Ensuring a Just Transition through designing Inclusive Low Carbon Journeys

Designing well for the planet means designing so that everyone can take part in a low carbon future. Simply focusing on cleaner vehicles won’t fix the inequalities that are currently built into our transport networks and environments.

If we can’t understand the timetable, walk safely to the bus stop (past those recycling bins), easily get on and off the bus - or there's no suitable toilet at the station - we probably still won’t be able to choose to use the bus, even if it is electric.

Over at the Future Journeys Observatory, we’ve been working with people who are disadvantaged and disabled by today’s mobility services, broadening the conversation from transport decarbonisation to inclusive low carbon journeys, imagining more inclusive versions of low carbon services, environments and vehicles that are planned for the near future.

We’re working with friends at Snook to combine these these imagined futures and create a vision for more inclusive low carbon future journeys - journeys that everyone can choose to take.

On November 10th we’ll be sharing what we’ve learned with the design community who are gathering for Design for Planet, a landmark event at the V&A Dundee, bringing together experts in the sector leading on sustainability and climate action.

You can join us online as we share the vision for a journey in 2026 and explore how taking an inclusive approach can help us to design low carbon mobility and services that work for everyone.