‘You can have more of an open, honest conversation’

‘Tenacity and environmental justice: my childhood in Toxic Town’

Our Senior Researcher Leonie Taylor shares her memories growing up in Corby – a place currently dramatised in a Netflix miniseries – says a ‘just transition’ belongs to the people.

Introduction to peer research course

16 April 2025
9:30am – 3:30pm

This online course is for organisations wishing to develop their peer research project management skills in-house. A previous participant said: “I learnt a lot and feel inspired.”

Net zero can be a polarising issue – but our transition must reach everyone 

Leonie Taylor shares her reflections on the climate story in 2025.

A just transition in retrofits

London’s journey to net zero must be an inclusive and fair ‘just transition’ – and that requires adapting and insulating in 2.2m homes. This report explores equitable uptake of retrofits.

‘The “wrong kind” of pandemic’

Whether facing pandemics, IT outages or other disruptions, Helen Goulden says the UK needs to rethink crisis-planning

‘Putting local people at the heart of policy’ 

Could our new government bring opportunities to work differently? Introducing our organisation’s vision for a fairer, greener and more prosperous, community-powered future.

‘In this moment of hope, let’s change the ‘net zero’ narrative’

It’s time to ‘humanise’ our understanding of the opportunity for green change and growth, says Emily Morrison

Shaping the future: community research with Basingstoke residents

Community research and local consultation in Buckskin and South Ham, identifying residents’ priorities for change in the neighbourhood.