The Little Book of Design Policy for Equitable Net Zero
Governments around the world, at national and local levels, are designing policies that enable them to reduce their carbon emissions. Global agreements, such as the 2015 Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius by the middle of the 21st century, have led to global action and a move towards drastically cutting carbon emissions. 2021 saw global leaders gather for the COP26 summit in Glasgow, where the urgency of this task was emphasised and the UK government took the lead on achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 (HM Government, 2021). Whilst the reduction in carbon emissions will contribute to an improvement in health, through decreasing air pollution and a move towards more active lifestyles and diet (Munro et al., 2020a, 2020b; Milner et al., 2020), it is vital that policies enable all communities to benefit, and that they do not increase inequalities or cause harm to already marginalised communities. Ensuring that net zero policies benefit all is even more important as we begin recovering from Covid-19, which itself highlighted inequalities across different societies and sections of society. The pandemic and climate change have come together to compound inequalities between and within nations (Mattar et al., 2021). It is also important that the move towards net zero is not derailed or postponed as countries work to build back and recover from the pandemic. The transition to a net zero society must include policies that take into account social conditions (Abram and Pegram, 2020). For those individuals unable to afford changes to support the reduction in carbon emissions, it is vital that policymakers consider how initiatives are equitable. Behaviour change is ‘not the solution’, rather, structural restraints make it difficult for some communities 5to engage in climate change initiatives. It is imperative that the transition towards net zero carbon emissions does not leave people out and that policies designed in this area do not create greater economic or social hardship for those already struggling in society. This Little Book explores how policy making in this area could include seldom-heard communities in the transition towards net zero and the potential for positive impacts in this area.
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