4 ways social science can help us reach Net Zero, according to the CCC’s 2024 Progress Report
Why better insights on ethnicity are important for climate communication
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Photo Credit: The Active Well-Being Society (formerly Big Birmingham Bikes) / Ashden (Words by Climate Barometer team, originally posted on the Climate Barometer blog) It’s well established that the UK climate sector is very unrepresentative in terms of ethnic diversity – but climate opinion data is too often under-representative too….
5 key messages from five years of CAST research: Why and how to put people at the heart of climate action
Relaunch of CAST Data Portal: Public views on climate, reveals that public concern about climate change is still high
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New data from the re-launch of the CAST Data Portal: Public views on climate, drawn from four years of research on public climate perceptions from the UK, Brazil, China and Sweden, reveals that public concern about climate change is still high and people are supportive of urgent action. From 2020-2023,…
CAST Director Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE stars in ActNowFilm premiering at COP28 calling for young people to be at the frontline of global climate policymaking and negotiations
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CAST Director Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE stars in the ActNowFilm premiering at COP28 as one of 30 climate experts from across the world in conversation with youth climate leaders calling for young people to be at the frontline of global climate policymaking and negotiations. The ‘ActNowFilm: youth climate leaders in…
CAST report shows repair and reuse initiatives are effective at preventing waste and providing community benefits in Wales
CAST research shows Cornwall Council staff are highly concerned about climate change, but knowledge gaps prevent them from taking action
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Our latest CAST briefing on motivating a low-carbon workforce shows Cornwall Council staff are very concerned about climate change but knowledge gaps prevent them from taking action. As part of our research commissioned by the Cornwall Council (CC), we published a briefing resource: ‘Motivating a low-carbon workforce – Insights from…
CAST responds to the Prime Minister’s new approach to Net Zero: How will this impact the UK meeting its climate targets?
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Words by Dr Dan Thorman, Professor Wouter Poortinga and Dr Katharine Steentjes CAST researchers respond to the Prime Minister’s ‘new approach’ to Net Zero and discuss how this announcement will impact the UK meeting its climate targets. The Government’s U-turn on climate policy is completely at odds with the direction…
CAST survey reveals that Cornwall residents are more concerned about climate change than the rest of the UK and strongly back climate action
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© Photography by Beryl Bikes A new CAST survey report, produced in collaboration with Cornwall Council as part of a year-long project, has revealed that Cornwall residents are more concerned about climate change than the rest of the UK and strongly back climate action. In our new survey report: ‘Cornwall…