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16 Jun

The Blair black hole in global climate policy: international trade of zero-carbon goods

Professor Ross Garnaut

Monday 16 Jun 2025 | Oxford Martin School
The Tony Blair Institute of Global Change recently published an article asserting that reducing emissions was difficult and would fail unless we expanded use of technologies that are expensive and a challenge to living standards. This is reminiscent of nineteenth century economist William Stanley Jevons’ in “The Coal Question”, warning of the limits that finite coal resources placed on British [...]

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12 Jun

Weather forecasting for the energy sector, and the emergence of AI

Dr Isla Finney, Lake Street Consulting

Thursday 12 Jun 2025 | Dobson Room, AOPP Building
As an operational weather forecaster, an understanding of how numerical weather prediction models are structured and initialised enables better interpretation of their output and estimation of uncertainties in the forecast.  Renewable energy (which in the UK means mainly wind and solar generation) is increasingly providing our electricity.  As the installed renewable capacity increases, reliable estimates of uncertainty become increasingly important [...]

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10 Jun

Energy Seminar – TT25 Week 7: Battery Energy Storage Systems… There’s an App for that!

Peter Bance

Tuesday 10 Jun 2025 | School of Geography & the Environment | Slides available
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Data-driven solutions are essential for green energy infrastructure  Summary: In a world powered by renewables, battery energy storage systems (BESS) are emerging as the ‘must-have’ asset class that will hold things together – bridging the physics of grids and the economics of markets.  And with the associated operational & financial complexities of batteries comes [...]

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06 Jun

REECON-UK: Rare Earth Element Forum

various speakers

Friday 06 Jun 2025 | Oxford Martin School
REECON-UK, a one-day multidisciplinary Rare Earth Element forum hosted by the Oxford Martin School Programme on Rethinking Natural Resources and Oxford EARTH. Rare earth elements (REE) are increasingly critical to a wide variety of technologies required for the energy transition. Recent geopolitical events have refocussed attention on this important class of critical raw materials. To address issues related to REE, we [...]

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03 Jun

Energy Seminar – TT25 Week 6: Public attitudes towards energy infrastructure and technologies: Why it matters what people think and feel about the energy transition

Christina Demski, CAST ISCC

Tuesday 03 Jun 2025 | School of Geography & the Environment | Slides available
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Summary: The way we produce and use energy is changing – from large-scale infrastructure and system changes (e.g. renewables, hydrogen) to new technologies in our homes (e.g. heat pumps, energy storage). A successful green energy transition therefore requires support from the public – developers need a social license to operate, and householders need [...]

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02 Jun

Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit – June 2025

various

Monday 02 Jun 2025
Advancing the conversation around climate change and human rights. Climate change is a human rights crisis. In June 2025 the University of Oxford is hosting a global summit on climate change and human rights in partnership with UN Human Rights, the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance, the International Universities Climate Alliance and co-host universities across the world. Registration is now open [...]

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27 May

Energy Seminar – TT25 Week 5: Exploring Energy Reduction in Historic Housing – A Case Study of National Trust Conservation Area Cottages

Holly Bailey-Burnley

Tuesday 27 May 2025 | School of Geography & the Environment | Slides available
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Summary: This seminar presents a summary of MSc Energy Systems thesis research examining approaches to reducing energy impact in National Trust Conservation Area holiday cottages. The study investigates spatial clustering methods to identify similar properties and explores the potential for Air-Source Heat Pump implementation in historic buildings. Using EnergyPlus modelling on a case [...]

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20 May

Annual ONE Lecture – Power to the people: civic freedoms, climate justice and the century of the citizen

Danny Sriskandarajah, New Economics Foundation

Tuesday 20 May 2025 | Mathematical Institute
Civic freedoms and human rights are under attack in many parts of the world. At the same time, commitment to climate action feels frail, democracy seems weak, and the multilateral system is being dismantled. Drawing on his new book, Power to the People, Dr Sriskandarajah will argue why protecting and nurturing citizen action is key to sustaining climate action and protecting [...]

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20 May

ZERO Institute’s ECR Network DPhil Writing Retreat

Eleanor Pritchard, writing skills Robert Holtom, presentation skills

Tuesday 20 May 2025 | Holywell House
Embarking on a DPhil is far from a linear path – especially when it comes to writing. To support early-stage researchers through one of the most challenging parts of the journey, the ZERO Institute’s ECR Network is hosting a 4-day DPhil Writing Retreat. Held in Osney Mead. This retreat combines focused writing time with expert-led workshops on academic writing and [...]

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