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03 Feb

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

Prof Gideon Henderson, Professor of Earth Sciences and former Defra Chief Scientific Advisor

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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18 Nov

Energy Seminar – MT25 Week 6: Exploring Digitalisation’s Footprint

Yee Van Fan, University of Oxford

Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 | Diversity Room | Slides available
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Summary:  Digitalisation is often described as an enabler of sustainability transitions, though concerns about rebound effects remain. To truly support these transitions, however, it must not only foster sustainability elsewhere but also embody it within its own development. This talk explores the future footprint of digital infrastructures, focusing on data centres at the [...]

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14 Nov

COP30 Unlocking the local benefits of renewable energy

Professor Mette Morsing, Director, Oxford University Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment; Interim Dean, Said Business School

Friday 14 Nov 2025
In person at COP30 and online – Brazil, GMT – 3 hrs Renewable energy has many benefits – but these are not always appropriately distributed. Some jurisdictions are shifting from voluntary to mandated efforts to ensure renewables developers share benefits equitably with local communities. But how much is ‘enough’? And who pays? This event explores new research from the University of [...]

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