28
Sep
11th Oxford energy Day
Conference | Thursday 28 Sep 2023 | Oxford Martin School, Lecture Theatre
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06
Dec
The Role of Climate Education in Achieving Net Zero: A Cross-Sector Perspective
Tuesday 06 Dec 2022
With speakers including Jonathan Dewsbury, Senior Responsible Owner for Sustainability and Climate Change, Department for Education and Dr Lynda Dunlop, Senior Lecturer in Science Education, University of York Science Education Group.
We are delighted to welcome an expert panel to discuss the importance of climate education in tackling the climate crisis and supporting the UK’s Net Zero strategy. Join us for [...]
01
Dec
UK Climate Change Ambition: Meeting the UK’s Climate Mitigation & Adaptation Commitments
Thursday 01 Dec 2022 | Online
Key speakers:
Cllr Donna Stimson, Cabinet Member for Climate Action and Sustainability, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Cllr Jennifer Wilson-Marklew, Cabinet Member for Climate Action and Sustainability, Milton Keynes Council
Prof John Barry, Professor of Green Political Economy & Director of the Centre for Sustainability, Equality and Climate Action at Queens University Belfast, & Co-Chair of Belfast Climate Commission
James Hand, Co-Founder of [...]
30
Nov
ECR Net Zero Conference
Wednesday 30 Nov 2022 | Etihad Stadium
A two-day conference bringing together Early Career Researchers from across the Net Zero community.
This two-day conference, hosted by C-DICE, CO2RE, CREDS, ERA, EnergyREV, IDRIC, TFI Network+, UKCCSRC and UKERC, will bring together early career researchers (ECRs) from across the net zero community. It will include a mix of keynote speakers, parallel sessions (skills based and topic based) and a networking [...]
29
Nov
Drop-in fuels from sunlight and air
Professor Aldo Steinfeld, Chair of Renewable Energy Carriers, ETH Zurich
Tuesday 29 Nov 2022 | Oxford Martin School
Developing solar technologies for producing carbon-neutral transportation fuels has become a global energy challenge, especially for the long-haul aviation sector. A promising solution are drop-in fuels produced from H2O and CO2 − synthetic alternatives for petroleum-derived liquid hydrocarbons such as kerosene, gasoline or diesel, which are compatible with the worldwide existing infrastructures for fuel distribution, storage, and end-use. Professor Aldo [...]
23
Nov
Speculative hydrogen futures and ambitions for green recovery in the eastern Adriatic
Marc Brightman, University of Bologna, Italy
Wednesday 23 Nov 2022 | School of Anthropology
The industrial landscape of the port of Ravenna, emblematic of Italy’s postwar industrial recovery, is now the scene for new fantasies of energy-driven economic recovery. Two hydrogen projects lobbied the government for a share of Italy’s allocation from the EU pandemic recovery fund: ENI, the Italian oil major, proposed an ambitious programme of blue hydrogen production, using methane from existing [...]
22
Nov
Energy Seminar – week 7: Inescapable Obligations: an examination of the government’s energy security announcements
Tim Stone - speaking in person
Seminar | Week 7 | Tuesday 22 Nov 2022 | ECI - Atmosphere Room | Slides available
Summary: This presentation, on the government’s energy security announcements, will examine them in the context of events since 2004, looking at the overall energy system, including nuclear energy policy.It will be a non-partisan examination of the developments from the perspectives of both inside and outside Whitehall.
Speaker: Tim Stone is the Chairman of the Nuclear Industry Association and also the Chairman [...]
Seminar | Week 7
22
Nov
Why SLES?: The Value Case for Smart Local Energy Systems
Tuesday 22 Nov 2022 | Online
‘Why SLES?’, a question that comes up time and time again from energy decision-makers, so we’re putting it directly to some of those responsible for delivering Smart Local Energy System (SLES) projects.
At this workshop, participants, each involved in one of six different PfER (Prospering from the Energy Revolution) funded demonstrator and detailed design projects, will pitch the value case for [...]
17
Nov
Smith School (Oxford) COP27 Round Up
Camberon Hepburn et al
Thursday 17 Nov 2022 | Online
Our expert panel will share their highlights of COP27 and take stock of progress. They will address the most significant developments as well as identifying areas which missed out and what this means going forward. The panel will also discuss the broader future of the COP process and its place in the fight for net zero.
Speakers:
Professor Cameron Hepburn
Dr Steve Smith
Dr [...]
15
Nov
Energy Seminar – week 6: Retrofit at scale – solving the system challenge
Helene Gosden - speaking in person
Seminar | Week 6 | Tuesday 15 Nov 2022 | ECI - Atmosphere Room | Slides available
Summary: Retrofit of our existing building stock is an urgent climate action needed to greatly reduce operational carbon emissions and conserve embodied carbon, by extending the life of existing buildings. It’s also an important part of climate adaptation. The urgency means that one building at a time will not be enough – we need to consider how we retrofit at [...]
Seminar | Week 6
10
Nov
How do we fix the energy crisis and the climate crisis? – a public talk by Greg Jackson, CEO Octopus Energy
Thursday 10 Nov 2022 | Wesley Memorial Hall
Greg Jackson will be joined by Tessa Kahn, a widely-respected international climate change and human rights lawyer and Director of Uplift UK, a new campaigning group working on fossil fuels and energy issues; and Zoe Sprigings, the new director of the Oxfordshire Community Foundation that provides valuable support to many local initiatives across the county.
The meeting will be followed at a [...]