FRAMEWORK

Psychological Infrastructure for Climate and Biodiversity

We developed this framework to help explain a core challenge of climate and biodiversity action: Why do ambition, knowledge, and commitments so often fail to translate into real-world implementation?

The framework identifies nine key psychological domains that shape whether cooperation, decision-making, and implementation succeed in practice — from trust, identity, and legitimacy to agency, cognitive clarity, and follow-through. 

It offers a structured lens to better understand implementation gaps across governments, organizations, climate finance, negotiations, and multi-stakeholder processes. 

Designed for policymakers, NGOs, and corporate sustainability professionals, the framework combines psychological insight with systems thinking and governance practice.
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Framework
SCOPE
45 pages
LANGUAGE
English

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What’s inside this Framework?

  • The 6 Infrastructure Challenges
    Understand recurring system bottlenecks in climate and biodiversity transformation.
  • The 9 Psychological Domains
    Explore the core psychological dynamics shaping cooperation, decision-making, and implementation.
  • The Design Mechanisms
    Discover practical intervention mechanisms to strengthen transformation capacity.
  • Application Guide
    Learn how to diagnose challenges, identify entry points, and build intervention portfolios.
  • Visual Framework & Downloads
    Access practical one-pagers and supporting resources.

What can you use it for?

With this framework, you will be able to:
  • diagnose recurring transformation bottlenecks
  • understand the psychological dynamics behind implementation gaps
  • identify leverage points for stronger cooperation and trust
  • design more effective interventions and governance processes
  • strengthen psychological infrastructure in your organization or field of work
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GET TO KNOW THE AUTHOR

Janna Hoppmann

Janna is a climate and organizational psychologist, founder and social entrepreneur for climate and biodiversity, and CEO of ClimateMind gGmbH.

At ClimateMind, she works as a trainer, speaker and consultant with companies, public administration, politics, NGOs and social movements. Her focus is on how humans perceive climate change and biodiversity loss – and how psychological insights help organizations move from knowledge to action.

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