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Call for abstracts – Symposium “Exploring the role of ‘moments of change’ in sustainability transitions” – London, June 13-14, 2022

**The call for abstracts has now closed**. People experience numerous planned and unplanned events, transitions and disruptions throughout their lives, from biographical changes (e.g. moving house, changing jobs) and life course transitions (e.g. having children, retiring), to exogeneous disruptions (e.g. blackouts, road closures and boiler breakages), environmental disasters (e.g. floods,…

The CAST Data Portal goes live! Explore and understand public perceptions of climate change

What do people across the world think about climate change? Do they want to see action or do they prefer things to stay the same? These are questions that many stakeholders are grappling with, whether they are academics, the media, policymakers, business, civil society practitioners or others. We know that…

Climate emergency declarations: what do they tell us about universities response to climate change?

This piece was originally published by the Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN) and is reproduced here with their permission. By Briony Latter The past two years have seen a sustained and high level of publicity around climate change in the UK, with the concept of climate change as an emergency becoming…

CAST Director Prof. Lorraine Whitmarsh recognised with MBE in New Year Honours list for Services to Social Research in Climate Change, Energy and Transport.

Leading environmental psychologist, Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh, has been recognised in this year’s New Year’s Honours, announced by The Cabinet Office. Awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in recognition of work she has led on behaviour change and public engagement towards more sustainable futures, Professor Whitmarsh’s recognition follows…

How far did COP26 go on putting public action at the heart of the agenda? Reflections from CAST

By Dr Amiera Sawas Four weeks after the last gavel landed at COP26 in Glasgow, the team at CAST are reflecting on what the international negotiations mean for our work. CAST’s mandate is to research and advocate how societies can live differently – and better – in ways that meet…

Early career researcher to advise government climate change policy

Research Associate, Dr Caroline Verfuerth, has secured a major fellowship in Welsh Government to advise policy makers on reducing environmental and agricultural carbon emissions. Caroline, who works at the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) at Cardiff University, will carry out behavioural and social change research within the Department of…

Mapping the transformative turn: a systematic review of the academic literature on transformations for climate change mitigation

Brendan Moore The past decade has witnessed a “transformative turn” in the social science literature on climate change mitigation as academics and policy makers increasingly use the concept of “transformations” to describe the rapid, fundamental societal changes needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. How does this growing…

Climate Exp0: Five days of new science and policy insight, all online and free!

Online, free and open to all, Climate Exp0 is the first virtual conference from the COP26 Universities Network and the Italian University Network for Sustainable Development (RUS), sponsored by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Cambridge University Press, the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI), and the 2021 UN Climate Change…

The next decade: Rebooting humankind’s future – Cardiff University in conversation with Jonathon Porritt

Jonathon Porritt CBE joins Dr Stuart Capstick, CAST Deputy Director, on Wednesday 19 May at 12.30, in what promises to be a lively discussion about how we can achieve a positive low-carbon future through putting people at the heart of climate action. Jonathon, who is Co-Founder of Forum for the…

UK public willing to take significant action to tackle climate change

In time for Earth Day 2021 – a critical year for international environmental policy, with major deals in progress on climate, biodiversity, food and oceans – a new poll shows strong support from the UK public for climate action by the government, business and individuals. Consistent with recent research by…

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