Wouter Poortinga is Professor of Environmental Psychology at the Welsh School of Architecture and the School of Psychology, Cardiff University; and associate director of the ESRC-funded Centre for Climate and Social Transformations (CAST).
His research focuses on public engagement with climate change and sustainable lifestyles and behaviour, with a core interest in the attitudinal and behavioural aspects of environmental policies.
Within CAST, Wouter co-leads the theme that works with partners and public participants to accelerate low-carbon transformations through individual and community-level interventions.