This consultation response was a joint submission by the Understanding Risk Research Group at Cardiff University and the UK Energy Research Centre.
It was submitted to in response to the Welsh Government call for evidence to inform the development of Wales’ decarbonisation pathway to Net Zero, whilst also providing an initial step towards potentially developing a Just Transition Framework for Wales.
Wales is distinctive in that it has implemented the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act. Cardiff University and UKERC research undertaken in Wales has shown that the public are broadly in line with its principles.
Contributors from Cardiff University Understanding Risk Research Group: Professor Karen Henwood, School of Social Sciences; Dr Kate O’Sullivan, School of Social Sciences; Dr Fiona Shirani, School of Social Sciences; Dr Gareth Thomas, School of Psychology; and Dr Chris Groves, School of Social Sciences.