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Comparing visions of change across countries (Xxxx, Gouveia, Bergstad, Wang. Responses to climate change and visions of low-carbon futures diverge across countries40, particularly in relation to the challenging areas, where culture exerts a strong reciprocal influence on consumption, diet, mobility, and comfort41. Project 1.2 will apply a cross-cultural focus to examine possible and preferred visions of low-carbon lifestyles and societies in three diverse cultural settings: Brazil, China, and Sweden. Each setting reflects countervailing factors influencing the potential for low-carbon transformation. Brazil is central to global efforts to mitigate climate change as over 70% of the Amazon rainforest lies within its borders. While it is a leader in low-carbon transport fuels, red meat and material consumption are growing rapidly42,43. China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases but has ambitiously pledged to reduce emissions by 40-45 per cent below 2005 levels by 202044. It is the world’s largest market for meat products, but is seeing a rapid rise in vegetarianism45. China is now also the world’s largest electric vehicle market46. Sweden has been ranked the EU’s leading nation for action on climate change37; in relation to the challenging areas of consumption, Sweden has also pioneered innovations in the sharing economy (e.g., mobility, tools, toys)47. Together with our international collaborators, project 1.2 will engage with citizens in these countries to explore low- carbon visions in two ways: (a) Deliberative public workshops will apply similar methods to project 1.1. In order to ensure this research is appropriate for the sampled countries, we will undertake preliminary desk research and interviews to develop future scenarios that elicit possible and preferred visions and potential co-benefits for future transformations, incorporating culturally- tailored materials with model-based projections. Xxxx will convene groups in China and Sweden, and a Cardiff-based GCRF Fellow will organise groups in Brazil; (b)