Doing Things Differently? The Promise & Pitfalls of Co-Productive Urban Climate Policy Development in Greater Manchester, UK Ryan Bellinson Environment, infrastructure and sustainability
Ryan s research investigates the concept of co-production in an urban climate policy development process in Greater Manchester.
Cities have been developing policies to address climate change for the last three decades. Despite their efforts, urban areas currently account for over 70% of global carbon emissions, and the climate crisis continues to worsen. If society is to avoid the dangers of the current climate change trajectory and achieve the ambitions set out in the landmark 2016 Paris Agreement, cities and urban areas need to find new methods for developing climate policy that can support meaningful climate action.