Climate Future: Maps, Stories, and the Next Generation

Climate change affects children’s health, wellbeing and socio-economic status differently to adults, yet they are rarely considered separately. We are using the latest climate projections to assess the exposure of children to environmental hazards and examine how vulnerable young people are to climate change. This work provides a unique insight into children’s vulnerability under different climate change scenarios, allowing policy-makers, researchers and organisations to focus their efforts on the most vulnerable populations of children as well as identifying and informing suitable directions for future research, policy and practice.

What does net zero mean for the infrastructure around us? From how we heat our homes to how we move around, the next steps in climate change action will impact the places in which we live. This talk will take a deep dive into the Climate Action Map to see what’s coming for Edinburgh and South East Scotland as we move towards a net zero future. We’ll use maps to visually tell the story of the current state of infrastructure and pathways for the future of heat, transport and adaptation.