Policy and Implementation for Climate & Health Equity (PAICE)
PAICE aims to inform and evaluate policies – both existing and potential – that contribute towards delivering a healthy net zero future in the UK.
13 September 2024
Policy and Implementation for Climate & Health Equity (PAICE) is a collaborative research effort between University College London (UCL) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), in partnership with the UK Climate Change Committee (CCC) and the Greater London Authority (GLA). With a transdisciplinary approach underpinning its research, PAICE is:
- Engaging with stakeholders to develop shared priorities, a programme theory and linked monitoring and evaluation plan.
- Working with the CCC and GLA to analyse policy opportunities using system dynamics.
- Developing models to carry out cross-sectoral impact assessment. By considering connections between climate and health, the project evaluates potential effects on population health, health equity, and greenhouse gas emissions.
- Applying findings to the CCC mitigation and adaptation monitoring frameworks.
- Continually evaluating the project processes and objectives to improve and inform our activities and provide accurate advice to UK decision makers in a fast-moving policy landscape.
Through these activities, PAICE will help deliver informed climate action that promotes a healthy and equitable future.
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Project areas
Shared vision
Systems analysis
Modelling
Monitoring and refinement
Programme evaluation
Outputs
- Publications and presentations
Davies, M. et al. (2025) The PAICE project: Integrating health and health equity into UK climate change policy, Protocol Paper, Sustainability Science (submitted).
Moore, G. et al. (2025) Evaluating transdisciplinary research: insights from climate and health research' (in progress)
Osrin, D. et al. (2025). Transdisciplinary research for climate and health: a case study in programme theory development (in progress)
Petrou, G. et al. (2025) What are the costs and benefits of energy efficiency and overheating adaptation measures in UK homes? (in progress)
Petrou G. Exploring the impact of sensor placement in quantifying indoor air pollutant exposure in UK homes. Presentated at: 2024 Clean Air Conference; 2-3 October 2024. Birmingham, UK.
Simpson, C. et al. (2024) Resilience of care homes to overheating. Presented at: 4th UK National Climate Impacts Meeting; 5-6 September 2024. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
PAICE team
Details of members from across UCL and LSHTM, and how they fit into the project can be found below.
Michael Davies (UCL)
Professor of Building Physics and the Environment
PAICE Principal Investigator/Lead
Charlie Dearman (LSHTM)
Public Health Registrar
Rosemary Green (LSHTM)
Professor of Environment, Food and Health
Andy Haines (LSHTM)
Professor of Environmental Change and Public Health
Clare Heaviside (UCL)
Associate Professor in Climate Change, Health and Cities
Filiz Karakas (LSHTM)
Research Fellow
Susan Michie (UCL)
Professor of Health Psychology
James Milner (LSHTM)
Associate Professor in Climate Change, Environment & Health, PAICE Co-Lead
Gemma Moore (UCL)
Associate Professor in Health, Wellbeing and Communities
David Osrin (UCL)
Professor of Global Health
Silvia Pastorino (LSHTM)
Research Fellow
Giorgos Petrou (UCL)
Senior Research Fellow, PAICE Scientific Manager
Irene Pluchinotta (UCL)
Lecturer in Systems Thinking for Sustainability
Jana Sabinovska (UCL)
PAICE Consortium Manager
Charles Simpson (UCL)
Senior Research Fellow
Phil Symonds (UCL)
Lecturer in Built Environment Analytics
Catalina Turcu (UCL)
Professor of Sustainable Built Environment
Sarah Whitmee (LSHTM)
Assistant Professor in the Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health
Ke (Koko) Zhou (UCL)
Research Fellow
Nici Zimmermann (UCL)
Professor of System Dynamics
Management and administration
Michael Davies (UCL)
Professor
PAICE Principal Investigator/Lead
michael.davies@ucl.ac.uk
James Milner (LSHTM)
Associate Professor
PAICE Co-Lead
james.milner@lshtm.ac.uk
Giorgos Petrou (UCL)
Senior Research Fellow
PAICE Scientific Manager
giorgos.petrou@ucl.ac.uk
Jana Sabinovska (UCL)
PAICE Consortium Manager
j.sabinovska@ucl.ac.uk