Words by Bella Zanin (Knowledge Exchange Associate) The UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) has just published its 2024 Progress Report to Parliament, which takes stock of the Government’s efforts to tackle climate change. In summary: we need to significantly increase…
Why better insights on ethnicity are important for climate communication
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…
5 key messages from five years of CAST research: Why and how to put people at the heart of climate action
This short animation, produced by Motion Manor, provides a summary of key insights and recommendations based on our key messages report. Illustrations in our report were also produced by the team. Words by Bella Zanin (Knowledge Exchange Associate) & Dr Caroline…
Relaunch of CAST Data Portal: Public views on climate, reveals that public concern about climate change is still high
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…
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
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…
CAST report shows repair and reuse initiatives are effective at preventing waste and providing community benefits in Wales
Our latest CAST report on a pilot project on repair and reuse initiatives, as part of a collaboration with Keep Wales Tidy, shows they are an effective way of preventing waste and providing community benefits to urban and rural communities…
CAST research shows Cornwall Council staff are highly concerned about climate change, but knowledge gaps prevent them from taking action
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…
CAST responds to the Prime Minister’s new approach to Net Zero: How will this impact the UK meeting its climate targets?
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…
CAST survey reveals that Cornwall residents are more concerned about climate change than the rest of the UK and strongly back climate action
© 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…
CAST report reveals that substantial behaviour change is required across society to reach the UK’s net zero 2050 target
Our latest CAST report, commissioned by the Climate Change Committee (CCC), reveals that substantial behaviour change is required across society to reach the UK’s ambitious net-zero 2050 target, with 60% of reductions needing to come from consumers. In our latest…