Some of our social science projects’ outputs include:
Net Zero Sense of Place
Professor Patrick Devine-Wright, University of Exeter
Though deep dialogue with people living close to industrial clusters, this project has produced a comprehensive framework that supports industry and policy makers in designing and deploying industrial decarbonisation in a way that fully engages local communities.
Enabling Skills for the Industrial Decarbonisation Supply Chain
Professor Joseph Howe, (Formerly) University of Chester
After quantifying the programmes, projects and infrastructure required to achieve decarbonisation in the UK, this project concluded that a workforce of c. 350,000 additional people will be needed by 2050. The team are now working with stakeholders across the UK to address this skills shortage.
Learning from international experience in decarbonising industrial clusters
Professor Peter Taylor, University of Leeds
This project aims to inform the UK’s industrial decarbonisation plans by identifying lessons learned and best practice from international experience. This year, it brought together participants from 14 countries from across the globe in a workshop to share knowledge and build new international alliances.
Labour market and other wider economy challenges in decarbonising the UK’s industry clusters (LAB CLUSTER)
Professor Karen Turner, University of Strathclyde
This project has provided much needed clarity on how and to what extent labour supply constraints in the UK and regional markets, interacting with other prevailing economic conditions, may affect the delivery and operation of decarbonisation projects in the UK’s industrial clusters.