Three weeks ago, with the ZERO Institute, we hosted Oxford Energy Day which focused on energy resilience. We have created a 3-minute film which summarises key themes at the conference. @socsci.ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpKQ...

Great to see this piece in Nature Climate Change co-authored by our Co-Investigator Prof Nathalie Seddon. The authors argue that security analysts & govt economists need to reconcile the way they present climate & nature risks. Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In a recent interview at @thesun.co.uk @amanimaalouf.bsky.social elaborated on the dangers of unregulated, illegal waste sites as well as exploring the potential of engineered landfills when coupled with measures that allow for electricity production, or methane capture.

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The brief was a collaboration b/w a team of writers at @smithschool.ox.ac.uk Aurora Energy Research. Our Exec Director Steve Smith & @cameronhepburn.bsky.social, one of our Co-Investigators, were part of the authoring team. Read the brief here: www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/sites/defaul...

Out this week: a new policy briefing on why changes to seabed leasing by The Crown Estate could significantly raise financing costs for offshore wind projects, with the potential for further impacts on UK energy costs & the speed of the energy transition. www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/news/seabed-...

Policy brief examines how changes to seabed leasing by The Crown Estate affect offshore wind financing costs & may impact project delivery, bills & the UK energy transition.
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Last chance to apply for a discounted place on the Nature-based Solutions to Global Challenges Foundation Course! 🌎🎓

Twice a year we host a remarkable group of professionals who are dedicated to tackling societal challenges

🔗To apply: www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/nature-based...

A new article by Gallup and NZT asks whether ambitious, credible climate action could itself strengthen public confidence and create greater political space for further action, a potential “public ambition loop.”

Read their article here:
www.sustainableviews.com/does-climate...

Here is your chance to help shape the next edition of The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal 🌍

Your input will help us understand what is most useful to the #CDR community and where we should focus our efforts for the next edition.

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For @samfankhauser.bsky.social the 2026 heatwaves represent an opportunity to accelerate adaptation: investment made now can reduce both future damage and the cost of retrofitting infrastructure later.
Read the @politicshome.bsky.social article: www.politicshome.com/news/article...

For decades, mangrove forests were considered one of the fastest-disappearing ecosystems.

But a new study offers one of the most encouraging conservation stories yet: global mangrove losses have slowed while gains have increased.

Here’s a glimmer of hope: https://ow.ly/iqo550ZMzmh

Are you a senior sustainability leader at a Fortune 2000 company? Join ONZ & Unravel Carbon at Climate Week NYC for "The Capacity Dividend: How AI could reshape the corporate sustainability function". 23 Sept, 9:30–11:30am, Midtown Manhattan. Request a spot: luma.com/apldq2t7 @smithschool.ox.ac.uk

Huge congratulations, Kaya! @smithschool.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @socsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social @netzerotracker.bsky.social

🎉 Exciting news! We're thrilled to announce that Kaya Axelsson has become Oxford Net Zero's Director of Impact! Kaya has been with ONZ from the start & was our very first Fellow. In her new role, she'll focus on increasing the impact of our research & engagement. netzeroclimate.org/kaya-axelsso...

Need a refresher on Geologically Balanced Fuels & why they're important? Our previous briefing has you covered: netzeroclimate.org/publications...

📣 ✈️ Out today: our new policy briefing on how to certify Geologically Balanced Fuels so they result in credible emissions reductions ➡️ netzeroclimate.org/publications... @swp-berlin.org @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social @oxfordphysics.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

Prof Allen was one of the lead authors of a recent open letter to the Sec of State at the Dept for Energy Security & Net Zero arguing for this carbon storage condition. Read more: netzeroclimate.org/open-letter-... @ecioxford.bsky.social @smithschool.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social

This week Prof Myles Allen was on the BBC's Today Programme to talk about why approval for the Rosebank & Jackdaw fields should be on the condition that licencees are required to store a rising % of their CO2 emissions. Listen on BBC Sounds (from about 53:45): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...