CO-BENS

A net-zero society needs net zero homes, buildings, and transport networks but GHG emissions are rarely the reason we retrofit our homes, refit businesses, or improve our transport networks.

CO-BENS develops methodologies and models to understand how climate action complements and conflicts with the wider set of economic, environmental and social challenges we are facing.

The purpose of this work is fundamentally action oriented: in the face of competing and conflicting challenges facing households, businesses and government, finding the ways climate action can lead to greener, healthier more economically resilient communities is critical to expanding the scale and scope of climate action.

Research publications

• Sudmant, A., Boyle, D., Higgins‐Lavery, R. et al. (2024) Climate policy as social policy? A comprehensive assessment of the economic impact of climate action in the UK. J Environ Stud Sci
• Multiple authors, including Sudmant, A. (2024) Towards a public policy of cities and human settlements in the 21st century. NPJ Urban Sustainability
• Sudmant, A. (2024) Data Scaling: Implications for Climate Action and Governance in the UK. Environmental Management
• Emden, J., Sudmant, A., Farinha, T. (2024) Skills Matter - Shaping a Just Transition for workers in the energy sector Fair Transition Unit

The CO-BENS project is funded by the Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI.  

For more information, contact project lead Andrew Sudmont: andrew.sudmant@ed.ac.uk.