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n this paper, we show how the vast majority support the principle of having greater restrictions on advertising of high carbon products and services. The most popular form of intervention tested is a ‘traffic light’ labelling system and the least popular is an outright ban.

A new paper from Rebecca Willis and Steve Westlake has been published in Climatic Change taking stock on how MPs now think of climate – no longer an ‘outsider issue’, but advocated for in general terms.

The UK public are clear about what they want from climate-related policy. In our new report synthesising the outcomes from over 30 Citizen’s Assemblies and Juries held across the UK between 2019-2023, we find that the public want:– More action on climate, and they support more ambitious policies;– Better public communication and education on climate change;– And other help that makes things simpler, clearer, and easier is supported just as much as financial measures. The type

This new research summary outlines the key policies a citizen jury created to match their concern about the advertising of high-carbon products and services. These policy options were then presented to 2000 adults in the UK via a poll to assess their level of support for these different options. What did we find? 1)There is a clear desire for information on climate change and net zero targets. Many proposals referenced the need for greater education and awareness of climate c

This paper appraises the recent wave of climate assemblies, and assess how well they have provided knowledge, encouraged action, build trust, and provided accountability.

This new report summarises our recent research on how the public currently feel about climate change – what action they want and what they find frustrating – and offers three priorities for policy makers that will help achieve better climate action. Our research has found that people are deeply concerned about climate change, but governments have a poor track record of engaging the public and so trust is low. Political leaders can create well-supported policies by showing tha

Dr. Jacob Ainscough, Pancho Lewis and Lucy Farrow have published a paper discussing the findings from a deliberative mini-public for a net zero transition. Read the full article here.

Prof. Rebecca Willis was interviewed by Josh Esdem and talked about how the government can have the public support to act on climate change. The interview was published in IPPR Progressive Review. Read the full interview here.

Prof. Rebecca Willis and team’s research confirmed that people are deeply concerned about the climate. But neither the Conservatives or the Labour discuss the climate agenda in their campaign. Read the full article here.

Climate Citizens Visiting Fellow Lucy Farrow recently ran a workshop to understand public views on the climate commitments in the 2024 General Election manifestos. In addition to scrutinising the main parties manifestos, participants in the workshop also discussed a ‘Peoples Manifesto’. This was written based on the findings of 30 climate assemblies and juries which were synthesised by Climate Citizens researcher Alfie Shepherd. You can download the report and watch the launc

Today we have published a new report on public attitudes towards the regulation of adverts for high carbon products and services. The research shows there is public support for introducing traffic-light labelling and levies for the advertising of high-carbon products and services like petrol and diesel cars, meat and air travel. You can watch the launch event back here.

Prof. Rebecca Willis was quoted in a piece by Jonathan Watts in the Guardian. Check it here.

This research project examines how UK Members of Parliament engage with climate change as a social and political issue. It updates similar research we carried out in 2018. The project is funded by the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST). We conducted interviews with 15 MPs and convened a focus group with civil society representatives. Our findings reflect not only the perspectives of these MPs, but also how they think their parliamentary colleagues eng