From celebrities to neighbours, the people around us can nudge us towards better climate choices. A new study, led by CAST's Dr Sam Hampton, with Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE (University of Bath) & Dr Briony Latter (Cardiff University), shows how 📣 Read the blog post summary of the key findings 👇

Who people trust matters: new CAST study maps a path to climate action - CAST

From celebrities to neighbours, the people around us can nudge us towards better climate choices. A new study led by CAST researchers at the University of Bath shows how.

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Final reminder: There are just four days to go now until applications for this CAST PhD studentship on "Community resilience and cascading climate impacts" come to a close at the University of Manchester! Don't miss out on this great opportunity. 👇 Apply now: cast.ac.uk/cast-careers/

The Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST)@cast-centre.bsky.social · 6d ago

Reminder: There is just over a week left until our CAST PhD studentship on "Community resilience and cascading climate impacts", based at the University of Manchester, closes on Friday, 7 August 2026. 📣 Apply now: cast.ac.uk/cast-careers/ #ClimateAdaptation #PhDStudentship

Fantastic to see the publication of the ACCESS Adaptation and Resilience Task Force's new report: "Putting people at the centre of UK climate adaptation and resilience", co-led by CAST's Prof Irene Lorenzoni (University of East Anglia) & Dr Rory Walshe (Government Office for Science). 👇

Putting people at the centre of UK climate adaptation and resilience

This report summarises evidence on how placing people at the heart of climate adaptation policy and action can improve outcomes.

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We were delighted to co-host a screening of the #NationalEmergencyBriefing this month at our centre hub, the University of Bath, convened by our CAST Director Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE, who was an expert advisor to the film, alongside Pete Phelps, Climate Action Lead. 📽️

Reminder: There is just over a week left until our CAST PhD studentship on "Community resilience and cascading climate impacts", based at the University of Manchester, closes on Friday, 7 August 2026. 📣 Apply now: cast.ac.uk/cast-careers/ #ClimateAdaptation #PhDStudentship

Researchers from UEA are part of a major new £3.83 million programme exploring how to help people take meaningful climate action and build resilience to climate change. Read more: https://bit.ly/44Qp4QW #ClimateChange #ResearchMatters

Thanks to Prof @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social, @cast-centre.bsky.social and @uniofbath.bsky.social for this screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing. #PEBuk #NationalEmergencyBriefing www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

How can the cultural sector decarbonise through place-based action? 🔎 🔗 Read the findings from our report on Liverpool's year as an Accelerator City: buff.ly/WSHYsSM

Last week, CAST's Bella Zanin, co-hosted a workshop with Hayden Banks (Climate Outreach) and Leonie Taylor (The Young Foundation) at the South West Net Zero Hub's #EnergisingBritain event at Bristol's M Shed, exploring "Our vision for the future". 🔮 Image credit: Evoke Pictures Lifestyle

“Climate change is already changing the conditions under which sport is played. Athletes cannot solve the problem on their own, but they can help millions of people understand that it is no longer a distant environmental issue...” Great article @steveclimate.bsky.social & @samhampton.bsky.social

The Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST)@cast-centre.bsky.social · 3w ago

How can sports stars also become influential climate leaders? ⚽ In an article for The Conversation UK, CAST affiliates Dr Sam Hampton and Dr Steve Westlake (University of Bath & University of Oxford) explore how athletes could become influential climate leaders. Read the article 👇

How can sports stars also become influential climate leaders? ⚽ In an article for The Conversation UK, CAST affiliates Dr Sam Hampton and Dr Steve Westlake (University of Bath & University of Oxford) explore how athletes could become influential climate leaders. Read the article 👇

How sports stars can also be influential climate leaders

Climate leadership does not require personal perfection. In fact, acknowledging contradiction can strengthen credibility.

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Join the Tyndall Centre for a thought-provoking discussion on public and political gaps of the necessary speed for climate action in the wider context of diverging views. 💭 CAST affiliate Dr Lucas Geese (@lucasgeese.bsky.social) will be speaking at this event. 👇 When: Weds, 15 July, 13:00-13:50 📆

Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research@tyndallcentre.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Do the public and politicians support deep and rapid decarbonisation? And are views becoming more polarised? Join @lucasgeese.bsky.social (Tyndall Centre) & @susiewang.bsky.social @climatebarometer.bsky.social, with Sam Chetan-Welsh @green-alliance.org.uk ⬇️ 🔗 tyndall.ac.uk/events/publi...

How can football maintain climate action when institutions don’t offer credible leadership? ⚽ CAST's Jesse Wise, Dr Briony Latter and Dr Sam Hampton explore how we can maintain climate hope and action in sport in our latest blog post. Read the blog post 👇

Holding out for a hero or taking the lead? Maintaining climate hope and action in sport - CAST

CAST's Jesse Wise, Dr Briony Latter & Dr Sam Hampton explore how football can maintain climate action when institutions don’t offer credible leadership.

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❗The UK isn't equipped for extreme heat - we need urgent action to protect the people & places we love. How do we build mass support for a safer, cooler future to drive faster change today, whilst cutting our emissions? 🗓️ Thurs 16 July 🕜 11am–12pm 👉 Register: climateoutreach.org/webinar-adap...

We are pleased to announce CAST's new four-year programme, People‑Centred Climate Resilience (PCR), which will focus on how to get people more involved in climate action and enable behavioural change. 📣 Read the full announcement: cast.ac.uk/blog/helping...

Helping people to take climate action – major new £3.83m programme at CAST funded at the University of Bath - CAST

A major new programme at CAST exploring how to get people more involved in climate action and enable behavioural change is being led by researchers at the University of Bath.

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Final reminder: Applications for our PhD studentship on the topic of low-carbon climate adaptation in UK households, based at the University of Manchester, will close by the end of tomorrow. 🚨 Deadline: Tuesday, 7 July 2026 Apply now: cast.ac.uk/cast-careers/

The Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST)@cast-centre.bsky.social · 2mo ago

CAST PhD studentships alert: We are pleased to announce x2 new funded PhD studentships based at the University of Manchester, open to UK students. 📣 Topics inc. low-carbon climate adaptation & community resilience. Deadline: 7 July + 7 August 2026 Apply now: cast.ac.uk/cast-careers/

New press release from Cardiff Uni about my work published earlier this year with @pledgeball.bsky.social @cast-centre.bsky.social exploring how athletes (and people who work with them) envisage the future of sport and athletes in the context of climate change www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/30...

How athletes envisage the future of sport during climate change

Structural change is urgently needed to support athletes in a changing climate.

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Can football catalyse climate action? ⚽ Last week, our CAST Director, Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE, took part in a panel exploring how football can be a catalyst for climate action as part of the #LSEFestival: How to save the planet. 🌍 Watch the video: www.lse.ac.uk/events/lse-f...

There is just one week left to apply for of the two CAST PhD studentships being offered at the University of Manchester on the topic of low-carbon climate adaptation in UK households. 🚨 Deadline: Tuesday, 7 July 2026 Apply now on our website: cast.ac.uk/cast-careers/

The Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST)@cast-centre.bsky.social · 2mo ago

CAST PhD studentships alert: We are pleased to announce x2 new funded PhD studentships based at the University of Manchester, open to UK students. 📣 Topics inc. low-carbon climate adaptation & community resilience. Deadline: 7 July + 7 August 2026 Apply now: cast.ac.uk/cast-careers/

❗The UK is “built for a climate that no longer exists”, and unprecedented heatwaves have brought this reality into sharp focus. Join our webinar as we share our latest research in partnership with MACC Hub. 🗓️ Thurs 16 July 🕜 11am–12pm📍Online 👉 Sign up: climateoutreach.org/webinar-adap...

LAST DAY to sign up to our workshop, so don't delay 🗣️ Share up-to-date understandings, challenges and opportunities for communicating climate and environmental assessments with diverse audiences ⬇️

Creating Clarity from Complexity Workshop - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research

This two-day interdisciplinary workshop will share up-to-date understandings, challenges and opportunities for communicating climate and environmental assessments with diverse audiences.

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New report: How can cities decarbonise culture? 🏙️ Written by CAST and Tyndall Centre researchers, led by Dr Lois Pennington. Read our evaluation of Liverpool's UN Climate Change Accelerator City year, which sets out lessons from 9 pilots on place-based #ClimateAction. Read the report 👇

How Cities Can Decarbonise Culture: Lessons from Liverpool's year as the first UN Climate Accelerator City - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research

An independent evaluation of Liverpool's year as the world's first UN Climate Change Accelerator City reveals what worked, what didn't, and what cities need to do to decarbonise their cultural sectors...

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"It feels ironic, in a dystopian kind of way, that the CCC should publish its annual review of how well the UK is tackling climate change while the nation swelters in a record-breaking #heatwave." 🥵🌡️ Here's what the new report means for the human side of climate action 👉 cast.ac.uk/blog/what-th...

Beyond technology: What the CCC’s 2026 progress report tells us about people and climate action - CAST

The CCC’s 2026 ‘Progress in reducing emissions’ report reveals that the UK is heading in the right direction on climate action – but not fast enough. CAST examines what the latest recommendations from...

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⚠️ Parts of the UK have been issued a red heat alert this week. This is the country’s second ever red alert, after one in 2022. This is not normal, and poses very serious risks to people's lives. People want the government to help us better prepare for the impacts of extreme weather like this.

CAST PhD studentships alert: We are pleased to announce x2 new funded PhD studentships based at the University of Manchester, open to UK students. 📣 Topics inc. low-carbon climate adaptation & community resilience. Deadline: 7 July + 7 August 2026 Apply now: cast.ac.uk/cast-careers/

📢 New analysis on how the climate showed up in the May elections, in partnership with Climate Barometer. Whilst it was far from the main story, the climate shows up in other ways. What’s missing? A story that pulls it all together. 👉 Check out the analysis: climateoutreach.org/analysis-cli...

⚽ With this FIFA World Cup set to be the most carbon-intensive ever, a new docuseries commissioned by @pledgeball.bsky.social explores this idea: could a fan follow their team all the way to the final without taking a single flight? 👉 Check out the first episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISGQ...

Join Moving Roots, back for #RefugeeWeek! 🌞 We'll explore what power looks like in diaspora communities within the climate and migrant justice space 🌍 📅 Sunday 21st June 2026, 15:00-18:00 BST 📍 Ecology Pavilion, Mile End, London 🔗 Register: climateoutreach.org/moving-roots...

📢 The Government has just announced its latest carbon budget plans. The Seventh Carbon Budget charts a clear path to a better future for British people - cleaner air, warmer homes, and secure homegrown energy. 👉 Find out more: climateoutreach.org/seventh-carb...

Fairness needs to be the foundation for the Government’s next Carbon Budget

The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero has laid the Seventh Carbon Budget in Parliament. What does this mean for climate action?

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Reminder: There are just under two weeks left to apply for the role of Research Associate at CAST, where you'll be joining our fantastic team at our centre hub, the University of Bath, working on a major new research programme 👇 Apply now: cast.ac.uk/cast-careers/

The Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST)@cast-centre.bsky.social · 2mo ago

CAST job alert: We are hiring for a Research Associate at our centre hub, the University of Bath, to contribute to a major new research programme funded by a philanthropic organisation, on People-Centred Climate Resilience (PCR) 📣 Find out more and apply now: cast.ac.uk/cast-careers/