this link (climatepsychologyalliance.org) for more information), CPA has begun offering monthly meetings for young/pre-qualified members with a passion for climate psychology to network and share resources/learning. These spaces are very much in development, and we are keen to think with members about how the spaces could be most useful. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.