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Professor Karen Bickerstaff: A new look at Net Zero


In its 2024 Progress Report to Parliament, the UK Climate Change Committee makes clear that the government “will have to act fast” to hit the country’s 2030 target of a reduction in carbon emissions to less than 32% of 1990 levels.  Given the scale and speed of change inherent in decarbonisation, social scientists might expect a […]


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Manchester University to lead new £8m research centre on equitable low carbon living


Launching in February 2025, the JUST Centre will work closely with communities in five regions of the North of England (West Yorkshire, West Cumbria, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, and Tyneside) while also generating comparative research in other regions of the UK.  It will collaborate with partners across local, regional, and national government, business, and civil society to […]


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How can Environmental Social Scientists have more impact on policymaking?


The maps were co-produced by 32 environmental social scientists including the core team of George Warren, Harry Marshall, and Birgitta Gatersleben. ESS NEMO is specifically designed to support knowledge creators, brokers, policy makers and practitioners engaging with Environmental Social Science in academia, civil society, commercial entities, political organisations, intergovernmental organisations, the UK Government, devolved administrations, […]


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What factors influence Environmental Social Science inclusion in policy and practice? ACCESS report


In this report authors Birgitta Gatersleben, George W. Warren, Valentine Seymour, Harry Marshall, and Gerardo A. Torres Contreras determined there are five themes that could influence Environmental Social Science impact on policy and practice in both positive and/or negative ways from the interviews; Perceived Value Accessibility Problem Framing Networks Timings and Relevance The report’s recommendations: Continue championing the value of ESS, […]


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Behaviour change and the climate emergency: policy choices to drive social action ACCESS & AcSS. Webinar recording


Lorraine from the University of Bath, outlined how behavioural science can inform efforts to engage the public with climate change, and how policy choices can drive social action to achieve net zero. The event was chaired by ACCESS Co-Director Professor Birgitta Gatersleben of the University of Surrey.  The webinar is one of several events which […]


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Why do we need Environmental Social Sciences? Ready to view ACCESS Webinar


Join Birgitta to find out how the social sciences can help solve todays climate and environmental challenges. Environmental social sciences (ESS) are essential to help address environmental issues, which are ultimately social issues. The problems that we face, discuss, worry about, and try to tackle are caused, defined, conceptualised and challenged by people as individuals, groups, […]


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How to make industrial decarbonisation relevant and fair for local communities? By Huei-Ling Lai


Update – Originally published on 17 October 2023 this blog has been updated with links to the project’s findings. All the project outputs (including 1 integrated framework, 3 contextualised action plans, and 1 policy brief) are now available on the IDRIC website. Also included is a recording of an online policy and practice workshop with […]


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The Crown Estate commissions vital research to understand the social impact of marine sectors on coastal communities


  Pamela is leading the review of evidence on the social impacts of marine sectors on coastal communities, on behalf of The Crown Estate. As manager of the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, The Crown Estate plays a key role in the processes that regulate how the UK marine environment is used and […]


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Can Policy Fellowships help shape the future of Science-Policy Interface collaborations? 


    At a time where we grapple with complex poly- and perma-crises such as the climate emergency, cost of living crisis, and biodiversity crisis, rapid yet adequate responses are crucial. This requires effective collaboration between policymakers and the scientific community to co-produce solutions that can address the urgent socio-ecological challenges. The importance of social […]


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Where we live next – how can policy help to SHAPE sustainable places?


  This week (Tuesday 7 November) I joined several ACCESS Co-Investigators at a British Academy event in Exeter city centre looking at what a future sustainable Exeter might look like. The workshop also included several other academics, an ACCESS Leadership college fellow (lovely to catch up Mandy Bisset from The Southampton Collective), as well as […]


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