Dr Ed Atkins
BAHons(Kent), MA(Kent), MRes(Bristol), PhD
Expertise
I work on the political, social and economic dimensions of climate and energy policy. My current research focuses on how decarbonisation and net zero policies are reshaping the world of work.
Current positions
Associate Professor
School of Geographical Sciences
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Biography
Research interests
I work on the political, social and economic dimensions of climate and energy policy. My current research focuses on how decarbonisation and net zero policies are reshaping the world of work - from the phasing out of high-carbon jobs to the emergence of new sectors and workplaces and the demand for new skills.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Place-Based Green Skills - Hartcliffe and Withywood, regional policy
Principal Investigator
Description
The UK Government has national ambitions for achieving net zero and investing in green industries but net zero policies will become tangible in regional economies and local experiences of changing…Managing organisational unit
School of Geographical SciencesDates
01/11/2025 to 31/07/2026
What Works: exploring a pilot model of place-based green skills delivery
Principal Investigator
Description
Net zero policies could bring 50,000 new green jobs to the West of England by 2030, but there is a significant ‘green skills gap’, requiring regional strategies to ensure a…Managing organisational unit
Cabot InstituteDates
01/03/2024 to 30/11/2024
Developing a net-zero vulnerability index for the UK
Principal Investigator
Role
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
University of Bristol Business SchoolDates
01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024
DLUHC Building a Green Future Fellowship UKRI Policy Fellowship
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Geographical SciencesDates
01/10/2023 to 31/03/2025
Energy Meta-Nested Bio System Flows – from the Home to the Hub
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Geographical SciencesDates
25/04/2022 to 24/10/2024
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
19/01/2026A Net Zero Vulnerability Index for Great Britain
Regional Studies, Regional Science
Reframing Green Prosperity
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
Place-based approaches are integral to deliver green jobs: a Bristol pilot study
A spatial typology of energy (in)efficiency in the private rental sector in England and Wales using Energy Performance Certificates
Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design
Levelling Up as Green Industrial Policy
Contemporary Social Science
Thesis
(Re)Defining Sustainability
Supervisors
Award date
25/09/2018
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