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Our Vision People at the heart of transformations A focus on values and co-benefits

Our Vision

The Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) will be a global hub for understanding the systemic and society-wide transformations that are required to address climate change. At its core, is a fundamental question of enormous social significance: how can we as a society live differently - and better - in ways that meet the urgent need for rapid and far-reaching emission reductions?

People at the heart of transformations

We want to understand how people can participate in transformation in their multiple roles as citizens, consumers, parents, employees, business leaders, policy-makers. This means recognising that people can act both directly to reduce emissions – like driving less – but equally have the ability to shape wider structural change – like changing organisational practices and shaping policies.

A focus on values and co-benefits

We set out to align the positive outcomes of action on climate change with those in other domains like health and wellbeing. CAST will seek to identify low-carbon futures and actions that also provide other co-benefits - like cleaner air, lower bills, more resilient or fairer communities.

"We want to work closely with people and organisations to achieve positive low-carbon futures - transforming the way we live our lives, and reconfiguring organisations and cities."

Prof. Lorraine Whitmarsh, CAST director

Explore our four areas of focus

Explore our four areas of focus
Find out why we are focusing on four key areas: Diet, Mobility, Material Consumption and Thermal Comfort.
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Browse our resources

Browse our resources
Our including policy briefings, working papers, academic articles and other resources explore the science of climate action.
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People at the heart of change

People at the heart of change
We believe effective change requires working with people to understand their values and needs.
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News from CAST

Tracking the human cost of climate change: The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change

The Lancet is a heavyweight medical journal – one of the world’s most influential and highly cited.  It uses its political heft to make global challenges part of the remit of medical science.  In recent years, it has published scientific reviews (called ‘Commissions’) on Migration, on Sexual and Reproductive Rights,…

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December 10, 2020 December 10, 2020Blog, Uncategorized

How has Covid-19 affected low-carbon behaviours and climate attitudes?

Measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic are probably the most significant disruption to lifestyles in living memory. And while the pandemic has impacted lives and livelihoods globally, it has also created an unprecedented and perhaps unique ‘moment of change’ during which many climate-relevant behaviours have been upended almost overnight….

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December 7, 2020 December 7, 2020Blog, Uncategorized
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  • ABOUT

    The core partners of the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST)  include Cardiff University, University of East Anglia, University of Manchester, University of York, University of Bath, and Climate Outreach.

         

       

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    CAST is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

     

     

     

    Contact: CAST, Cardiff University, 70 Park Place, Cardiff, CF103AT, UK

    Email: info@cast.ac.uk

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    All new climate change initiatives need “#BehaviourChange enabling plans" to ensure success in reaching #NetZero according to a new report by the Energy Research Partnership.

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    Next month we're excited to welcome @lwhitmarsh for an online lecture 'Engaging the public in changing food systems to tackle climate change' 🌽🌎 Co-hosted with @cardiffuni @CAST_Centre.

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