Current policy challenges
Land use
How can our land use help reduce carbon emissions and lessen the impacts of climate change, whilst delivering the food, biodiversity, social amenity and economic benefits of our land?
Transforming society
How can the transition to a low-carbon society be positive for society, economy and the environment?
Low carbon energy
How can we increase the productivity of our energy use and generate energy without greenhouse gas emissions?
What works?
What works in delivering Scotland’s climate change ambitions?
Low carbon transport
How do we reliably transport people and goods without emissions?
Resilient places
How can our communities, towns and cities be healthy, connected and safe places to be whatever the weather?
Latest research
ClimateXChange carries out a wide range of research focussed on adapting to climate change and reducing emissions.
Below are some of the currently active projects, you can view more on the Projects page. Visit the Publications Library for access to all of our research publications.
Greenhouse Gas Removal Technologies - approaches and implementation pathways in Scotland
This review provides a deeper understanding of the readiness of certain GGR approaches, and their potential applicability and implementation pathways in Scotland.
Developing a method to assess the impact of incremental loss of floodplain in Scotland
A possible method for estimating floodplain loss and corresponding flood risk impacts.
Climate change behaviours – segmentation study
Identifying and evaluating different approaches to grouping or segmenting the public according to their attitudes and behaviours related to climate change.
Livestock breeds and greenhouse gas emissions
Different animals emit different levels of greenhouse gases. This report pulls together the current evidence for different types, size and breeds of cattle in Scotland.
RT @MetOffice_Sci: UKCP Local (2.2km) projects that by 2070 more of the rain in winter will come from frontal rain events of higher intensi…
Aligning science and policy is a well-known challenge. Scientists and policy-makers often have different goals, priorities and measures of success. CXC’s aim is to bring the two together to create policies and governance informed by the best available evidence.
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