This report sets out how Devolved Authorities are trying to align their funding and investments with net zero. It also outlines the challenges Authorities face in supporting low-carbon projects and how they could address these. The insights draw on analysis…
International Round Table: Financing Climate Action at City Level
An online International Round Table on Financing Climate Action at City Level took place on November 15th, 2023. Participants were from city and regional governments in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the USA and the UK. The event enabled the…
CAST Guidelines: How can citizens’ assemblies help navigate the systemic transformations required by the polycrisis?
These guidelines are intended for policymakers, practitioners, researchers and civil society actors interested in taking a systemic approach to the environmental and social crises facing the planet today. They explore how citizens’ assemblies could generate a genuinely transformative response to…
Ethnicity and UK climate perceptions: Why we need greater diversity in engagement and research
This report brings together preliminary insights on how people of colour in Britain experience, perceive and engage with climate change and climate policy. It outlines why UK climate discourse must better consider the perspectives of different ethnicities and recommends actions…
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…
Social visions for a low-carbon future
Undertaken as part of the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformation’s (CAST), as part of its Visioning Theme, this report details our approach to engaging local publics in imagining a low-carbon future. We provide a detailed account of our method, describing…
International Round Table – Accelerating Climate Mitigation at City Level
This report, written by Dr Tim Braunholtz-Speight, Prof. Carly McLachlan and Harry Barton, provides a summary of key themes and questions that emerged from discussions at the online International Round Table on Accelerating Climate Mitigation at City Level hosted by CAST, The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and…
Organisational transformations for a greener future
This report shows how transformative change is being driven through the integration of behavioural and technological innovations and provides a set of principles with applicability across the diverse business community. It provides evidence from four case studies of different UK…
Net Zero Living
Together with Ipsos, we have taken an in-depth look at the public’s attitudes towards climate change and how policymakers can increase support for, and participation in, sustainable policies.
Mainstreaming low-carbon lifestyles
The report, commissioned by the Low-carbon Lifestyles & Behavioural Spillover (CASPI) team at Cardiff University, is designed for the wide range of individuals and organisations involved in influencing sustainable behaviours, including national policy-makers, local authorities, professional campaigners, and those leading…