What Elizabeth Dunn has said about Climate change
2 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 4, 2026
Elizabeth Dunn, Social psychologist and happiness researcher at the University of British Columbia, co-author of Leave the Lights On, has been quoted on Climate change 2 times in 1 episode of TED Radio Hour, most recently on September 4, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Dunn cites the IPCC as saying individual behavior change can reduce global emissions by 40 to 70 percent.
“the International Panel on Climate Change says individual behavior change can reduce global emissions by 40 to 70 percent”
TED Radio Hour: Less guilt, more joy: A new chapter for climate action (Sep 4, 2026) · Listen from 9:29
Dunn says the researcher behind the study used to argue against having children never intended that message, and per-child emissions have since declined.
“since that original research was published, the emissions associated with each one of us has actually declined”
TED Radio Hour: Less guilt, more joy: A new chapter for climate action (Sep 4, 2026) · Listen from 49:56
Episodes
Less guilt, more joy: A new chapter for climate actionTED Radio Hour · Sep 4, 2026 · 50 min
Manoush Zomorodi talks with social psychologist Elizabeth Dunn about climate actions that also increase happiness, featuring co-author Jiaying Zhao's TED Talk.
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