Marina Ebbage is a PhD student at the University of East Anglia. Her research explores the political and societal barriers to achieving net zero. She examines how publics, stakeholder groups and politicians view hard-to-change behaviours, often called ‘sticky issues’, such as flying and eating meat, and what these perspectives mean for efforts to reduce emissions. Through this work, Marina aims to understand how willing and able society is to support policies that disrupt the status quo, and how this shapes the feasibility of achieving net zero.
Marina holds a BA (Hons) in Geography with Quantitative Methods from the University of Nottingham and an MSc in Environment and International Development from the University of East Anglia.
Prior to her PhD, Marina gained experience in local government, working at Norfolk County Council to support the delivery of the council’s climate policy.
Drawing on both her policy experience and interdisciplinary academic background Marina’s research seeks to inform socially grounded and politically workable pathways to net zero bridging the gap between public values, political decision-making and the behaviour changes required for a sustainable future.
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