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17 Mar

What role for science in achieving Net Zero?’

Professor Paul Monk, Chief Scientific Adviser, BEIS

Thursday 17 Mar 2022 | Oxford Martin School
What are the scientific challenges to achieving Net Zero? This talk is in-person and online. Professor Paul Monks, Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, will discuss the role of science in helping the UK (and other nations) achieve their net zero goals. This talk is co-convened by the Oxford Martin School and the Agile [...]

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08 Mar

Digitalisation of daily life and impacts on carbon emissions

Charlie Wilson

Tuesday 08 Mar 2022 | Oxford Martin School | Slides available
Summary:  Digital technologies and applications are shaping the way we shop, eat, travel, and manage our domestic environment. The digitalisation of daily life can have both beneficial and adverse impacts on climate. In this talk I consider how – for better or for worse – the digitalisation of our daily lives is inextricably linked to our efforts tackling climate change. Digitalisation [...]

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22 Feb

Availability of sustainable biomass in Europe: framework conditions and projections from 2030- 2050

Calliope Panoutsou

Tuesday 22 Feb 2022 | Slides available
Summary:  Sustainable biomass supply has been highly debated, both at the scientific and at the political levels, for almost two decades with controversial arguments. Some stakeholders strongly support the development of biomass value chains to deliver renewable raw materials, boost economic growth and rural development and increase farm income. Others however express overwhelming concerns about the risks that unsustainable practices [...]

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16 Feb

Event: Octopus Energy: Vision, Technologies, and Culture

Wednesday 16 Feb 2022 | Diversity Room
The Oxford Energy Society is pleased to introduce James Doyle, Head of Operations at Octopus Energy for this week’s talk. James will discuss Octopus Energy’s proposition and how they’re seeking to transform the energy system on a global scale. He’ll talk about the use of technology to drive decarbonisation, and equally how their people focused culture is critical to success. James [...]

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09 Feb

Excess? Is it reasonable to put a limit on how much energy we use?

Jillian Anable

Wednesday 09 Feb 2022 | Online
CREDS recently undertook a project to investigate households with the highest energy consumption for transport (e.g. cars, aviation) and for domestic use (e.g. heating, cooking, washing). Energy efficiency and demand reduction measures across the economy could contribute around half of the cut in carbon required by 2050. The research project sought to understand how to best define high energy use, what [...]

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08 Feb

After the market meltdown, how to build a more resilient energy market

Gillian Cooper

Tuesday 08 Feb 2022 | Online | Slides available
Summary: Citizens Advice’s Market Meltdown report outlines how the regulator failed to take meaningful action against unfit and unsustainable energy suppliers, with the subsequent failures due to costs households over £2.6 billion as well as the billions of taxpayer funding set aside for Bulb. Household finances are also set to be under increasing strain from huge rises in energy bills [...]

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18 Jan

Heat: The major technical challenges we face in delivering decarbonised heat in the UK

Andrew Smallbone

Tuesday 18 Jan 2022 | Online | Slides available
Overview:  Andrew Smallbone will present a summary of the major technical challenges we face in delivering decarbonised heat in the UK. Using a series of case studies, he will then describe the opportunities for future net-zero compatible energy systems which can support scaled-up hydrogen and electrified heating technology. Speaker:  Andrew Smallbone is the Director of the EPSRC Network+ on the Decarbonisation [...]

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30 Nov

Introducing Energy Superhub Oxford: a world leading urban decarbonisation project

Tim Rose

Tuesday 30 Nov 2021 | Oxford Martin School | Slides available
Talk overview: Energy Superhub Oxford is a £41 million project helping to create the low carbon infrastructure Oxford needs to achieve net zero. This pioneering project is showcasing hybrid battery storage, ultra-rapid electric vehicle charging, low carbon heating and smart energy management technologies to cut carbon and improve air quality. Visit the Energy SuperHub Oxford website here.   Speaker: Tim Rose – Programme [...]

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