Hot or Cool Institute: The First Five Years
June 30, 2025As the Hot or Cool Institute celebrates its 5th Birthday we are looking back at our key achievements and impact…
Publications
Find our research papers, journal articles and think-pieces on a range of topics.
Sustainable Urban Systems
Transforming the Built Environment
June 18, 2025This joint report by The Club of Rome and the Hot or Cool Institute explores how cities can evolve into…
People and Wellbeing
Philanthropy in the Age of Excess: Survey of Funders’ Attitudes on Overconsumption
April 16, 2025This report covers the results of a survey capturing philanthropic attitudes on overconsumption, containing 134 responses from individuals in 22…
People and Wellbeing
Measuring eudaimonic components of subjective well-being: Updated evidence to inform national data collections
December 10, 2024This working paper considers different theories of eudaimonia and draws on recent advances in the field of subjective wellbeing to…
People and Wellbeing
Inside the minds of citizens: Interpretations of today’s social contract in France and the UK
November 5, 2024In this report, we present new qualitative research we have conducted together with our partners IDDRI to better understand how…
People and Wellbeing
Towards a 21st Century Social Contract: How Did We Get Here?
June 20, 2024Like the shipwrecked sailors of 1864 who became stranded on a hostile island and were forced to rewrite a constitution…
