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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

📗 You can read more about 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 in our summary of outcomes from UK citizens’ climate assemblies here: 4878ab1f-4a97-4dac-9dad-cc09c94d60de.filesusr.com/ugd/db249c_c... 🎥 And you can watch the 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 here: www.channel4.com/news/debate-... (5/5)

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

And it's what our research shows that people want too: "𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆” (4/5)

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Instead, turning to renewable energy and the electrification of our heat (𝘦.𝘨. 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘱𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘴) and transport (𝘦.𝘨. 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘴) not only protects us from future price shocks, it creates other benefits such as cleaner air from ditching dirty exhaust fumes. (3/5)

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

She explained how the the simple mathematics of it means that if we did open more gas and oil fields, we will miss our climate commitments and fail to protect ourselves from further fossil fuel price shocks. (2/5)

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🎙️ "𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗺-𝗱𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 "𝗼𝗵, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗮𝘀?"" @channel4news.bsky.social asked our project lead, @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social if the UK should extract more oil and gas. (1/5)

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JUST Centre @justcentre.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🔊 ‘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

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‘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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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Instead, more can be done by focussing on the 'quiet majority' of people who support action but don't talk about it - as opposed to responding only to the vocal opponents and vocal supporters

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

In actual fact, the UK public are worried about climate change and are generally supportive of government action, if it's designed in the right way. Politicians perceiving people as the problem only polarises the issue further.

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🎙️ PODCAST: ‘OUR ECONOMY WILL COLLAPSE’- why Britain’s heatwaves are going to get worse. This makes for a good listen with @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social discussing how the UK public are more receptive to change and meaningful climate action than politicians may think. www.channel4.com/news/our-eco...

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‘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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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

You can read a summary of our analysis here: climatecitizens.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

The policies the public designed demonstrate deep concern about climate change and low trust in the government taking meaningful action. We also found the most supported policies - the ‘low hanging fruit’ and least controversial in implementing, so long as key concerns are taken into account.

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Summarising outcomes from over 30 UK Citizen’s Assemblies and Juries between 2019-2023, the public want: - More action on climate, and ambitious policies; - Better public communication and education; - Help to make things simple, clear, and easy is supported just as much as financial measures.

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

*NEW REPORT* The UK public are clear about what they want from climate-related policy. "What climate policies do the public want? A review of recommendations from UK citizens' assemblies and Juries"

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Lydia Messling @lydiamessling.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

The public want action on adverts for high-carbon products and services. And so so many members of the public want this, and MORE. Fantastic work and stats analysis from @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social and the Climate Citizens research group. 👏 👏 👏

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Click the link below for the full summary, and get in touch by leaving a comment below if you’d like to find out more. climatecitizens.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

4️⃣There were clear patterns in people’s responses that allowed us to identify five key ‘stances’ that people are likely to take. Members of each stance also tended to exhibit similar social characteristics (see attached figures).

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Similarly, political leaders cannot achieve climate targets simply by calibrating their policies to be politically popular, they must do the difficult political work of building a mandate for policies people may not intuitively support.

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Other research suggests that a ban may be the most effective in achieving change, however our research found that public support for measures varies as such that even demonstrating greater efficacy may not necessarily translate into greater support.

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

3️⃣An outright advertising ban on high-carbon products and services, whilst being the least popular policy option, was still more popular than doing nothing and keeping things as they are.

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Political trust in leaders and institutions is important if the public is to accept significant policy changes, but building this from its currently low level will take time. Other evidence suggests that participatory policy approaches, such as DMPs, can be part of rebuilding that trust.

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

2️⃣There is strong public support for the principle of additional regulation on advertising as part of a wider climate strategy. Indeed, concern about climate change is high, and people are looking to government to lead.

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

🔎What did we find? 1️⃣There 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 change and emissions targets. Advertising was seen as being able to contribute to this.

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

This 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.

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

📣NEW RESEARCH SUMMARY “What the public think about advertising high-carbon products and services: Citizens’ jury and public polling evidence from the UK.” climatecitizens.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Leah Davis @leahdavis.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

We won't meet our climate targets without public support. To gain this support, policies need to be designed that benefit all people. If you want to know how to do that, this short report from @climatecitizens.bsky.social is essential reading: climatecitizens.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Rebecca Willis @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Gto see the Energy Demand Research Centre on Bluesky. Our @climatecitizens.bsky.social team is part of the @edrc-uk.bsky.social follow for interesting stuff on energy demand from some amazing researchers

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Green Alliance @green-alliance.org.uk · 27/11/2024

At #COP29, the PM said he wasn't going to 'tell people how to live their lives'. @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social discusses how this wording was a misstep, and what he could have said instead for the blog. @climatecitizens.bsky.social buff.ly/3B2dBm3

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Rebecca Willis @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

At the COP29 climate summit, Keir Starmer said he wasn't going to tell people how to live their lives. That's not what people want to hear. I've written about what he could have said instead. climatecitizens.org.uk/climate-citi...

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Climate Citizens Blog - Climate Citizens | Lancaster University | Assembly on climate change

Bringing climate policy to the people. Climate Citizens is a project run out of Lancaster University aiming to change how people engage with the creation of climate policy.

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Lastly, we present the most supported policies derived from an analysis of the outcomes of over thirty Citizens' Assemblies and Juries held across the UK. 5/5

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Based on our research, we present three high-level proposals to help achieve the cross-government Net Zero Mission, including the creation of a permanent Citizens’ Panel on climate. 4/5

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Political leaders can create well-supported policies by showing that they understand people’s concern, and match that concern with confident, ambitious policies. 3/5

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

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. 2/5

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

🚨 NEW REPORT: We summarise our recent research on how the public currently feel about climate change – what action they want and what they find frustrating – and offer three priorities for policy makers that will help achieve better climate action. climatecitizens.org.uk/new-report-p... 1/5

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Open access link here: Distrust and reflexive impotence in the net zero transition: findings from a longitudinal deliberative mini-public link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Participatory policy making processes can help if they are meaningful and impactful. Government also needs to do more to communicate the work they’re doing to engage the public on climate issues and make sure the policies they implement genuinely improve people’s lives. 5/6

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

How should politicians and government actors respond? They need to restore trust in the state by ‘walking-the-talk’, e.g., showing they can drive through change. They also need to address people’s feelings of political inefficacy. 4/6

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

They did so even whilst they understood that small-scale changes are insufficient to drive the scale of systemic change which is needed to reach net zero. We call this a form of ‘reflexive impotence’. 3/6

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Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

The people we spoke with said that they want government to take climate action, but that they have limited trust that government will act as a climate leader. In the absence of government leadership, they turned to actions they could take within their communities and in their personal lives. 2/6

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