The Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN) is about translating climate policy into action ‘on the ground’ to bring about transformative change. This ESRC-supported network brings together the research community and decision-makers in the public, private and third sectors through five innovative platforms: three city-based climate commissions (in Leeds, Belfast and Edinburgh) and two theme-based platforms on finance and business.
UPDATE: PCAN'S administrative offices are closed until further notice due to coronavirus. All forthcoming events have also been cancelled. Our work is continuing, with staff working remotely. If you have any general enquiries, please email pcan@lse.ac.uk. To contact a specific member of staff, please check our profile pages. For media enquiries email the Communications and Policy Officer.
MPs and academics to write essays on pathways to Net Zero
Professor Andy Gouldson of PCAN will be giving evidence on place-based climate action to a virtual round table with parliamentarians, civil servants and representatives from industry and the third sector today (Monday 8 June 2020).
Prof Gouldson is one of four academic experts from the Priestley International Centre for Climate at the University of Leeds who are partnering with MPs to put together an essay collection addressing climate change and meeting the UK’s target of net zero emissions by 2050.
Residents want local authorities to act on climate change and to be part of the solution, new research shows
Research released today funded by PCAN (the Place-Based Climate Action Network) and carried out in partnership with Abundance Investment finds that residents want local authorities to act on climate change and are attracted by the prospect of being part of a collective solution.
Forward, faster, together: Edinburgh Climate Commission publishes principles for green recovery
The Edinburgh Climate Commission has presented a set of five principles to guide thinking around recovery from coronavirus and accelerate the city's transition to being carbon neutral.
The principles draw on an already strong and consistent body of work from the UK Committee on Climate Change, the OECD, leading academics, C40 Cities, The Energy Transition Commission and other organisations.
PCAN rushes out newsletter second edition with new opportunities
A second edition of PCAN's May-June 2020 newsletter has been rushed out to promote an exciting new opportunity for researchers.
The new COP26 Fellowships call for proposals opened after we had gone to press with our first issue. This opportunity - for four to six Fellowships, lasting up to and including COP26 (now rescheduled to November 2021) - opened on 1 June and closes on midnight of 28 June, before our next (bimonthly) newsletter is due to go out.
