Per Espen Stoknes (born 9 March 1967) is a Norwegian psychologist and politician for the

Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation ...

. He is well known for his TED talk explaining the psychology of economic choices for climate change. Stoknes advocates for

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strategies which break down barriers and invite the public to

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. He served as a deputy representative to the

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

from

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during the term 2017–2021. Stoknes received his PhD in economics from the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

. Stoknes was also a professor and director of the Center for Green Growth at the Norwegian Business School in Oslo.

Publications

*Per Espen Stoknes: Money & Soul: A New Balance Between Finance and Feelings. UIT Cambridge Ltd., 2009, *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, . *Per Espen Stoknes: Science Based Activism. Fagbokforlaget, 2015, .

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* 1967 births Living people Deputy members of the Storting Green Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Oslo Academic staff of BI Norwegian Business School Norwegian psychologists {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub