This Talking Climate features excellent research by my colleague @samhampton.bsky.social & others on the power of everyday climate leaders & communicators. In this case hairdressers.

With my background in the arts & humanities, it was such a joy to see mine and @samhampton.bsky.social's hairdressers and climate change work picked up by German conceptual artist Martina Geiger-Gerlach! ➡️ www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/hairdre... @cast-centre.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

I was filmed for some promo for mine and @samhampton.bsky.social's new research into hairdressers as everyday influencers on climate change and sustainability. Lovely to have insights from Harriet Barber from sustainable hair salon B Hairdressing too. www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

New CAST report on "Hairdressers as ‘everyday influencers’ on climate change and sustainability", by Dr Briony Latter (@brionylatter.bsky.social) & Dr Sam Hampton (@samhampton.bsky.social). 📣💇 Read the report: cast.ac.uk/wp-content/u... Key messages thread 🧵

For those who have a narrow view of which jobs can help tackle the climate crisis, here's a report on hairdressers in sustainable salons and the conversations they have with customers. cast.ac.uk/wp-content/u... By @brionylatter.bsky.social and @samhampton.bsky.social

✦✦ So true — conversations with our hairdressers matter. New paper from @brionylatter.bsky.social & @samhampton.bsky.social shows how everyday interactions shape climate thinking ✂️🌍 ➡️ Link in comments ✦✦

Public engagement and climate change: exploring the role of hairdressers as everyday influencers ⭐New paper!⭐ Two research projects exploring the influence that hairdressers—as widespread professionals in conversational spaces—have w/ clients about climate & sustainability. doi.org/10.1057/s415...

CAST job opportunity: Join us as a Research Fellow at our centre hub, the University of Bath, leading a programme of quantitative behavioural research to advance understanding of climate-relevant behaviour change & life choices. 📣 Deadline: 16 March 2026 Apply now 👇 www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

New CAST & ISCC PhD studentship at the University of Bath: "Understanding and addressing public resistance to ambitious #ClimatePolicies". 📣 You'll have the opportunity to work with our CAST Director Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE & affiliate, Dr Sam Hampton. Deadline: 18th March 2026 📆 Apply now 👇

What problem are we actually trying to solve when we talk about climate change? I ask this every year in my first energy systems lecture. It usually splits the room.

A new paper on "Measuring carbon capability beyond the carbon footprint" has been published, led by Alisa Ghura, alongside CAST's Dr Sam Hampton & Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE. It argues for going beyond consumption to recognise influence, roles, and the capacity to shape systems. Read the paper 👇

Why do people support or oppose bike lanes? 🤔🚲 In an article for The Conversation UK, CAST's Prof Wouter Poortinga (@wouterpoortinga.bsky.social) sheds light on public opinion of bike lanes, referencing his study of UK-based tweets about cycle lanes and LTNs from 2018-2022. Read the article 👇

Personal carbon footprints are useful — but they tell a very incomplete story about individual climate action. Our new paper argues for going beyond consumption to recognise influence, roles, and the capacity to shape systems. Open access: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

New, by Alisa Ghura @samhampton.bsky.social & @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social Most UK residents act as though they have limited capacity to cut emissions. A new method maps habits and public efforts to show who can drive change. @bath-iscc.bsky.social@ecioxford.bsky.social 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Most businesses want to do something about climate change, but few are doing it fast enough, or in ways that match the scale of the challenge. At the same time, fear of being accused of greenwashing has led to greenhushing - companies going quiet about their efforts altogether.

To kick off, a study by Hettie Moorcroft, @samhampton.bsky.social and @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social, handled by @mfair.bsky.social: "Climate change and wealth: understanding and improving the carbon capability of the wealthiest people in the UK" 🔗 journals.plos.org/climate/arti... #PLOSClimateCountdown

We are proud to see our CAST journal article on: Climate change and wealth: understanding and improving the carbon capability of the wealthiest people in the UK, featured in PLOS Climate's top 10 list for papers which have been in the headlines over recent months. 📰 Read the article 👇

@bmj.com, a renowned health journal, slams car bloat: "Cars are becoming steadily larger, [and] with this comes potential harms to health...Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new SUVs and to reduce their presence in urban areas." www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Brilliant new ad campaign I just spotted at the Southwark tube station in London.

UK parents struggle to go green, but could shape the next generation, according to the results of a new paper by CAST affiliate Dr Sam Hampton, Elodie Taylor & CAST Director, Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE, from the University of Bath. 📣 Read the paper 👇

Trapped in traffic and stuck travelling long distances to work because of car-centric planning? Be grateful, says Mercedes-Benz’s latest advert which aims to persuade us that spending two years of our lives stuck inside a car is somehow actually a good thing.

In an article for The Conversation, CAST Director, Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE & affiliate Dr Sam Hampton, talk about the science behind new research on why people with positive attitudes to the environment are more likely to turn off their lights and save energy. 💡 Read the article 👇

Why some people turn off the lights, and others don’t theconversation.com/why-some-peo... @cast-centre.bsky.social @samhampton.bsky.social

Parents may struggle to go green, but they can shape their kids’ eco-habits. Dr @samhampton.bsky.social (ECI) and Bath Uni research show guidance + policy could turn awareness into action . ➡️https://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/uk-parents-struggle-go-green-could-shape-next-generation-says-eci-researcher

New paper: "Driving carbon offset donations: Evaluating the effectiveness of nudging, framing, and Nudge+ techniques" has been published, co-authored by CAST's Dr Sam Hampton (@samhampton.bsky.social) & Director, Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE (@lwhitmarsh.bsky.social) 📣 Read the paper 👇

Dr Hampton’s work explores how individuals and communities respond to #climatechange, with recent projects focusing on high-income earners, new parents, and children’s climate engagement. www.bath.ac.uk/case-studies... #GreenSky #SocSky #AcademicSky @samhampton.bsky.social

SMEs contribute to about 50% of the UK's business-related carbon emissions. Despite sector solutions, SMEs face many hurdles. @samhampton.bsky.social discusses how empowering SMEs in climate initiatives will accelerate the shift to a low-carbon economy. Read more: buff.ly/5FmuFwC

We are proud to see our first-ever CAST briefing on the subject of sport, “I would be laughed out the stadium”: How to break climate silence in British football", shortlisted for the #SportPositiveAwards25 in the Research of the Year category. 👏 awards.sportpositivesummit.com/shortlist-20...

This MOD data breach led to £400m costs. Im going to cite this when I next have to submit a 15 paged application to my research ethics committee. www.bbc.com/news/article...

UK’s £2bn energy plan cuts costs for big industry—but leaves SMEs behind. ECI’s @samhampton.bsky.social & @janrosenow.bsky.social Rosenow explain why small firms need more support to go green. ⬇️Read more: theconversation.com/uk-plan-to-c... #EnergyPolicy #NetZero #SMEs #ECI

Our research on hairdressers and climate conversations (led by @brionylatter.bsky.social) was picked up by the Daily Mail this weekend. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

👋 Are you a small or medium-sized business in the UK? We're running a short @uniofbath.bsky.social survey on #SMEs attitudes towards staff travel 🕐 ~10 mins 🎁 £500 in vouchers to be won + more 🔒 Anonymous & secure Take part here 👉 uniofbath.questionpro.eu/SmallEmploye... #SmallBusiness #Travel #SME

Pleased to be attending the Green Industrial Futures / IDRIC conference, supporting my PhD student to promote the role of SMEs in industrial decarbonisation. @bath-iscc.bsky.social

We had wonderful conversations about climate justice, leadership & action as part of the Climate Justice at the Museums event @morethanadodo.bsky.social. Working with @womensinstitute.bsky.social and @samhampton.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social Looking forward to analysing our data. #RHRNclimate

'“greenhushing” isn’t just political caution – it’s a failure to recognise that most people are primed to follow bold examples.' Read more from Dr Sam Hampton and Dr Tina Fawcett ⬇️ #OxfordClimate

A new article by CAST affiliate @samhampton.bsky.social & Tina Fawcett has been published in @theconversation.com on the topic of "Leading by example: how the rich and powerful can inspire more climate action". 📣 Read the article 👇

Introducing the special inaugural double issue of Dialogues on Climate Change @dialoguescc.bsky.social, with 27 authors addressing the state of research in 20 articles on hotly debated topics! Volume 1 Issue 1: journals.sagepub.com/toc/dcca/1/1 Volume 2 Issue 1: journals.sagepub.com/toc/dcca/2/1

A new piece in The Conversation, by @samhampton.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social and me: Leading by example: how the rich and powerful can inspire more climate action theconversation.com/leading-by-e... #energysky #greensky @climateoxford.bsky.social

New article in @theconversation.com on the importance of leadership for climate action. With @tinafawcett.bsky.social theconversation.com/leading-by-e...

Gas hob can raise indoor air pollution higher than busy UK road, study finds

Congrats to Hettie Moorcroft, @samhampton.bsky.social, and @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social for the interesting work 🙌 See also the coverage in @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Great to see this new study co-authored by CAST researchers @samhampton.bsky.social & @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social which highlights how the UK's wealthiest can boost climate action, but first need to cut their own emissions, covered by @theguardian.com 👏 Read more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Our study on UK's wealthiest & climate action has been published, and has been covered by @theguardian.com. Rich Britons have the potential to lead on climate action, but need to cut their own excessive emissions. #ClimateAction #Inequality www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Scientists comment on the Seventh Carbon Budget, published by the @thecccuk.bsky.social, including ISCC Co-Director @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social and ISCC Research Fellow @samhampton.bsky.social. www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-react...

150+ academics urge Education Secretary Phillipson to ensure new National Curriculum prepares students for climate emergency. The letter, signed by @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social and top UK experts, calls for education that equips youth with tools to build a sustainable future. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Guernsey Parkrun #painting #parkrun

Cliffs in Vancouver Island, stained by cormorant poo #vancouverisland #painting

Keeping up the habit, another painting from last summer’s trip to #BritishColumbia and our road trip through the rockies #painting #landscapepainting

#painting #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland

Another small landscape, from a walk overlooking #Banff #landscapepainting #painting