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.
Delivering social care in a changing climate
Identifying direct and indirect effects of climate change on social care delivery: delivery of care at home, as well as understanding the extent of the risk to care facilities and dependencies on infrastructure, particularly transport and telecommunications.
Agroforestry in Scotland – potential benefits in a changing climate
This report identifies the potential benefits of increasing the use of agroforestry practice in Scotland to both farmers and wider society and aims to support wider discussion and implementation.
Climate Change, Natural Capital and Adaptation in Scotland’s Marginal Lands
Assessment of dominant ways farmers adapt to climate change, and their impact on different services.
Lessons on risk management from the finance sector for climate change adaptation in Scotland’s forestry sector
Exploring how risk measurement and management approaches used in the financial sector can apply to the Scottish forestry sector.
From the CXC Blog
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A knowledge exchange model for research, policy and practice
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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