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Public worry about climate change and energy security in the cost-of-living crisis
November 2022
The briefing note is intended as a useful resource for academics, decision makers and other stakeholder who are interested in public responses to climate change, energy security and affordability.

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November 2022
This briefing is intended as a resource for academics, decision makers and other stakeholders who are interested in the advice provided to policymakers by climate change advisory bodies.

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September 2022
This briefing note is intended as a resource for academics, decision makers and other stakeholders who aim to improve the design and implementation of climate policy.

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The road to net zero: UK public preferences for low-carbon lifestyles
September 2022
This briefing note is intended as a resource for academics, decision makers and other stakeholders who are interested in public climate change opinions and societal responses to climate change.

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Coronavirus and Climate Change in the United Kingdom: Perceptions, Policies and Trade-Offs
February 2022
This briefing note is intended as a resource for academics, decision makers and other stakeholders who are communicating climate change post-covid.

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What do we know about transformational climate change mitigation?
January 2022
This briefing note is intended as a resource for academics, decision makers and other stakeholders who are working with transformation-related concepts.

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Policy feedback and climate change
January 2022
This briefing note is intended as a resource for decision makers and other stakeholders who aim to improve the design and implementation of climate policy.

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Public perceptions of climate change and policy action in the UK, China, Sweden and Brazil.
November 2021
This briefing and associated infographics are intended as a useful resource for practitioners and researchers who are interested in public climate change opinions and societal responses to climate change.

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UK public support for net zero policies
October 2021
This briefing is intended as a useful resource for practitioners and researchers who are interested in public climate change opinions and societal responses to climate change.

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March 2021
This briefing and associated infographics are intended as a useful resource for practitioners and researchers who are interested in public climate change opinions and societal responses to climate change.

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How are universities planning to tackle emissions associated with flying and food?
March 2021
This briefing note is intended as a resource for university sustainability teams and anyone interested in emissions reduction in workplaces and higher education.

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Achieving low carbon and equitable lifestyle change
January 2021
This is part of a series of CAST Briefing Papers which are intended as an accessible resource for researchers and practitioners working on societal responses to climate change.

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Tracking the effect of Covid-19 on low-carbon behaviours and attitudes to climate change.
December 2020
This is part of a series of CAST Briefing Papers which are intended as an accessible resource for researchers and practitioners working on societal responses to climate change.

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How has Covid-19 impacted low carbon lifestyles and attitudes towards climate action?
August 2020
This briefing is intended as a resource for both academic and non-academic teams engaged in climate change
mitigation and adaptation planning, particularly those interested in societal responses to climate change.

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Climate Change Citizens’ Assemblies
March 2020
This briefing is designed as a resource for professionals interested in citizen participation to address climate change, and for those with a wider interest in public engagement with climate change

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Public opinion in a time of climate emergency
September 2019
This briefing is designed as a resource for professionals whose work includes the communication of climate change, and for those with a wider interest in the public understanding of climate change.

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Engaging the public with low carbon lifestyle change
August 2019
This briefing is designed as a resource for teams engaged in local and regional planning for climate change mitigation and adaptation, environmental sustainability and resilience, and individual and community health.