UKERC’s commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is active and ongoing. Historically, energy research has been a homogenous discipline. They want to widen participation and bring new, diverse voices into the conversation, attracting talent from a wealth of backgrounds to ensure the...
As part of Net Zero week – 17th to 23rd July 2021 – join this virtual exploration of smart local energy systems and their potential in the race to net zero
Professor Charlotte Williams, Lead Researcher on the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Plastics, is among six University of Oxford Academics to have joined the Royal Society as Fellows. The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world’s most eminent scientists, living and worki...
ONE Annual Event Keynote Lecture by Prof. Yadvinder Malhi Review by Milan Sokolovski, Graduate Student, University of Oxford
Review by Ráchel Szebenyi, Graduate Student, University of Oxford
In April 1989, the UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, convened a full cabinet meeting on climate change addressed by leading scientists. The presentation on mitigation of carbon dioxide emissions was made by the Head of the Energy Technology Support Unit (ETSU), Ken Currie. It identified the k...
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One of the challenges facing Ofgem as regulator, in planning for integration of renewable energy sources into our energy supply, is determining how much network investment to allow, given the uncertainty around the pace and direction of energy transition. You can read the full article here.
If the ‘climate emergency’ is to be taken seriously, there is a pressing urgency to make progress. But the fact remains that progress also needs to be measured and demonstrated – and there are many important lessons to learn. Doing such evaluation takes time, of course, so there is a tensio...