This research is funded by the ESRC Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability & Society (BRASS), and the FP7 project REACT. It uses a mixed-methods approach to examine acceptability of different low-carbon transport technologies and policies (e.g., electric vehicles, congestion charging) and willingness to change travel behaviours amongst different groups.
Duration: August 2009 - October 2012
Conference Programme now available
Delegate Pack now available
This is an excellent opportunity to tell the wider PhD community engaged in climate change research how your project is finding connections between people, planet and place with a focus on transitions, be they technological, environmental, social or other.
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Policy dismantling is a distinctive form of policy change, which involves the cutting, reduction, diminution or complete removal of existing policies. The perceived need to dismantle existing policies normally acquires particular poignancy during periods of acute economic austerity.
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Adam Corner of Tyndall Cardiff discusses his research on public perceptions of Climate Change and emerging technologies at the 2012 Tyndall Assembly in Cardiff.
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A public discussion at the 2012 Tyndall Assembly in Cardiff featured speakers with a variety of backgrounds, offering different perspectives on the subject of Behaviour and Decarbonisation. A recording of the event is available here.
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A new research network co-led by the Tyndall Centre seeks to explore how far a more decentralized climate regime, with an emphasis on the national and subnational level, potentially offers scope for policy innovation.
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A new paper titled "Exploring the scope for complementary sub-global policy to mitigate CO2 from shipping" has been published in Energy Policy by Tyndall authors Paul Gilbert and Alice Bows.
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Tackling climate change requires innovation: new technologies, behavioural changes, institution transformations and novel ideas. Yet there remain uncertainties and debate about the effectiveness, risks and acceptability of these innovations. +
Tackling climate change requires innovation: new technologies, behavioural changes, institution transformations and novel ideas. Yet there remain uncertainties and debate about the effectiveness, risks and acceptability of these innovations. +
The Tyndall Assembly is an internal conference for the people of the Tyndall Centre partnership, begun with an event open to all public, which is this year a discussion on the topic of behaviour and decarbonisation. This year's Assembly is hosted by Cardiff University and will take place in Cardiff. +
The Tyndall Assembly is an internal conference for the people of the Tyndall Centre partnership, begun with an event open to all public, which is this year a discussion on the topic of behaviour and decarbonisation. This year's Assembly is hosted by Cardiff University and will take place in Cardiff. +
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