Writing in the journal, The Conversation, ECI’s Dr Sam Hampton, says it’s the Government’s job to make it easier and cheaper for people to change their lives.
Dr Hampton, Acting Energy Programme Deputy Lead at the ECI, works with coauthor Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh, Professor of Environmental Psychology at the University of Bath, studying the lifestyle and behaviour changes needed to mitigate climate change.
They argue that Starmer’s claim is not only unrealistic, but also potentially harmful to the prospects of effective climate action.
Read the article in full in The Conversation: Keir Starmer says the UK can decarbonise without disruption – that’s neither true nor helpful.