People, Place and Energy Research Centre (PPERC)

👋 Hello & Welcome to this new People, Place and Energy Research Centre @manchester.ac.uk, with members from @uomseed.bsky.social & beyond! We look forward to sharing our developments with you here & www.linkedin.com/company/pperc/

Check out Chapter 12 of our edited collection 'Navigating Persistent Energy and Climate Crises: Critical Reflections' by Aisling O'Rourke @uomseed.bsky.social 👇 research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...

Check out Chapter 2 of our edited collection 'Navigating Persistent Energy and Climate Crises: Critical Reflections' by @drrobbellamy.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social @dialoguescc.bsky.social 📖 research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...

🎉 Our paper, “Distributional properties of cost allocation rules in multi-family energy retrofits: Evidence from 4 million apartments,” is out in Ecological Economics. 🙏Huge thanks to my coauthor @stefanb23.bsky.social

Check out Chapter 8 of our edited collection 'Navigating Persistent Energy and Climate Crises: Critical Reflections' by @hannahcknox.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social 📖 research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...

💡Our core team meeting planning PPERC activities for the new academic year, watch this space.... With @stefanb23.bsky.social @drrobbellamy.bsky.social @hannahcknox.bsky.social Looking forward to working with our members & wider energy community! www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/research/cen...

BLOG | Devolution could give citizens a meaningful role in creating policies that work for them. But, more devolution does not mean more democracy. To fully deliver, models like citizen's juries and assemblies should be normal and expected - not just a democratic curiosity. 👉 tinyurl.com/ybsnr2yu

Check out Chapter 4 of our edited collection 'Navigating Persistent Energy and Climate Crises: Critical Reflections' by @stefanb23.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social @justcentre.bsky.social @edrc-uk.bsky.social 👉 research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...

New episode of the Cultures of Energy podcast! Hannah Knox joins us to talk about the challenges climate change has posed to the concepts and methods of governing a city. Case in point: Manchester! tinyurl.com/3yax7euh @cymene.bsky.social @culanth.bsky.social @4sweb.bsky.social

Check out Chapter 15 of our edited collection 'Navigating Persistent Energy and Climate Crises: Critical Reflections' by Lin Zhang @uomseed.bsky.social 👉 research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati... www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/geography/re...

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📣 Looking for a role where your organisational skills can contribute to a fairer, more sustainable future? We're seeking a full-time Administrator to join the JUST Centre team! 👉 More information and apply: lnkd.in/e8S4bvBE

Check out Chapter 13 of our edited collection 'Navigating Persistent Energy and Climate Crises: Critical Reflections' by @saskapetrova.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social 👉 research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati... www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/geography/re...

💡 From presentations on social and solidarity economies to the gig economy to a panel on our place-based community action, our JUST research team made their mark at #RGS2026! Thank you @rgs.org for a fantastic week and the opportunity to share our work - looking forward to next year already!

Loads of fantastic energy sessions @rgs.org last week! With PPERC people inc. @stefanb23.bsky.social @joeblakey.bsky.social @giuliamininni.bsky.social @saskapetrova.bsky.social @iamsubina.bsky.social And partners inc. @ukerc.bsky.social @edrc-uk.bsky.social @tyndallcentre.bsky.social

Check out Chapter 11 of our edited collection 'Navigating Persistent Energy and Climate Crises: Critical Reflections' 👉 research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati... @uomseed.bsky.social @unimelb.edu.au

🔑 As England's 'devolution revolution' transfers a raft of powers and resources out of central government, how can mayors enable a just climate transition? Tania Carregha explores this using three regional case studies presented at our recent @instituteforgovernment.org.uk event. 👉 bit.ly/4fSuSQb

🔥 DEBATE | Should the UK extract more oil and gas? JUST's @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social joined @channel4news.bsky.social to debate whether the UK should issue licences for Rosebank and Jackdaw – and why more government action on climate is an "economic slam-dunk". ⏯️ Watch back: bit.ly/4xEC5tg

Check out Chapter 10 of our edited collection 'Navigating Persistent Energy and Climate Crises: Critical Reflections' 👉 research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati... Giulia's research: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/g... www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/geography/re... @uomseed.bsky.social

Check out Chapter 7 of our edited collection 'Navigating Persistent Energy and Climate Crises: Critical Reflections' research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati... @globaldevinst.bsky.social

Check out Chapter 9 of our edited collection 'Navigating Persistent Energy and Climate Crises: Critical Reflections' research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati... @uomseed.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social

Check out Chapter 14 of our edited collection 'Navigating Persistent Energy and Climate Crises: Critical Reflections' 👇 research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati... @edrc-uk.bsky.social

Check out Chapter 6 of our edited collection 'Navigating Persistent Energy and Climate Crises: Critical Reflections' by @gfearn.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social 👉 research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...

Check out Chapter 3 of our edited collection 'Navigating Persistent Energy and Climate Crises: Critical Reflections' research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati... @uomseed.bsky.social

Recommendation #5: Investing in the ‘One Stop Shop’ From our ‘PUTTING POWER IN ITS PLACE: PPERC’s Local Power Plan Response’ policy briefing 👉 research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati... @gfearn.bsky.social @stefanb23.bsky.social @hannahcknox.bsky.social @giuliamininni.bsky.social #energy

Recommendation #4: Connecting the Local Plan From our ‘PUTTING POWER IN ITS PLACE: PPERC’s Local Power Plan Response’ policy briefing 👉 research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati... @gfearn.bsky.social @stefanb23.bsky.social @hannahcknox.bsky.social @giuliamininni.bsky.social #energy

Recommendation #3: Developing Skills through Community Power From our ‘PUTTING POWER IN ITS PLACE: PPERC’s Local Power Plan Response’ policy briefing 👉 research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati... @gfearn.bsky.social @stefanb23.bsky.social @hannahcknox.bsky.social @giuliamininni.bsky.social #LLP

Recommendation #2: Addressing Energy Poverty From our ‘PUTTING POWER IN ITS PLACE: PPERC’s Local Power Plan Response’ policy briefing 👉 research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati... @gfearn.bsky.social @stefanb23.bsky.social @hannahcknox.bsky.social @giuliamininni.bsky.social

Recommendations #1: Bringing Power to People From our ‘PUTTING POWER IN ITS PLACE: PPERC’s Local Power Plan Response’ policy briefing 👉 research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati... @gfearn.bsky.social @stefanb23.bsky.social @hannahcknox.bsky.social @giuliamininni.bsky.social #communityenergy #gbe

Amidst rising energy bills, @pperc.bsky.social has published a response to the government's Local Power Plan. They argue that it must go further in addressing energy poverty and upskilling communities. 📝 Read the recommendations: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/l... #LocalPowerPlan #Research

Energy-related hardships faced by new refugees in England ✨NEW✨ blog 💻 urban-energy.org/2026/06/25/p... Research from Dr Manon Burbidge, with support from @stefanb23.bsky.social @drkarenlucas.bsky.social Saskia Warren @edrc-uk.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social

💡This week we partnered with the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk's DevoLab to explore how can mayors can support a just climate transition. @matpaterson.bsky.social discussed regional policy levers, locally owned assets and why community support is crucial for climate action. 👉 tinyurl.com/yuv96hrp

🌡️ In a new piece for @theconversation.com, @iamsubina.bsky.social and @clairehoolohan.bsky.social show what the UK can learn from other countries to ensure buildings and community spaces are better equipped & how we can close the fast-developing 'cooling divide'. 👉 Read more: tinyurl.com/v9yyba9a

📣 Newly revamped 👉 urban-energy.org with massive thanks to our research assistant Dr Manon Burbidge for restructuring and adding new content to the site, and Dr Katherine Sugar, our research co-ordinator, for taking on the ongoing management. 💡 Blogs 💡 Policy Work 💡 Papers 💡 Public Engagement

🗨️Thoughts from @drrobbellamy.bsky.social, 'Energy and Participation' PPERC Theme Lead Rob is a Senior Lecturer in Geography @uomseed.bsky.social as well as Editor in Chief @dialoguescc.bsky.social. Read more about Rob's extensive work on climate change: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/r...

If you missed it live, catch up with @peternewell.bsky.social guest lecture at our Launch Event 📺 youtu.be/wQWhcLUPZWk?... @edrc-uk.bsky.social, @justcentre.bsky.social, @uomseed.bsky.social #PoliticalEconomy #Energy

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🏭 How is industrial energy demand changing and what does it mean for business? Join Jon Saltmarsh, Adesina Oluwatomi, Matthew Rhodes and Dr Imogen Rattle on 14 July, 2pm, to discuss challenges, opportunities and the transition to a cleaner future. Register: www.edrc.ac.uk/events/the-c...