Becca Massey-Chase

Principal research fellow and head of citizen engagement

Becca joined IPPR in 2020 to leads citizens’ juries for the Environmental Justice Commission and now provides the institute with in-house expertise on engaging the public in our policy development, with a particular focus on participative and deliberative research methods. Becca also advocates for greater citizen engagement in government decision making, at a local and national level.

Becca is based in the economy and environment team and has expertise in transport decarbonisation, the threat of right-wing populism to climate policy, a fair transition for farming, and public opinion on climate.

Her professional background includes leading on strategy and governance for the charity Sustrans, regional management at the RSA, leadership development programmes for vInspired and the Faith and Belief Forum, and education and campaigning roles at Aegis Trust.

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  1. An illustration of an ideal public transport system: a smiling family cross a road near a green bus with houses and trees in the background

    The transport challenge for low-income households

    Many people living on low incomes in the UK are limited in their ability to access the building blocks of a good life because of poor transport provision.
  2. A car park with a series of electric vehicle charging point parking spaces

    Powering up public support for electric vehicles

    Tackling greenhouse gas emissions will only work if public support for action remains strong. That means ensuring tangible improvements in people’s lives and heading off any brewing backlash.

  3. The great enabler: transport’s role in tackling environmental crises and delivering progressive change

    In this special issue of IPPR Progressive Review we bring together leading political, academic and civil society thinkers to consider transport in modern Britain and its role in delivering a healthier, greener, more prosperous and…
  4. Two puffins stand on a grassy coastal hill with the sea in the background

    Driving 'natural' renewal: The progressive case for restoring the natural environment

    Our natural environment is in crisis, and nature in this country is currently in a state of managed decline.

  5. Reaping the rewards: Cultivating a fair transition for farming

    As a key emitter of greenhouse gases and a driver of biodiversity loss, current agricultural practices in England can and must change.

  6. Planning for net zero and nature: A better, greener planning system that empowers local places

    How the planning system needs to change to deliver net zero and restore nature in England while improving the places we live and work.