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UK government consultation | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

COP28 marks the first time that nations will formally assess the progress of the Paris Agreement and the UAE presidency has outlined four key areas for action:

UK Parliament inquiry | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee, House of Commons

Dr Steve Smith, Executive Director of Oxford Net Zero and CO2RE led by the Smith School, provides expert comment in response to a report into the future of fossil fuels, published ahead of next week’s climate talks.

Professor Christian Brand, Professor in Transport, Energy and Climate Change at the Transport Studies Unit and Environmental Change Institute is one of the members awarded the title of professor in recognition of his outstanding contributions to his field of research, teaching and academic servic...

The government is proposing to introduce a CfD Sustainable Industry Reward (CfD SIR) from CfD Allocation Round 7 onwards.

SCG Chemicals Public Company Limited (SCGC), part of the Siam Cement Group (SCG) and one of the largest integrated chemical companies in Asia, has agreed a major new award scheme to develop novel ideas and nascent research from Oxford’s laboratories into environmental sustainability solutions...

Energy efficiency is crucial to cutting fuel costs and decoupling growth from emissions – but managing energy demand is equally important. A new report shows that actions as simple as using energy at the right time could save 40m tonnes of CO2 across the UK and Europe.

In the second National Infrastructure Assessment, the Commission recommends that government should not support the rollout of hydrogen heating. Recognising that there is a spectrum of views on the topic, this annex provides an explanation of the assessment underpinning the Commission’s recommen...