Middlemiss, L. orcid.org/0000-0001-5185-2033, Snell, C. orcid.org/0000-0003-3448-5985, Morrison, E. et al. (5 more authors) (Cover date: October 2023) Conceptualising socially inclusive environmental policy: a just transition to Net Zero. Social Policy and Society, 22 (4). 763 -783. ISSN 1474-7464
Abstract
The policy area addressing the climate crisis in the UK, ‘Net Zero’, will affect many aspects of people’s everyday life. Given that policy builds from where we are now, which for some (post austerity, and mid cost of living crisis) means in financial crisis, there is work to be done in enabling a socially inclusive Net Zero. In this article, we modify the Bristol Social Exclusion Matrix’s four forms of participation for social inclusion, drawing on the existing literature on the social risks of environmental policy, to articulate the risks of social exclusion in transition to Net Zero. This enables us to develop a ‘person-centred’ approach to understanding the risks of Net Zero, articulating the risks of exclusion, and who is likely to be affected by them. We conclude by outlining a framework for an inclusive transition, and commenting on the policy and research implications of our thinking.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s), 2023. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Social inclusion; net zero; participation; just transition; environmental policy |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Nuffield Foundation No External Reference |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Oct 2023 15:36 |
Last Modified: | 31 Jan 2024 11:45 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/s1474746423000180 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:203823 |
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