Dr Ed Atkins
BAHons(Kent), MA(Kent), MRes(Bristol), PhD
Expertise
My research broadly explores the topic of 'just transition', or how sustainability and/or decarbonisation policies can be made fairer and more inclusive.
Current positions
Senior Lecturer
School of Geographical Sciences
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Biography
My work is focused on interdisciplinary research into energy transitions, climate change communication and a just transition. I arrived at the School of Geographical Sciences in 2018 - the same year that I completed my PhD at the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies (also at Bristol).
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
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
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
Stories of Hope: Eco-Emotions in Transitions to Net Zero
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of EducationDates
01/05/2021 to 30/04/2022
“Individual actions add up: Finding inspiration in everyday citizen actions to address inequalities in post-pandemic climate and nature emergency responses”
Principal Investigator
Description
This project aims to bring a group of city partners together to consider an identified knowledge gap around the role of citizen-to-citizen engagement in responding to the climate and ecological…Managing organisational unit
School of Geographical SciencesDates
08/03/2021 to 31/07/2021
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
01/01/2025Place-based approaches are integral to deliver green jobs: a Bristol pilot study
Levelling Up as Green Industrial Policy
Contemporary Social Science
Participatory approaches to climate adaptation, resilience, and mitigation
AMBIO
The hidden work of everyday decisions in the home
Energy Policy
The rhythms and rhythmanalysis of household energy demand
Environmental Research: Energy
Thesis
(Re)Defining Sustainability
Supervisors
Award date
25/09/2018
Related people
Dr Aisling Tierney
Lecturer
Bristol Institute for Learning and Teaching
Professor Chris Preist
University Academic Director of Sustainability
Bristol Institute for Learning and Teaching
Dr Alix Dietzel
Senior Lecturer in Politics
School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Dr Jessica Paddock
Senior Lecturer in Sociology
School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Dr Caitlin Robinson
Senior Research Fellow
School of Geographical Sciences