Launched on 11th November, the UN Climate Change Conference for 2024 (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, brings together around 200 countries to develop renewed plans for addressing climate change. With global progress currently ‘falling miles short’ of that needed to avoid catastrophic climate chan...
A new report by Dr Gireesh Shimali and Christian Wilson from the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group concludes that despite a threat from high interest rates, the global transition to renewable energy is well underway.
The Environmental Change Institute is seeking a senior interdisciplinary researcher to lead the energy programme within the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford; with a cross-appointment as senior research fellow in Oriel College.
If you’ve ever seen yourself through a thermal imaging camera, you’ll know that your body produces lots of heat. This is in fact a waste product of our metabolism. Every square foot of the human body gives off heat equivalent to about 19 matches per hour.
Maintaining offshore wind turbines could be greatly improved by UNITE, a project developing AI and control systems that allow underwater robots to operate autonomously in turbulent seas.
At the IATA World Sustainability Summit in September, Prof Myles Allen announced Oxford Net Zero’s new research collaboration with IATA (the International Air Transport Association) and VietJet Airlines. VietJet will fund research into the feasibility and potential impact of geologically ba...
Fossil fuels are the lifeblood of our food system. This brand new podcast, Fuel to Fork, exposes their role in the food we eat– revealing how food accounts for 15% of global fossil fuel use. The series explores the history of how we got here and uncovers potential solutions, featuring insights ...
The UK needs to make huge cuts to its greenhouse gas emissions this decade to help the world avoid the worst impacts of rising temperatures, the government’s climate watchdog has said.
On 7th November, Energy Efficiency 2024, the latest edition of the IEA’s annual analysis on energy efficiency, will explore recent global trends in energy intensity, demand, investment, policy and technology.