Net zero

Government announces seventh Carbon Budget

News 2 June 2026

The seventh Carbon Budget proposes ambitious climate targets designed to boost energy security, economic growth and community resilience

New tool shows local ‘readiness’ for net zero

News 30 October 2025

GoZero Index launches to map local readiness for a fair, green future.

The GoZero Index

Publication 30 October 2025

Explore the GoZero Index, a tool that maps local readiness for a ‘just’ transition to net zero.

People powering the green transition

Publication 14 August 2025

A short briefing summarising how DESNZ can incorporate insights from the public in the delivery of their participation strategy.

Knowledge in action

Publication 15 July 2025

A practical exploration of how universities, councils and communities can collaborate to tackle complex local policy challenges together.

Report warns green housing upgrades fail to reach London’s most vulnerable

News 8 May 2025

Research finds barriers to public participation as the capital pushes towards net zero with home retrofitting.

A just transition in London’s retrofits

Publication 8 May 2025

Participatory research with Londoners, examining barriers to retrofit participation, including affordability, distrust, and lack of accessible information. 

Joining up for a sustainable future

News 13 March 2025

Partner organisations host launch of new research centre for Joined Up Sustainability Transformations in the North of England

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

Blog 11 March 2025

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.