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Academic Articles Categorie: Government & policy

Publics and UK parliamentarians underestimate the urgency of peaking global greenhouse gas emissions

Kenny, J., Geese, L. Publics and UK parliamentarians underestimate the urgency of peaking global greenhouse gas emissions. Commun Earth Environ 6, 747 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02655-w

Accelerating climate action in unfavourable local contexts: the role of policy entrepreneurship

Gaffney, A. (2025) Accelerating climate action in unfavourable local contexts: the role of policy entrepreneurship. npj Climate Action, 4(1), p.66. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00266-x.

From stealth to pragmatism: A telling shift in UK politicians’ views on climate action, 2018–2023

Westlake, S., Willis, R. From stealth to pragmatism: A telling shift in UK politicians’ views on climate action, 2018–2023. Climatic Change 178, 162 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-025-03987-4

The role of policy appraisals and second-order beliefs in public support for climate policies in the UK

Poortinga, W. (2025). The role of policy appraisals and second-order beliefs in public support for climate policies in the UK. Climate Policy, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2025.2539977

The policy impact of climate change advisory bodies: government responses to the UK Climate Change Committee’s recommendations

Dudley, H., Holmes, J., Jordan, A., & Lorenzoni, I. (2025). The policy impact of climate change advisory bodies: government responses to the UK Climate Change Committee’s recommendations, 2009–2020. Climate Policy, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2025.2497881

A review of National Citizens’ Climate Assemblies: learning from deliberative events

Lorenzoni, I., Jordan, A., Sullivan-Thomsett, C. & Geese, L. (2025). A review of National Citizens’ Climate Assemblies: learning from deliberative events, Climate Policy, DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2024.2449416.

Empowering city decision-makers: A practical guide to learning for decarbonisation at the city-level

Barton, H., Hoolohan, C., Jones, C. & McLachlan, C. (2025) Empowering city decision-makers: A practical guide to learning for decarbonisation at the city-level, Environmental Science & Policy, Volume 167, 2025, 104046, ISSN 1462-9011, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104046.

Howarth C, Bryant P, Corner A, Fankhauser S, Gouldson A, Whitmarsh L & Willis R. (2019). The Pathway toward a Net-Zero-Emissions Future. One Earth, 1(1), pp. 18-20.

Howarth C, Bryant P, Corner A, Fankhauser S, Gouldson A, Whitmarsh L & Willis R. (2019). The Pathway toward a Net-Zero-Emissions Future. One Earth, 1(1), pp. 18-20.

Thorman D, Whitmarsh L, Demski C. (2020). Policy Acceptance of Low-Consumption Governance Approaches: The Effect of Social Norms and Hypocrisy. Sustainability, (3).

Thorman D, Whitmarsh L, Demski C. (2020). Policy Acceptance of Low-Consumption Governance Approaches: The Effect of Social Norms and Hypocrisy. Sustainability, (3).

Intergovernmental engagement on health impacts of climate change (2021), Bulletin of the World Health Organisation.

Dasandi N, Graham H, Lampard P, Jankin Mikhaylov S. Intergovernmental engagement on health impacts of climate change. Bull World Health Organ. 2021 Feb 1;99(2):102-111B. doi: 10.2471/BLT.20.270033. Epub 2020 Nov 4. PMID: 33551504; PMCID: PMC7856366.
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