Transition Templates: Pathways to Net Zero+ Toolkit

Boehnert, J ORCID: 0000-0002-8990-0325 (2026) Transition Templates: Pathways to Net Zero+ Toolkit. Bath Spa University. doi: 10.17870/bathspa.00017640

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Abstract

Transition Templates (TT) supports collaborative responses to climate breakdown with a structured participatory systems mapping process. This work supports a people-centred, collective, holistic or systems-based approach to decarbonisation. Transition Templates helps organisations and communities developing systemic strategies for low carbon, just, and regenerative futures. The Transition Templates: Pathways to Net Zero+ (TTPNZ+) Toolkit introduces a four-step process where group envision dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). The templates have been designed for use in five sectors of the UK economy: 1) Home Energy; 2) AI & Digital; 3) Food & Agriculture; 4) Fashion & Textiles; and 5) Higher Education. The Transition Templates method maps intersecting and interdependent socio-technical ecosystems across scales and domains to support collaborative work in systems change. TTPNZ+ aims to help prevent the most harmful climate change scenarios. But the climate system is not the only planetary system that has been dangerously destabilised. The concept of “Net Zero+” is novel to the project. It has been coined to refer to commitments to lowering emissions for net zero “plus” – or alongside – commitments to address wider social and environmental challenges and all planetary boundaries. This toolkit is part the result of the AHRC funded Transition Templates: Pathways to Net Zero+ research project (2023-2026) and the AHRC/Future Observatory funded Transition Templates AI & Digital: Pathways to Net Zero+ (2025).

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Note:	Illustrations in this toolkit by Harijs Lukevics. Graphic design by Joanna Boehnert, Harijs Lukewics, and Nick Bell. Photography by Paris Selinas and Joanna Boehnert.
UN SDGs:	Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being Goal 4: Quality Education Goal 5: Gender Equality Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production Goal 13: Climate Action Goal 14: Life Below Water Goal 15: Life on Land Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Keywords:	net zero, decarbonisation, systemic design, transition, participatory systems mapping
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races N Fine Arts > NC Drawing Design Illustration
Divisions:	Bath School of Design
Research Centres and Groups:	Design Research Group
Related URLs:	Research Data
Date Deposited:	17 Mar 2026 15:19
Last Modified:	17 Mar 2026 15:28
URN:	https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/17640

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