Emerging into the daylight after covid: How can clinical psychology be effective?

The emergence of the United Kingdom from the pandemic will make clearly visible two separate, but overlapping, vistas: very high levels of economic hardship, alongside high levels of emotional distress and mental illhealth. This article discusses the most appropriate role for clinical psychologists in this situation. © 2021, British Psychological Society. All rights reserved.

Psychology and the road to net zero

In May 2019 the UK Committee on Climate Change (UKCCC) produced its plan for the UK to achieve ‘Net Zero’ CO2 emissions by 2050. Alongside this, the CCC appointed psychologist Dr Richard Carmichael, of Imperial College London, to help understand the potential for people to make choices that can contribute to reducing emissions and what this means for policy. The resulting report, entitled ‘Behaviour Change, Public Engagement and Net Zero’ (Carmichael, 2019) has been summarised here. In addition, there are some thoughts about how the Covid-19 pandemic may influence our ideas and plans for how we address the climate and environmental crisis. © 2020, British Psychological Society. All rights reserved.