Addressing the links between climate change and nature loss
Nature based solutions can help address climate change and other societal challenges. However, key implementation data gaps remain.
Table of contents
Overview
Ten different issues were identified under this topic.
Short articles have been written on these issues to help parliament identify what action it may wish to take. New articles will be added when they become available.
Articles
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Net zero: the role of consumer behaviour
Achieving net zero is expected to require changes in consumer behaviour and habits. What are the challenges and how can they be overcome?
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Net zero and the UK's historic building stock
The retrofit of the UK's historic building stock is needed to enhance energy efficiency and achieve net zero targets. How can this be done?
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Community based climate change approaches
Achieving climate policies will require local community action. What can be done to involve communities in climate mitigation and adaptation?
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Green education, training and employment
Contributors to the horizon scan identified challenges and opportunities related to green skills, education and employment in the UK.
Upcoming articles
- National climate/ energy strategies and initiatives
- Climate adaptation, resilience and repercussions
- Low-carbon energy infrastructure and transport
- Climate justice and just transitions
- Circular economy and sustainable manufacturing
Acknowledgements
POST would like to thank consultation respondents and peer reviewers for kindly giving up their time to support this work, including:
- Professor Michael Lee, Harper Adams University
- Professor Rosemary Green, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Professor Debby Cotton, Plymouth Marjon University
- Dr Gary Walpole, Cardiff Metropolitan University
- Mark Barlow, University of Chichester
- Professor Jaime L. Toney, University of Glasgow
- Professor Guy Howard, University of Bristol
- Dr Stuart Connop, University of East London
- Professor Daniel Gilmour, Abertay University
- Dr Komali Kantamaneni, University of Central Lancashire
- Dr Neculai Cristian Surubaru, Edinburgh Napier University
- Dr Inge Panneels, Edinburgh Napier University
- Professor David Glew, Leeds Beckett University
- Professor Niki Alsford, University of Central Lancashire
- Dr Louise Reid, University of St Andrews
- Professor Tony Wall, Liverpool John Moores University
- Dr Alice Garvey, University of Leeds
- Professor Simon N. Gosling, University of Nottingham
- David Cross, University of the Arts London
- Professor Miles Elsden, University of York
- Professor Alona Armstrong, Lancaster University
- Professor Christopher Sansom, University of Derby
- Professor Javier Martin-Torres, University of Aberdeen
- Dr Ben Worthy, Birkbeck University of London
- Professor Rajat Gupta, Oxford Brookes University
- Dr Roland Daw, St Mary’s University Twickenham London
- Professor Alex Kemp, University of Aberdeen
- Professor Elizabeth Robinson, London School of Economics and Political Science
- Professor Ranjeet S Sokhi, University of Hertfordshire
- Sam Johnson-Schlee, London South Bank University
- Professor Vincent Barrioz, Northumbria University
*denotes people and organisations who acted as external reviewers of the briefing.
