Mind, Brain and Planet

S1 EP6: Flying, climate change and the "bystander effect"


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Why do we carry on producing large carbon emissions when we know these are damaging the lives of others? Paul explores this question in the context of the university student community – where mobile young people whose flights contribute to climate change are studying alongside those experiencing its devastating effects. Can this paradox be explained by the so-called “bystander” effect?

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Mind, Brain and PlanetBy Paul Howard-Jones