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Sep
12th Oxford Energy Day
Conference | Tuesday 17 Sep 2024 | Martin Wood Lecture Theatre
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04
Jul
Next CREDS webinar – From crises to net-zero
Nick Eyre, Jillian Anable
Tuesday 04 Jul 2023
Learn how the twin crises of the pandemic and the huge increases in the cost of living have impacted on energy demand, and what the follow-on implications might be for the pursuit of net-zero.
This free-of-charge online webinar is designed for researchers, policy-makers and others who are interested in the local, regional and national implications of net-zero. There will be short [...]
01
Jul
Net Zero Week 2023
Saturday 01 Jul 2023
What is net zero?
Net zero is the world’s answer to stopping climate change. On the 27th June 2019, the UK became the first major economy in the world to pass laws to end our contribution to climate change. The legislation committed the nations of the UK to reduce all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Net zero means [...]
23
Jun
Is Net Zero Development Possible? – 6th Adrian Fernando Memorial Lecture
Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Friday 23 Jun 2023 | St Anne's College
The dangers of climate change are now well communicated and widely understood. However, the willingness to take tough policy decisions is lacking, especially where there are concerns around how they could impact economic growth.
In this year’s Fernando lecture, one of India’s leading economists and former civil servants, Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia will discuss the key policies that are required to [...]
23
Jun
SCOLMA – Conference – Call for papers – Africa and the Environment Archives and Data in the Climate Emergency
Conference | Friday 23 Jun 2023 | School of African Studies
A one-day conference at SOAS, London and online
CALL FOR PAPERS
SCOLMA conference 2023 Call for Papers final.pdf
Africa’s natural environment is rich and diverse, ranging from its wildlife and plants to its land and resources. It is also one of the continents most severely affected by climate change, with increasingly erratic weather events adversely impacting biodiversity, agriculture and those living there.
This conference [...]
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19
Jun
Are we making progress on climate change?
Professor David Victor
Monday 19 Jun 2023 | Ashmolean Museum
ECI Energy programme researchers are organising an international symposium on technology and global change bringing 30 leading research scholars to Oxford for a day and a half of talks and discussions on 19-20 June.
The symposium is also linked to a forthcoming special issue of Environmental Research Letters.
Connected to the symposium, IPCC Lead Author, Prof David Victor from UC San Diego, [...]
16
Jun
Maurice Lubbock Memorial Lecture 2023: The pathway to delivering fusion power
Professor Sir Ian Chapman
Friday 16 Jun 2023 | Oxford Museum of Natural History
Engineering at the Extremes
Engineers have always pushed the boundaries of the possible, and this year’s event will showcase Engineering at the Extremes. Our 2023 Lubbock lecturer is Sir Ian Chapman, CEO of the UK Atomic Energy Authority and world expert on the extreme engineering involved in making fusion power a reality, where the fusion material is as hot as the [...]
09
Jun
Solar Power, Farming, and Nature: Maximising the benefits
Dr. Jonathan Scurlock of the National Farmers Union; Chris Hewett, CEO, Solar Energy UK; and Dr. Alona Armstrong from the University of Lancaster
Friday 09 Jun 2023 | Westmill Solar / Wind Park
Westmill solar farm to host a conference on ‘Solar Power, Farming, and Nature: Maximising the benefits’
The Westmill Sustainable Energy Trust (WeSET) is running a unique conference at the community-owned Westmill Solar Farm. The event is free – Westmill Farm is at Watchfield between Swindon and Oxford.
Chris Church of WeSET said: “Solar power is an increasingly important and essential part of [...]
23
May
Energy Seminar – Week 5: Regen’s ‘Go West!’ a study exploring the benefits of a more east-west balanced offshore wind fleet
Jack Adkins - speaking in person and online
Seminar | Week 5 | Tuesday 23 May 2023 | Atmosphere Room - ECI OUCE | Slides available
A clear delivery plan is essential for the UK to meet its sector deal target of installing 50GW of offshore wind by 2030, with some industry projections of up to 110 GW by 2050. With almost three-quarters of the UK’s current offshore wind capacity on the east coast of Great Britain, Regen’s ‘Go West!’ study explores and identifies the benefits [...]
Seminar | Week 5
23
May
CREDS in celebration
CREDS
Tuesday 23 May 2023 | De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Over the past five years, CREDS research has demonstrated that flexible energy demand, decarbonised energy sources and reductions in energy use are all essential for the transition to a zero-carbon society.
Join us at our achievement event where we will share these research findings and showcase four impact success stories.
16
May
Energy Seminar – Week 4: The Power of Flexibility
Tom Luff, Senior Advisor, Energy Systems Catapult
Tuesday 16 May 2023 | Atmosphere Room - ECI OUCE | Slides available
Summary: The UK has made great progress in ramping up renewable electricity generation over the past decade. Driven by strong policy tools – such as the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme – we are now a global leader in offshore wind build and have rapidly scaled up the deployment of other technologies such as solar.
However, to meet our goals of [...]