Beyond the tick-box: meaningful inclusion of racialised communities in UK net zero policy

In this report, we identify patterns of exclusion, and more problematically, tokenistic inclusion of people who have been sidelined via existing net zero policy. In particular, we discuss how practices are experienced by people from Global Majority backgrounds who are often racialised as ‘ethnic minorities’, or marginalised by their religious identity. We bring new evidence to the climate sector from our interviews with people who identify as Muslim and have a Global South migration background. We explain why exclusion and tokenistic inclusion of these social groups lead to poor outcomes for citizens, policymakers, and the climate alike. In response, we share recommendations - particularly to national and local policymakers - for enabling meaningful inclusion within net zero strategy.