Becca is a principal research fellow and co-head of participative research at IPPR.

With Stephen Frost, she leads on participative research at IPPR, developing and using participatory methods and deliberative democracy to co-create policy solutions. Stephen and Becca were formerly co-deputy head of the Environmental Justice Commission, leading the commission’s citizens’ juries across the UK. Based in the energy, climate, housing and infrastructure team, Becca has a particular interest in a just transition for transport. She is also an experienced media contributor and panellist.

Becca joined IPPR from Sustrans, where, as head of strategy and governance, she led the development of a UK-wide strategy responding to the inequalities present in how people travel and the related challenges to health, communities and the environment.

Prior to joining Sustrans, Becca was a regional manager in the RSA’s fellowship team. Her professional and voluntary background also includes youth leadership development, interfaith and intercultural relations, human rights education and campaigning, working with unaccompanied minors seeking asylum and providing a listening service for women in distress.

Becca’s main areas of expertise include:

• citizen engagement and facilitation
• participative research methods
• transport, particularly active travel
• strategy development and charity governance
• social change.

Becca's normal working days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Stephen Frost's normal working days are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Stephen is a principal research fellow and co-head of participative research at IPPR.

With Becca Massey-Chase, he leads on participative research at IPPR, developing and using participatory methods and deliberative democracy to co-create policy solutions. Becca and Stephen were formerly co-deputy head of the Environmental Justice Commission, leading the commission’s citizens’ juries across the UK. Based in the energy, climate, housing, and infrastructure team, Stephen has a particular interest in a just transition for transport.

Before joining IPPR, Stephen was the head of the research and monitoring unit at walking and cycling charity Sustrans, and led the development of the organisation’s strategy for achieving ‘liveable cities and towns for everyone’. He is highly experienced in a wide range of evaluation, appraisal and research methods relevant to making the case for active travel and improvements to the public realm. 

Prior to joining Sustrans, Stephen worked as the voluntary sector and community development lead for the London Borough of Hounslow and for a range of social enterprises and charities focussed on social action and increasing public participation in decision making. 

He has experience across a wide range of public policy areas, including:

• participatory decision-making
• community development
• voluntary, community and social enterprise sector
• research and evaluation best practice
• active travel and designing places for reduced car use.

Stephen's normal working days are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Becca Massey-Chase's normal working days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

Josh’s work at IPPR focusses on developing just transition policy across all sectors of the economy. He is the programme lead for heat decarbonisation, industrial decarbonisation and green jobs and skills.

Josh has previously worked on renewable generation, energy networks and systems and implementation strategies that include devolved and local governance.

He is a regular commentator on climate, energy and just transition policy appearing on national news and radio including BBC News, Sky News and LBC. He has also written on the subject for Huffington Post, Red Box, Business Green and Energy Monitor, among others.

Josh holds an MSc with distinction in environmental technology from Imperial College London and a BA in classics from the University of Cambridge.

Emma is currently coordinating the work of the IPPR Environmental Justice Commission (EJC).

Emma’s work for the EJC includes coordinating the citizens’ jury meetings, project managing the research programme and communicating with stakeholders.

Prior to joining the EJC, Emma managed the output and communicated the activities of the Centre for Economic Justice and the Commission on Economic Justice.

Emma joined IPPR in January 2018, bringing with her a range of experience in campaigning, communications and administration. Before joining IPPR, Emma was senior communications officer for the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation, a membership organisation working to develop ICTs throughout the Commonwealth. She has also worked as a public affairs officer for Shelter and Greenpeace.