CAST Affiliates Dr Lucas Geese and Dr John Kenny co-authored a report, commissioned and published by Green Alliance, on public opinion on climate policies during the 2024 general election. The report finds that while public concern about energy bills and security remains real,…
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…
Raising the floor as well as the ceiling? How minimum climate standards could help England’s Devolved Authorities align new projects with net zero
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…
What’s Stopping Us? Applying psychology to accelerate climate action in sport
A report that explores insights from social psychology, such as understanding people’s values, overcoming misperceptions about what other people think, and the role of leadership and social norms can offer sports organisations a deeper understanding of how to create change.…
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…
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,…
Community healthy food interventions: Review of outcome metrics and toolkits – Report for Cornwall Council and the WellFed Cornwall Network
One challenge facing health care professionals, local authorities, food growers, and charities or voluntary sector organisations that are trialling community food interventions is how to measure and evidence the outcomes. The aim of this review is therefore to identify a…
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…
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…