Civic freedoms and human rights are under attack in many parts of the world. At the same time, commitment to climate action feels frail, democracy seems weak, and the multilateral system is being dismantled.
On Earth Day 2025, Oxford launched its Climate and the Environment campaign. From now through to COP30, the campaign will showcase cutting-edge work through explainers, news stories, global events, social media, video, insights, expert profiles, policy briefings and more.
The largest battery-electric vessel ever built has been launched in Australia by Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat.
Britain’s booming green energy generation has a costly side-effect: the national electricity system operator has had to compensate wind turbine operators that could have produced more clean electricity than the grid could take.
Felippa Amanta, DPhil student, along with Dr Emilie Vrain and Dr Marina Topouzi, both researchers at the Environmental Change Institute (ECI), recently explored this question at the SCORAI (Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative) European Union Conference in Lund, Sweden. The even...
A global poll of business executives in 15 countries shows overwhelming support for a rapid transition away from fossil fuels to renewable electricity.
National Grid Electricity System Operator (NESO) has published its 2025 Summer Outlook, anticipating record-low electricity demand on Great Britain’s transmission network—potentially falling below 13.4GW.
The UK government is about to host a summit with the International Energy Agency (IEA) on the future of energy security. It does so as the world grapples with war, geopolitical realignments and trade barriers, against a backdrop of accelerating climate upheavals. One of the expected outcomes of ...
Earth Day continues to be a platform for environmental education, advocacy and action throughout the year.