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Carly is the Director of Tyndall Manchester - an interdisciplinary team working on policy relevant research on climate change. She is based within the School of Engineering at the University of Manchester. Her research interests focus on how stakeholders, including publics, engage with energy and sustainability issues and how 'evidence' is used within this. Her current research focuses on city and local authority climate action.
Carly is Associate Director of the ESRC Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformation (CAST) www.cast.ac.uk.
Research interests
- stakeholder engagement with energy
- city level climate action
- renewable energy siting processes
- pro-environmental behaviour
- carbon management
- food systems mitigation and adaptation to climate change
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Energy
- Manchester Energy
- Policy@Manchester
- Sustainable Futures
- Digital Futures
- Creative Manchester
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Assessing progress against the super-low carbon live music roadmap
McLachlan, C. & Jones, C., 1 Feb 2025, Tyndall Centre. 31 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Debt and decarbonisation: Making net zero housing truly affordable
Braunholtz-Speight, T., Brown, C., Sharmina, M., McLachlan, C., Paterson, M. & Archer, T., 21 Nov 2025, Manchester: Tyndall Centre. 16 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Decarbonising the UK Revisited: Reflecting on 20 years of UK energy system scenarios and their policy implications
Gharde, G., Larkin, A., Mander, S., Jones, C. & McLachlan, C., 8 Sept 2025, University of Manchester. 24 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Decarbonising the UK Revisited: Reflecting on 20 years of uk energy system scenarios and their policy implications. Mini-booklet version.
Gharde, G., Larkin, A., Mander, S., Jones, C. & McLachlan, C., 8 Sept 2025, 12 p. Manchester : Tyndall Centre.Research output: Other contribution
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Empowering city decision-makers: A practical guide to learning for decarbonisation at the city-level
Barton, H., McLachlan, C., Hoolohan, C. & Jones, C., 2 Apr 2025, In: Environmental Science & Policy. 167Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Hydrogen Research Corridor
Holmes, S. (Researcher), Azapagic, A. (Researcher), Atas, A. (Researcher), Walton, A. (Researcher), Smith, A. (Researcher), Larkin, A. (Researcher), Lea-Langton, A. (Researcher), Keshmiri, A. (Researcher), Geim, A. (Researcher), Forsyth, A. (Researcher), Mcmeekin, A. (Researcher), Welfle, A. (Researcher), Jivkov, A. (Researcher), Frankowska, A. (Researcher), Green, A. (Researcher), Garforth, A. (Researcher), Connolly, B. (Researcher), McLachlan, C. (Researcher), D'Agostino, C. (Researcher), Hollis, C. (Researcher), Abeykoon, C. (Researcher), Hardacre, C. (Researcher), De Leeuwe, C. (Researcher), Jones, C. (Researcher), Whitehead , C. (Researcher), Gough, C. (Researcher), Lewis, D. (Researcher), Clery, D. (Researcher), Engelberg, D. (Researcher), Martinez-Cesena, E. (Researcher), Rutter, E. (Researcher), Scenini, F. (Researcher), Siperstein, F. (Researcher), Livens, F. (Researcher), Currell, F. (Researcher), Holland, G. (Researcher), Butler, G. (Researcher), Ivan De Loureiro Pereira, G. (Researcher), Coe, H. (Researcher), Chernyavsky, I. (Researcher), Kuriakose, J. (Researcher), Evans, J. (Researcher), Lloyd, J. (Researcher), Apsley, J. (Researcher), Harou, J. (Researcher), Moore, K. (Researcher), Taylor, K. (Researcher), Li, K. (Researcher), Stamford, L. (Researcher), Sarkisov, L. (Researcher), Li, L. (Researcher), Ma, L. (Researcher), Huuse, M. (Researcher), Lozada Hidalgo, M. (Researcher), Perez-Page, M. (Researcher), Attfield, M. (Researcher), Schröder, M. (Researcher), Babaei, M. (Researcher), Iacchetti, M. (Researcher), Hodson, M. (Researcher), Freer, M. (Researcher), Bassil, N. (Researcher), Zhang, N. (Researcher), Bourne, N. (Researcher), Turner, N. (Researcher), Scrutton, N. (Researcher), Kaltsoyannis, N. (Researcher), Ejohwomu, O. (Researcher), Dewick, P. (Researcher), Jarman, P. (Researcher), Budd, P. (Researcher), Martin, P. (Researcher), Boya, R. (Researcher), Raveendran Nair, R. (Researcher), Bellamy, R. (Researcher), Dryfe, R. (Researcher), Smith, A. (Researcher), Haigh, S. (Researcher), Lindley, S. (Researcher), Chansai, S. (Researcher), MacGregor, S. (Researcher), Yang, S. (Researcher), Nixon, S. (Researcher), Bouzarovski, S. (Researcher), Abbas, S. Z. (Researcher), Joekar-Niasar, V. (Researcher), Spallina, V. (Researcher), Flavell, W. (Researcher), Bodel, W. (Researcher) & Fan, X. (Researcher)
Project: Research
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Tyndall Manchester
McLachlan, C. (PI), Abi Ghanem, D. (CoI), Anderson, K. (CoI), Broderick, J. (CoI), Kuriakose, J. (CoI), Lea-Langton, A. (CoI), Larkin, A. (CoI), Gallego Schmid, A. (CoI), Sharmina, M. (CoI), Wood, R. (CoI) & Jones, C. (PI)
Project: Research
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Truly Affordable Housing Finance for Net Zero
McLachlan, C. (PI), Sharmina, M. (CoI), Paterson, M. (CoI), Esquivel Guzman, J. A. (CoI) & Braunholtz-Speight, T. (CoI)
1/08/24 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
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RACER - Rapid Acceleration of Car Emission Reductions
Anderson, K. (PI), Gilbert, P. (CoI), Larkin, A. (CoI) & McLachlan, C. (CoI)
1/11/17 → 30/04/19
Project: Research
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S.Clinch: Human-Driven Pervasive Data Application
Clinch, S. (PI), Bechhofer, S. (CoI), Evans, J. (CoI), Jay, C. (CoI), McLachlan, C. (CoI) & Parisio, A. (CoI)
12/06/17 → 30/07/17
Project: Research
Prizes
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Making a Difference Award
Kuriakose, J. (Recipient), McLachlan, C. (Recipient), Anderson, K. (Recipient) & Broderick, J. (Recipient), 2 May 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Greater Manchester Combined Authority (External organisation)
McLachlan, C. (Academic expert member)
1 Jan 2029Activity: Membership › Membership of board › Research
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UK Climate Assembly (External organisation)
McLachlan, C. (Academic expert member)
1 Jan 2020 → 1 Jun 2020Activity: Membership › Membership of board › Research
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Department for Transport (External organisation)
McLachlan, C. (Academic expert member)
2020Activity: Membership › Membership of board › Research
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UK Energy Research Centre Local Energy Systems Conference (Event)
McLachlan, C. (Academic expert member)
24 Apr 2019Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Research
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University of East Anglia
McLachlan, C. (Secondee)
1 Jan 2019 → 1 Oct 2019Activity: External visiting positions or secondments › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Impacts
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Empowering local climate change action and shaping local authority policy through adoption of carbon budgets
Mclachlan, C. (Participant), Larkin, A. (Participant), Anderson, K. (Participant), Kuriakose, J. (Participant), Broderick, J. (Participant), Jones, C. (Participant), Mander, S. (Participant) & Wood, F. (Participant)
Impact: Policy, Environmental
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Reframing climate change: from long-term targets to stringent and inclusive carbon budgets
Anderson, K. (Participant), Larkin, A. (Participant), Mander, S. (Participant), Mclachlan, C. (Participant), Gough, C. (Participant) & Shackley, S. (Participant)
Impact: Environmental, Policy
Datasets
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Decarbonising the UK Revisited
Larkin, A. (Creator), Gharde, G. (Creator), Mander, S. (Creator), Jones, C. (Creator) & McLachlan, C. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 8 Sept 2025
DOI: 10.48420/c.7966109
Dataset
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What does the Paris Climate Change Agreement mean for local policy? Downscaling the remaining global carbon budget to sub-national areas.
Kuriakose, J. (Creator), Jones, C. (Contributor), Anderson, K. (Contributor), Mclachlan, C. (Contributor) & Broderick, J. (Contributor), Mendeley Data, 11 Jul 2022
DOI: 10.17632/w3tcxwgt7n.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/w3tcxwgt7n
Dataset
Press/Media
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VARIOUS MEDIA: Massive Attack partner with University of Manchester to explore music industry climate impact
28/11/19
5 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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