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Category: Opinion

Why the NHS holds the key to action on climate change

England’s National Health Service (NHS) is the world’s first health system to commit to becoming ‘net zero’ [i].  This means cutting emissions of the gases driving climate change to as close to zero as possible and offsetting the rest, for example by planting forests and investing in emission-removing technologies.  The…

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October 13, 2020 October 13, 2020Blog, News, Opinion

Why the UK needs a diverse leadership team for COP26

By Lorraine Whitmarsh, Sam Fankhauser, Katharine Steentjes, Candice Howarth – CAST & the Place Based Climate Action Network (PCAN) Last week, the UK government announced the team of politicians and negotiators who will host the UN COP26 climate negotiations in Glasgow next year – and they are all men. This…

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October 1, 2020 October 1, 2020Blog, Opinion

Covid, climate change & citizens’ assemblies: the critical role of deliberation for planned transitions

This blog by Dr Adam Corner is re-posted with the kind permission of Climate Outreach. A core CAST partner, Climate Outreach are Europe’s leading climate change communicators, bridging the gap between research and practice and helping to widen engagement across a broader spectrum of society. The original post can be…

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April 27, 2020 April 27, 2020Blog, Opinion

Could a better, fairer and lower-carbon society take shape when the coronavirus lockdown ends?

This blog was written by Dr Stuart Capstick, CAST associate Director, with input and advice from Dr Claire Hoolohan and Dr Charlie Wilson. It was originally published on Wales Online. For some time now, many of us working on climate change have been calling for radical change at all levels,…

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April 20, 2020 May 27, 2020Blog, Opinion

The psychology of disruptive events: finding a ‘new normal’

This is a guest post from Dr Emily Cox, Research Associate in Cardiff University’s Understanding Risk Group. The research supporting this blog was funded by the UK Energy Research Centre, as part of a UKERC Phase 4 project on societal resilience to energy disruptions. Emily is a member of the…

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April 8, 2020 May 22, 2020Blog, News, Opinion
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    The #IPCC #climate scientists have done their job. Their reports could not be clearer. We have to act. So now it's our turn.

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