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02 Jun

TT26 Energy Seminar – Week 6: The Future of Energy for Transport: Less about source and more about distribution

Dr Hannah Budnitz, Transport Studies Unit

Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 | Diversity Room - ECI, OUCE
Summary: Transport is electrifying, and the transition is accelerating. The question is not so much whether electricity is the future of energy for (most) transport, but rather what modes of electrically powered transport are available in which geographies and for whose use? How are the energy and transport systems integrated – and how does that shape or reflect the built [...]

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26 May

TT26 Energy Seminar – Week 5: Exploring the social mandate for reducing energy demand

Andy Yuille, Climate Citizens research group at the Tyndall Centre, University of Manchester

Tuesday 26 May 2026 | Diversity Room - ECI, OUCE | Slides available
Summary: While support for net zero has become more fragmented, the majority of the UK public are still concerned about, and support action on, climate change. Recent research suggests that the level of ambition for demand-side measures in meeting our climate targets has been too constrained. This seminar will discuss the results of a two-year citizens’ panel exploring the social [...]

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20 May

Kellogg Conversations – Who do we trust? Evidence and accountability in the net zero transition

Professor Jim Davies

Wednesday 20 May 2026 | Kellogg College - the Hub
Who decides what counts as credible evidence in the race to net zero? How can we tell the difference between real progress and well-packaged claims? What happens to climate action when trust in data and reporting breaks down? This panel discussion explores the growing importance of trust and accountability in sustainability action at a time of rapid political change and mounting [...]

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20 May

ZERO Institute event – New Opportunity for Entrepreneurs in Oxford – Office Hours

Various

Wednesday 20 May 2026 | Oxford Edge
The ZERO Institute Founders Network and Oxford Edge are pleased to announce the launch of new ‘Office Hours’ sessions: an opportunity for budding entrepreneurs to meet one-on-one with experts in entrepreneurship and innovation in Oxford. Every Wednesday 1pm – 3pm during Trinity term. Each Office Hours session gives attendees the opportunity to meet different people and tap their unparalleled expertise in [...]

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19 May

TT26 Energy Seminar – Week 4: AI Data Center Growth: Challenges and Opportunities for Electric Power Systems

Pramod Khargonekar, UCI

Tuesday 19 May 2026 | Diversity Room - ECI, OUCE | Slides available
Summary: The main goal of this talk is to provide a current overview of the challenges and opportunities for electric energy systems resulting from the build-up of AI data centers. The talk will begin with the latest data on ongoing and projected growth in electric power load growth along with a discussion of key uncertainties and barriers. Next,  the impacts [...]

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12 May

TT26 Energy Seminar – Week 3: China clean energy innovation and the global clean energy transition

Anders Hove, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies China Energy Programme

Tuesday 12 May 2026 | Diversity Room - ECI, OUCE | Slides available
Summary: It has been nearly a decade since China began to be recognised as a global clean energy technology leader, rather than just a low-cost manufacturing centre for commoditised or copycat goods. What policies, institutions, and economic forces support clean energy innovation in China? What can other countries learn from China’s success, if anything? Will China have a permanent or [...]

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12 May

ZERO Institute event – At the extremes: Adaptive thermal comfort and the need for a building revolution

Sue Roaf

Tuesday 12 May 2026 | Examination Schools
Architect, scholar and Professor of Architectural Engineering, Sue Roaf will discuss her new book with Dr Radhika Khosla, where she explores the “building revolution” needed to ensure that people can remain not only comfortable but thermally safe indoors in a heating future. The talk will be preceded by a complementary light lunch.

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07 May

Oriel Environment Group – From disruption to decarbonisation: the future of energy

Greg Jackson, Octopus Energy, Professor Jan Rosenow, Leader of the Energy Programme, ECI

Thursday 07 May 2026 | Oriel College
This event is fully booked but it will be live streamed on Oriel’s YouTube channel Professor Jan Rosenow will be jointed by Greg Jackson, one of the world’s leading energy innovators and founder and CEO of Octopus Energy. The discussion will explore how digital technologies, renewable energy, and electrification are reshaping energy systems in the UK and around the world. Drawing on [...]

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06 May

Oxford Climate Alumni Network Climate Justice Working Group – What is the meaning of climate justice?

Various

Wednesday 06 May 2026 | Diversity Room
To launch the Climate Justice Working Group of the Oxford Climate Alumni Network (OxCAN), join them for their Launch Event, where they gather together academics, activists, and practitioners to explore what climate and environmental justice mean across different contexts. This Launch Event is a chance to open up a dialogue between research and practice, and to build connections across the [...]

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