We investigate how people and institutions are shaping sustainable futures across policymaking, law, culture and public opinion.

Our researchers are assessing the social, cultural, political, legal and economic dimensions of the ways we interact with the natural world, and the governance approaches to climate change. Academics are exploring key areas such as climate justice, litigation and policymaking, loss and damage, international order and collaboration for critical responses, and how cultural ideas have shaped the way we live.

Climate change is an urgent global reality that demands greater environmental awareness and a deeper understanding of the individuals, organisations, and systems driving meaningful change. Meanwhile, recognising the impact of climate change on multiple, diverse groups, taking account of cultural contexts, is a vital step for achieving fair governance for climate justice. Projects that address these areas cover a wide scope from how justice is understood and negotiated, system risk and the transformation of democracy, climate impacts on international negotiations, and economic and cultural connections within ecosystems, heritage potentials as a way of addressing water shortages, and driving social change through activism and academia.

These projects are supported by a variety of innovative conceptual, theoretical and methodological approaches engaging a wide range of players, from policy makers to community groups, NGOs, climate justice advocates, special interest groups, and members of the public.

Find out more about our work in the 'Projects' tab below.