The WellFed programme is a ‘test and learn’ pilot which aims to reduce the risks of type 2 diabetes through social prescribing of healthy food. The two-year pilot (2025/26) is delivered through a network of local partners in Cornwall, including…
Bike to Brentford – Evaluating the impact of Brentford FC’s initiative to encourage fans to cycle to football matches
This report presents key findings from Bike to Brentford, one of several initiatives by Brentford FC to encourage fans to use sustainable modes of travel to games. The club provides secure bike lock ups, opportunities for group cycling, and incentives…
How Cities Can Decarbonise Culture: Lessons from Liverpool’s year as the first UN Climate Accelerator City
An independent evaluation of Liverpool’s year as the world’s first UN Climate Change Accelerator City reveals what worked, what didn’t, and what cities need to do to decarbonise their cultural sectors through place-based climate action. This report was written by Dr…
Hairdressers as ‘everyday influencers’ on climate change and sustainability
This report, authored by Dr Briony Latter and Dr Sam Hampton, presents key findings from interviews with hair salon owners taking climate and/or sustainability action (mostly through membership of the Green Salon Collective). In the interviews, owners and directors provided…
Topline Results: European Attitudes to Climate Change, Fairness, and Action
Topline Results: European Attitudes to Climate Change, Fairness, and Action covers climate change concern, the seriousness of different climate issues, and who should be responsible for mitigating its effects. There is also analysis of data on prioritising environmental protection or economic…
Accelerating the use of behavioural science in climate policymaking
In September 2025, ClimateXChange held a roundtable with the Scottish Government to explore how behavioural science can be better integrated into climate and environmental policymaking. Academics and senior civil servants worked to identify new projects or approaches to trial in…
Community climate hubs: the Greener and Cleaner peer-learning model for low-carbon lifestyles
Greener and Cleaner is working with researchers from the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) to evaluate the outcomes of engaging with the Greener and Cleaner Hub. This study aims to understand how using the community climate hub…
Cornwall Council Active Travel Social Prescribing Pilot – Process evaluation report
Cornwall Council is working with researchers from the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) to evaluate the Council’s Active Travel Social Prescribing Pilot. The aims of the pilot are to promote increased levels of physical activity through walking,…
Behaviour change interventions to encourage uptake of e-bike shared mobility in Cornwall
Cornwall Council is working with researchers from the Centre for Climate Change and Social (CAST) to develop recommendations for encouraging low-carbon behaviours among residents and Council employees, including the uptake of active travel (i.e., walking, wheeling, or cycling). This report presents…
Catalysts of Change: People at the Heart of Climate Transformations
Drawing on five years of CAST research conducted in collaboration with policymakers, local authorities, charities, businesses and community groups, this report synthesises five key messages and sheds light on how we can achieve the social changes needed to tackle climate change. The…