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The Place-Based Climate Action Network (PCAN) was a network funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) that brought together the research community and decision-makers in the public, private and third sectors over the five-year period 2019 to 2024. The main aim of PCAN was to translate climate policy into action ‘on the ground’ in communities within the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PCAN consisted of five interlinked innovative platforms to facilitate two-way, multi-level engagement between researchers and stakeholders, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Three city-based Climate Commissions, in Leeds, Belfast and Edinburgh. The three initial commissions were complemented by a wider network of similar commissions that PCAN supported, called the PCAN Plus Network.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Two theme-based platforms, on finance and climate change adaptation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • A flexible fund, called the PCAN Fund, which provided small grants and fellowships to researchers and research users and was the anchor for a wider set of engagement activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    The three PCAN-supported city Climate Commissions continue to be recognised platforms for climate-related analysis and debate in their locations. They also serve as institutional role models for other local authorities. Our experience with the Commissions continues to be the basis for a rich vein of co-produced research and to inform the design and development of local climate governance in the UK. The two theme-based platforms are working closely with the three Commissions but also pursue broader activities with a wider set of stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PCAN was led by an experienced team of researchers with strong track records of engaging with public, private and third-sector decision-makers. They were supported by a network of PCAN Analysts, Fellows and Associates who met every two months to share progress on the PCAN Commissions and platforms and provided wider updates on ongoing work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PCAN built on the policy connections, networking capacity and research strengths of its host institutions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The Centre for Sustainability and Environmental Governance (SECA) at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI) at the University of Edinburgh<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The University of Oxford<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      This Final Report covers the ESRC-funded activities of PCAN between 2019 and 2024.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

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