JUST Centre
@justcentre.bsky.social
🌱 ESRC-funded research centre focused on sustainability transformations that are people-centred, ‘joined-up’ and socially just. 🌐 https://www.just.ac.uk/ 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/just-research-centre/
🙌 This week we're celebrating our Practice-Builders in NW England, leading place-based action all the way from West Cumbria to West Kirby. A fair transition doesn't look the same in every region, but it all starts with communities joining together to build a better future where they live. 1/3
📽️ ICYMI | On Thursday a packed (virtual) room joined our Deputy Director @matpaterson.bsky.social who gave a rundown on the new JUST Centre Commissioning Fund, including priority themes, key dates and assessment criteria and FAQs. 👉 Catch up: tinyurl.com/mszx4w77 👉 Read more: tinyurl.com/yb7s9bzy
Webinar | JUST Centre Commissioning Fund
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Over the coming weeks we'll be celebrating our first cohort of JUST Practice-Builders, sharing what challenges they face in their work, what keeps them hopeful and who they work alongside in their practice. ↗️ This week, we're heading to North-East England. 1/2.
♻️ This week JUST's @helenholmes.bsky.social gave evidence to @londonassembly.bsky.social's Environment Committee, drawing on insights from her research on fly-tipping in Manchester. 👇 Watch her submissions on deprivation and fly-tipping and the role of locally led circular economy initiatives.
💡This week we partnered with the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk's DevoLab to explore how can mayors can support a just climate transition. @matpaterson.bsky.social discussed regional policy levers, locally owned assets and why community support is crucial for climate action. 👉 tinyurl.com/yuv96hrp
IfG DevoLab #6: How can mayors support a just climate transition?
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🔊 ‘OUR ECONOMY WILL COLLAPSE’ - why Britain’s heatwaves are going to get worse This week @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social joined @channel4news.bsky.social's Fourcast to discuss why the UK is unprepared for extreme heat, how we should adapt, and the politicisation of net zero. ⏯️ tinyurl.com/2w6zb5zf
‘OUR ECONOMY WILL COLLAPSE’- why Britain’s heatwaves are going to get worse
Britain is getting hotter. But is the country ready?
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🌡️ In a new piece for @theconversation.com, @iamsubina.bsky.social and @clairehoolohan.bsky.social show what the UK can learn from other countries to ensure buildings and community spaces are better equipped & how we can close the fast-developing 'cooling divide'. 👉 Read more: tinyurl.com/v9yyba9a
In our latest for @theconversation.com, Claire Hoolahan and I discuss what the UK can learn from other nations to mitigate heat stress. More collective, equitable solutions that treat intense heat as the public health risk it is. @justcentre.bsky.social Link: theconversation.com/heatwaves-ho...
Heatwaves: how to close the UK’s cooling divide
Reducing the risks of increased heat in the UK without compromising climate targets requires policy interventions, investment and a strong political will.
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BLOG | In the UK we have a range of valuable datasets, but they are rarely available at the scale needed to address local issues. Our new JUST Readiness Tool joins these up & layers local carbon footprints, behaviour and attitudes towards and social and physical resources. 👉 tinyurl.com/3pceat5t
🚀 Are you a researcher exploring how climate action and social justice intersect, or a practitioner or organisation looking to collaborate with researchers on climate and justice challenges? We're delighted to announce that the JUST Centre Commissioning Fund is now open! 👉 tinyurl.com/yb7s9bzy
The next JUST Centre newsletter is hitting your inbox this week! 📩 Don't miss our jam-packed round up of news, events, opportunities and expert analysis from across the centre. 👉 Subscribe now: just.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
EVENT | IfG DevoLab #6: How can mayors support a just climate transition? 📅Tuesday 14 July 2026, 17:30-19:00 Join us at the Institute for Government to explore how mayors and local leaders can use devolved powers to support a just climate transition.
🪭 As the UK faces another record-breaking heatwave and #LCAW events are cancelled, a disrupted content schedule is the least of our worries. Extreme heat is a social justice issue & it is the most vulnerable who will bear the highest costs unless climate mitigation and adaption happen in tandem.
👋 Who are the people working to join up social justice and climate action? We spoke to some of the JUST team about the initiatives they're leading on, what they enjoy most, and why the centre's focus on places and justice is so important now and into the future. Here's what they told us 👇
🙌 Last week our research and impact teams came together for the first JUST Assembly at @manchester.ac.uk. It was a chance for our members to share insights, reflect on how our work is joining up, and develop new collaborative projects for the years to come. 👉 Read the debrief: bit.ly/4oILUTO
"Protecting communities from the significant impacts of climate change is important. But we mustn’t pass up the rare opportunity to rewire our broken systems..." 👇 JUST's Samanthi Theminimulle reflects on the @thecccuk.bsky.social's landmark UK climate adaption report. bit.ly/4vk2qfo
The CCC shifts focus from ‘risk’ to ‘adaptation’, forgetting ‘fairness’
Protecting communities from the significant impacts of climate change is important. But we mustn’t pass up the rare opportunity to rewire our broken systems and create a more equal future. As people...
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📗 Excited to announce that JUST has secured funding from @uomsoss.bsky.social for a new project, ‘Local citizen storytelling for just and hopeful climate futures’, building on our workshop in March with Local Storytelling Exchange and @futureproofcumbria.bsky.social. 👉 Read more: bit.ly/4arEApw
"Technologies, markets, industry and policies will only succeed if people across all households and communities participate in change." 👇 JUST's Emily Morrison on why public participation and social change is essential to gather the support required for a just transition. bit.ly/4uV2lOR
Revolutions succeed based on how many people get on board – net-zero is no different - edie
The seventh Carbon Budget is ambitious. But, says Emily Morrison, director of sustainability and Just Transition at The Young Foundation, cutting carbon emissions via technology and industry alone mis...
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🚰 As heatwaves intensify and water shortages grow, scrutiny of how - and for whose benefit - the UK’s water system is governed is rising. Claire Hoolohan and Jacob Ainscough highlight why stronger public oversight is essential to build a fair and just water sector. 👉 Read the blog: bit.ly/4wTp5Ak
💬 Reflections from PPERC Director @stefanb23.bsky.social on the Centre's inception 👉Explore Stefan’s work research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/s... Professor in Geography @uomseed.bsky.social Co-investigator @edrc-uk.bsky.social Co-investigator @justcentre.bsky.social
📚 MCR EVENT | Join JUST + @wen-uk.bsky.social for an evening with @pkashwan.bsky.social exploring why justice-centred approaches are key to tackling climate and ecological crises, with Q&A + networking to follow. 📅 Wed 27 May 🕓 6pm-8pm 🏛️ Manchester Museum 🎟️ Tickets: www.wen.org.uk/events/
⛈️ The @thecccuk.bsky.social's 'A Well‑Adapted UK' reports sets out how we can protect people, places and the economy from the climate impacts we are already beginning to feel. JUST's @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social was instrumental in designing the first-ever citizens' panel used in such a report 👇
📢Calling environmentalists in Manchester: a chance to learn from world leading expert @pkashwan.bsky.social about how to do things differently/better. Hosted by @wen-uk.bsky.social; proudly supported by @justcentre.bsky.social Tickets are free. Please come!
The video of our webinar on the implications of the UK local elections for just climate action is now up. An excellent conversation I thought, thanks to all the participants, @robfordmancs.bsky.social @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social @beccam-c.bsky.social @luciemidd.bsky.social and Abdi Suleiman.
JUST Centre@justcentre.bsky.social · 3mo ago📽️ ICYMI: Catch up on last week's webinar where we unpacked the UK local elections and what the results mean for climate action. Against fragmented councils and Green/Reform gains, our panel explore how these impact on public trust, govt delivery and linking climate to housing, jobs and transport.
📽️ ICYMI: Catch up on last week's webinar where we unpacked the UK local elections and what the results mean for climate action. Against fragmented councils and Green/Reform gains, our panel explore how these impact on public trust, govt delivery and linking climate to housing, jobs and transport.
Webinar | Local elections 2026: Implications for just climate action
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This was great. thanks to all the participants. it'll be up on our youtube channel in the next week or so.
JUST Centre@justcentre.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhether you’re working in the climate sector, local government or just trying to keep up with a fast-moving landscape, this session will help you understand the elections' implications and plan ahead. 📅 14 May 2026 🕒 2-3pm BST 🌍 Online via Teams 🎟️ Register now: bit.ly/48Dst7Q
