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Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been overlooked in climate policymaking according to Dr Sam Hampton, ECI researcher.

Smith School researcher Tonny Kukeera attended the African Climate Summit in Nairobi on 4th to 6th September and explores how it is creating a new path to sustainable development.

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is offering funding of up to £300,000 (full economic cost) to support research that exploits existing data resources for social and economic research. Applicants have considerable flexibility to focus on any subject area or topic that falls within ...

UKRI is offering funding to support five co-created centres that accelerate the translation and commercialisation of market-informed solutions to drive the green economy. Projects must demonstrate meaningful engagement, collaboration and integration with key partners such as businesses, investors...

The expanding use of large AI models demands huge numbers of powerful servers, which could end up consuming as much energy as whole countries.

Overton is a digital platform which helps researchers discover and understand policy, specifically how evidence is used to influence and shape the world, and are also working to create pathways to streamline the dissemination of academic knowledge into policy. With this new funding programme, Ove...

The Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Cooling is applying interdisciplinary research methods to help steer the world towards sustainable cooling for all, and to establish cooling as a global priority for governments and organisations.

The Faraday Institution has invested a further £19M into research focused on batteries, to deliver impact for the UK in electrodes, manufacturing, cathode research and sodium ion batteries.

Halving energy bills would ensure households don’t suffer this winter, according to research by the Environmental Change Institute. Even with Ofgem’s recent price cap drop it’s estimated that bills will still likely be more expensive than last winter.

The Ayrton Challenge is a multi-partner R&D programme aimed at developing skills, technology accelerators, and venture/market building activities – all focused on the expansion of energy access in emerging economies.