Per Espen Stoknes

Norwegian psychologist and politician

Per Espen Stoknes
Per Espen Stoknes Foto: Hielke Gerritse / MDG

Born	Ålesund
Website	http://stoknes.no
Position held	deputy member of the Parliament of Norway (2017–2021)

Per Espen Stoknes (born 9 March 1967) is a Norwegian psychologist and politician for the Green Party. He is well known for his TED talk explaining the psychology of economic choices for climate change.^[1] Stoknes advocates for climate communication strategies which break down barriers and invite the public to Individual and political action on climate change.^[1]

He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Oslo during the term 2017–2021.^[2]

Stoknes received his PhD in economics from the University of Oslo.^[3] Stoknes was also a professor and director of the Center for Green Growth at the Norwegian Business School in Oslo.^[3]

Publications

Per Espen Stoknes: Money & Soul: A New Balance Between Finance and Feelings. UIT Cambridge Ltd., 2009, ISBN 1900322463
Per Espen Stoknes: What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global Warming: Toward a New Psychology of Climate Action. Chelsea Green Publishing, 2015, ISBN 9781603585835.^[4]
Per Espen Stoknes: Science Based Activism. Fagbokforlaget, 2015, ISBN 9788245018660.

References

^ ^a ^b Stoknes, Per Espen. "Per Espen Stoknes | Speaker | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
^ "Per Espen Stoknes" (in Norwegian). Storting.
^ ^a ^b "Per Espen Stoknes: What Holds Us Back From Facing The Threats Of Climate Change?". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
^ "Motivating Climate Action: A Review of Per Espen Stoknes "What We Think About When We Try Not to Think About Global Warming."". Common Dreams. August 8, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-22.