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CAST BRIEFING 20
November 2023
This briefing note from Climate Outreach and the Centre for Climate and Social Transformations (CAST) aims to advise politicians and advocacy groups on the role of public engagement in reducing any net-zero ‘backlash’.
CAST BRIEFING 19
Managing Water Demand in a Changing Climate
October 2023
This briefing note is intended as a resource for academics and stakeholders in the water industry who are exploring options for managing water resources in the context of a changing climate.
CAST BRIEFING 18
Motivating low-carbon behaviours in the workforce
– Insights from Cornwall Council
October 2023
The briefing note is intended as a resource for local authorities and other organisations wanting to encourage low-carbon behaviours in their workforce to help meet internal carbon reduction targets.
CAST BRIEFING 17
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.
CAST BRIEFING 16
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.
CAST BRIEFING 15
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.
CAST BRIEFING 14
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.
CAST BRIEFING 13
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 working with transformation-related concepts.
CAST BRIEFING 12
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.
CAST BRIEFING 11
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.
CAST BRIEFING 10
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.
CAST BRIEFING 09
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.
CAST BRIEFING 08
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.
CAST BRIEFING 06
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.
CAST BRIEFING 05
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.
Lorraine Whitmarsh, Stuart Capstick, Isabelle Moore, Jana Köhler, Corinne Le Quéré.
Global Environmental Change (2020)
CAST BRIEFING 04
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.
The Co-Benefits of Climate Action: Accelerating City-Level Ambition
August 2020
This report from CDP, The Tyndall Centre, and CAST, looks at the additional benefits that climate action delivers, and how cities can utilise these in their decision-making processes.