Oxford Net Zero

The Global Youth Climate Training programme is a collaboration between Oxford Net Zero, the @smithschool.ox.ac.uk & the Global Youth Coalition. Learn more here: netzeroclimate.org/global-youth...

Their portrait, created by photographer, artist & director Francis Augusto, is 1 of 19 that will enter the Weston Library's permanent collection. Read more about the project on his website, where you can also listen to his conversation with Alexis & Clarissa: www.francisaugusto.co.uk/whatsettlesi...

Bodleian Libraries unveils Oxford University researcher portraits Nineteen portraits are added to the Weston Library's permanent collection at Bodleian Libraries.

🎉 We're incredibly proud that that Alexis McGivern, our Head of Stakeholder Engagement, & Clarissa Salmon, our Stakeholder Engagement Officer, are featured in the new @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Catalysts portrait series for their work on the Global Youth Climate Training. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Oxford Net Zero is working with AXA XL to understand private-sector perspectives on decarbonisation in Mexico, India & Kenya. Dr Jessica Omukuti & Dr Javier Lezaun, who lead the project, recently shared early insights from the research with AXA XL's Flynn Lebus: axaxl.com/fast-fast-fo...

Last week Prof Nathalie Seddon, one of ONZ's Co-Investigators, spoke in Parliament at the @nebriefing.bsky.social on the climate & nature crises. Read her reflections here: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-12...

YouTube video by University of Oxford Climate Conversations: Tallulah and Steve

@ox.ac.uk has been pairing up undergrads on various courses & academics looking at climate change for a series of "Climate Conversations". Our Exec Director Dr Steve Smith recently talked to Tallulah Lascelles, a Philosophy & Theology student: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-wB... @smithschool.ox.ac.uk

Deploy social tariff for electricity to help struggling households, urges Oxford policy brief A new policy brief from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford argues that UK electricity bills should be fairer, not just lower. It will urge the Government to implement a social electricity tariff to help low-income households struggling with their bills while the UK’s grid and energy systems are upgraded. A social tariff would make electricity more affordable for vulnerable households, either via a lower unit rate, or a discount on the total bill.

Households in some UK regions already pay 15% more for same electricity use & payment method can add another 22% difference. @samfankhauser.bsky.social  @anupamasen.bsky.social

Aerial view of a lush green riverbank in with small wooden houses and boats, leading to a distant city skyline of Belém under a clear blue sky.

COP30 kept multilateralism alive yet fell short on forests and fossil fuels. Professor's Thomas Hale and Nathalie Seddon urge clearer pathways for action and stronger support for those protecting the Amazon.

Read more: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/reflections-on-cop30-in-bel%C3%A9m

SBTi Releases Second Draft of Corporate Net Zero Standard: Key Updates for Professional Services - Net Zero Climate The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) has released the second draft of its updated Corporate Net-Zero Standard, marking the first major revision in more than four years and introducing significa...

@sciencebasedtargets.org has released its draft Corporate Net Zero standard, & you can have your say until 12 Dec! Need advice? We're hosting 2 open calls. 1 Dec: 09:30–10:30 MT/11:30–12:30 ET/16:30–17:30 GMT. 10 Dec: 09:30–10:30 MT/11:30–12:30 ET/16:30–17:30 GMT. netzeroclimate.org/serviced-emi...

Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster

“We are facing a national emergency not only because the climate is changing, but because the living systems that protect the climate are breaking down.”

Nathalie Seddon @naturebasedsols.bsky.social at National Emergency Briefing yesterday 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Great to see the views of Oxford Net Zero members @thomasnhale.bsky.social, Nathalie Seddon & Aline Soterroni on phasing out fossil fuels & the centrality of protection for forests & biodiversity in this @ox.ac.uk piece. @blavatnikschool.bsky.social @naturebasedsols.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk

Hope amidst disappointment 🌎 Dr Aline Soterroni shares key takeaways from #COP30, where she has been sharing her research showing that "there is no net zero climate solution in Brazil without nature-based solutions..."

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As Ukrainians think about how to rebuild, integrate w/Europe & address the climate crisis, this briefing sets out the ways in which the government can ensure the country's emerging carbon market is net-zero aligned. Read more here: netzeroclimate.org/publications...

Launched today at COP30 in the Ukraine Pavilion: "Enabling and Ensuring a Net-Zero Aligned Carbon Market for Ukraine", by Kaya Axelsson, Ievgeniia Kopytsia, Injy Johnstone, Sindi Kuci & Bhavya Gupta.

From Trade-offs to Synergies: Aligning Climate and Biodiversity Policies What would it take to unite climate and biodiversity agendas? Speakers from science and policy stress that neither can succeed alone, urging collaboration, better data, and funding to bridge divides a...

“There is no net zero in Brazil without nature” -Dr Aline Soterroni at our #COP30 side event yesterday in Belém

A collaboration for biodiversity-climate synergies with @greenpeace.org @wwfbrasil.bsky.social @sosmataatlantica.bsky.social

Read the summary by @iisd.org ⬇️
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WaterBear: Nathalie Seddon Live from COP30 in the heart of the Amazon, Professor Nathalie Seddon of Oxford University shares what the trees would say if they could speak: slow down, listen, and honor the...

In the heart of the Amazon at COP30, Nathalie Seddon answers the question: 'If trees could talk, what would they say?'

Watch the full interview on WaterBear! For every minute spent watching the new series, a tree will be planted and protected 🌳
www.waterbear.com/title/watch-...

NEW – COP30: Carbon Brief’s second ‘ask us anything’ webinar | @arunacsekhar.bsky.social
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Read here: buff.ly/9J2LHC2

A large boat waits at a dock. In the foreground are three flagpoles. The sky is blue and there are a few clouds. The boat is mostly white, with tropical leaf designs and a blue section painted on the side. Its name is "Banzeiro da Esperança", or Boat of Hope. In the background is another large boat. One person stands on the dock facing away from the camera. In the bottom left corner is the front of a car.

A man stands on a stage in front of a crowd. He is talking and holding a microphone. The people in the crowd are seated. Two men stand to his right. There are chairs on the stage. The people are in a large space on a boat.

Women sit in chairs in a circle. There is a stool with a padded seat in the middle. They are all looking towards someone who is off camera. Behind the women facing the camera are a TV screen and posters. In the background a person sits at a desk and types on a laptop.

A woman stands in front of a leafy background. She is smiling and holding a microphone.

Read more about FAS (fas-amazonia.org/english/) & check out some photos from the boat! (Credit: Lucas Bonny.) @smithschool.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

Kaya will be doing a research paper on this project as an exercise in deliberative, community-based democracy. We have been honoured & welcomed by the people of the Amazon & by the Foundation for Amazon Sustainability (FAS), & we can’t wait to collaborate further.

In the run-up to @cop30brazil.bsky.social, our Research Fellow Kaya Axelsson joined the Banzeiro da Esperança, or Boat of Hope, on its journey from Manaus to Belém. The boat brought indigenous people from all over the Amazon to present their community-based adaptation plans at COP.

Our Directors Steve Smith & @samfankhauser.bsky.social have recently published great reports on CDR & renewables, respectively. Watch the video below for a short summary! To read the reports, go to www.stateofcdr.org/insight-repo... (CDR) & www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/sites/defaul... (renewables)

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Cooling is vital — but emissions are soaring.
The Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Cooling has been turning evidence into action, shaping policy and piloting solutions for a more resilient future.

20 years of impact. Read one of our impact stories: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/impact/impac...

🌍 The State of Net Zero 2025: From Commitments to Credibility 🌍

Join the Net Zero Tracker at COP30 for a high-impact discussion on what the latest 2025 Net Zero Stocktake reveals about global progress — and where credibility still falls short.

Amazon researchers Dr Erika Berenguer (ECI) & Ane Alencar: “Putting out fires without prevention is a losing battle.”

They discuss Amazon fire impacts and gender barriers in this Sumaúma interview: tinyurl.com/bdhnjfmy

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UK to reconsider paying into Brazil TFFF fund to protect the world's rainforests Britain’s climate envoy has said that the government will take a “fresh look” at paying into a new fund to protect the world’s rainforests, in a sign that a decision not to contribute could be reverse...

UK will take a "fresh look" at contributing to Brazil TFFF fund to protect the world's rainforests, says top climate envoy
www.linkedin.com/pulse/uk-rec...

COP30 kicks off in Belém! 🌎
From pledges to practice: why COP30 could mark a turning point towards justice, reciprocity and regeneration

Our team is on the ground working to connect research with policy and practice

Our hopes for COP30➡️ www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/belem-c...

As world leaders meet at #COP30 in the Amazon, can climate policy stay on track amid pushback in the US & Europe? 🌍

A new Oxford Climate Policy Monitor study – from the School & the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme – shows how nations’ laws align with climate goals. 👇
https://ow.ly/48Qi50XnUSY

🌍 🇧🇷 Brazil: clean power hero or fossil-fuel laggard?

A new FT piece highlights how Brazil, despite its world-leading clean electricity mix, is doubling down on oil exploration.

🔗 www.ft.com/content/f85a...
📑 For full trade-and-climate data see below:
zerotracker.net/analysis/bra...