Presentation of the Policy Ultra Briefs: Psychological impulses for climate policy

In a keynote speech, Dr. Kevin Tiede showed which levers are crucial from a psychological perspective to ensure that climate protection measures meet with greater approval, from the specific design to effective communication.

In the subsequent panel discussion, the patron of the evening, Prof. Dr. Karl Lauterbach, Member of the German Bundestag, discussed with Prof. Dr. Cornelia Betsch, Dr. Malte Petersen (Consultant "Effective Governance", Federal Chancellery), Dr. Jakob Simmank (Chief Health Reporter, DIE ZEIT) and Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen (doctor and science journalist) how scientific evidence can be effectively incorporated into political processes - and which actors can help to disseminate and strengthen findings. Structural and administrative hurdles in political decision-making processes were also discussed. Together with the audience, the declining public awareness of climate protection and the climate crisis was also addressed. The responsibility of science to provide reliable findings at an early stage and in a way that is appropriate for the target audience was emphasised, as was the key role of the media in providing continuous information.

At the subsequent get-together, the discussion with guests from politics, practice, science, and the media was intensified.