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10 Feb

HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 4: The Fairness Factor

Fiona Brocklehurst, Independent Energy Consultant

Tuesday 10 Feb 2026 | School of Geography & the Environment | Slides available
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Winning Public Support for Europe’s Energy Transition Summary: A just energy transition is crucial in building the public backing needed to achieve climate goals.  If citizens see that regulations cutting carbon emissions can reduce rather than increase inequalities they are more likely to support them. The EU’s two key regulatory policies for appliance energy [...]

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04 Feb

The future of climate tech through the lens of synthetic biology

Dr Ting An Lee, Postdoctoral Research Associate and Founder, Daniel Bloch, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Lanzajet, Dr Stuart Reid, CTO of CyanoCapture

Wednesday 04 Feb 2026 | Kellogg College - the Hub
Join the ZERO Institute for a multidisciplinary discussion to gain a comprehensive overview of Synthetic Biology, highlighting how advances in the field can contribute to achieving Net Zero emissions and fostering sustainable innovation. Delivered in collaboration with the Oxford Synthetic Biology Society and the Oxford ZERO Institute, this event will demystify synthetic biology and reveal how it can drive transformative solutions [...]

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03 Feb

ONE Annual Lecture: Carbon dioxide removal: Are science and policy keeping up with the market?

Prof Gide

Tuesday 03 Feb 2026 | Lecture theatres 1 & 2 - Life and Mind Building
Even with stringent and rapid reductions in emission of greenhouse gases it is clear, and has been since the Paris agreement in 2015, that we will need to remove hundreds of billions of tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere to keep warming below 2oC.  More than 200 companies are now pursuing this CO2 removal (CDR -Carbon Dioxide Removal), using a wide [...]

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27 Jan

HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 2: Solar powered mobility at zero costs and zero emissions

Prof Dr Moritz Loock, Senior Lecturer, Energy and Sustainability Managment

Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 | Slides available
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Research on new business models leveraging the convergence of the energy and automotive industry Summary: The seminar highlights the role of business model research for solar powered mobility. While much of the current focus is on two iconic business models, home charging with privately owned solar PV and public charging on the road, the [...]

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27 Jan

COP30 Debrief – Insights and reflections from the University of Oxford delegation

Dr Erika Berenguer, ECI

Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 | Oxford Martin School
ECI’s Dr Erika Berenguer, who served as the University’s Head of Delegation at COP30, will be chairing a panel discussion reflecting on outcomes from the summit. Delegates from across the University will share insights and what COP30 means for future global climate action. The event is co-hosted by the Oxford Climate Research Network and the Oxford Martin School.

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24 Jan

Talking Climate, Taking Action: Better Communication for Effective Climate Action

Jan Rosenow, Energy Programme Leader and Professor of Energy and Climate Policy, James Painter, Senior Teaching Associate

Saturday 24 Jan 2026 | Environmental Change Institute
This is the Oxfordshire 2026 climate and communications conference and networking event. This is free and open to everyone and all groups interested to discuss how we can all communicate messages around climate change as effectively as possible and tackle denial and misinformation. The event will bring together climate-focused groups from across the county, along with councils, University bodies, engaged [...]

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20 Jan

HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 1: Philanthropy, policy and the power sector:

Rebecca Collyer, Executive Director of ReNew2030

Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 | School of Geography & the Environment | Slides available
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Shaping the global energy transition Summary: This seminar traces the team shaping the architecture of international energy policy, charting the evolution from the Powering Past Coal Alliance through the IEA Net Zero Emissions scenario towards the tripling global renewables goal. It examines how philanthropy, distinct from governmental action, has catalysed shifts in the power [...]

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02 Dec

Energy Seminar – Week 8: Panel Discussion – Chemistry at Oxford and the energy transition: Research contributions past and present, and future plans

Prof James Durrant, Department of Chemistry, Prof Robert Hoye, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Dr Daniel Congrave, Department of Chemistry

Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 | Diversity Room
Summary: Materials Chemistry Challenges for Next-Generation Photovoltaics – Prof Robert L Z Hoye Photovoltaics are one of the key renewable energy technologies. Not only important for decarbonising energy generation in the utility sector, they can enable a wide range of applications requiring autonomous, mobile energy supplies. This talk covers the role of materials chemistry within this interdisciplinary challenge. First, Prof Hoye [...]

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25 Nov

Energy Seminar – Week 7: Raising the standard: Can international standards help save energy and carbon?

Dr Ian Byrne, IBECCS

Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 | Desert Room | Slides available
Summary: Industrial or electrotechnical standards have existed for over a century.  Initially focused on physical elements, such as screw threads or plugs, they have shifted towards management systems, such as ISO 9001.  More recently environmental or energy management standards have been developed, in areas such as life cycle assessment and carbon footprinting.  Currently ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) has standards [...]

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21 Nov

Climate Breakdown and Political Division: Navigating Polarisation with George Monbiot

George Monbiot

Friday 21 Nov 2025 | Oriel College
Oriel Environment Group Michaelmas 2025 in conversation with George Monbiot Join Professor Jan Rosenow (Jackson Senior Research Fellow, Oriel College) for a discussion with acclaimed investigative journalist and environmental campaigner George Monbiot. George Monbiot is a fierce and uncompromising voice in the climate debate. He will delve into the systemic failures and dangerous narratives that are undermining urgent environmental action. Don’t miss [...]

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