Research in brief: exploring the link between mindfulness and environmental behavior

It’s a fairly common paradox. While most individuals want to take different measures to help fight the climate crisis – many don’t manage to put their good intentions into practice. A new study* by researchers in France and Italy focuses on this so-called ‘intention-behavior gap’ or ‘green gap’. In other words, why don’t more people with environmentally friendly attitudes actually engage in more sustainable behavior?