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Rural drinking water sustainability: Leveraging Decision Support Systems for Operational, Financial and Water Resource Resilience

New report in collaboration with the Government of Karnataka and the @ox.ac.uk 100 Million on Rural drinking water sustainability now launched: 100m.web.ox.ac.uk/article/rura...

As extreme heat becomes the new normal, how will it affect a location’s capacity to attract investment? Analysts suggest investors underestimate heat risks because, as opposed to acute risks, heat-related losses are harder to quantify.

New article on underestimated impact of #ExtremeHeat on global investment decisions. #OxfrodSmithSchool Radhika Khosla details how increasing heat strains essential resources & reliance on fossil fuels to meet #cooling demands will impact supply chains. 👇

www.investmentmonitor.ai/features/as-...

We mapped all 117,116 of England’s farms – here’s why that matters for transition finance and net zero Dr Hassan Aftab Sheikh explains the potential impact of his new research, which mapped farms across England. "We see this foundational work as a first step in providing open-source information for fin...

Decarbonising the agricultural sector is at the heart of the climate challenge. In the UK, as in much of the world, it is responsible for 11% of the total Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/news/we-mapp...

Article 6 at Bonn 2025: The Age of Operationalisation Insight piece from Injy Johnstone and Sindi Kuci, covering updates on the progress made in operationalising international market and non-market based cooperation under Article 6 during the 2025 Bonn Climate Conference.

Insight piece from Injy Johnstone and Sindi Kuci, covers updates on the progress made in operationalising international market and non-market based cooperation under #Article6 during the 2025 Bonn #Climate Conference.

🚨 New report! The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal in the UK is out now. What does the current UK CDR landscape look like, and what needs to happen for CDR to scale up sustainably so it helps us reach net zero by 2050?

Download the report here: co2re.org/wp-content/u...

6 ways a heatwave can seriously impact your mental health Plus, how to look after yourself during hot weather

@womens-healthmag.bsky.social explores the serious health implications of heatwaves with Laurence Wainwright. 'The evidence is clear that key areas of the brain (...) are impaired by heat stress,' www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/health/me...

Zonal pricing is dead – here’s how the UK should change its electricity system instead ‘Zonal pricing’ failed to win the government’s support, but Britain has other options.

'The government should implement new policies and expand eligibility for existing measures to take the burden off energy-poor households.'

The UK has scrapped ‘zonal pricing’ - @smithschool.ox.ac.uk academics break down the decision and what could come next ⬇️ #OxfordClimate

A Field-Level Asset Mapping Dataset for England’s Agricultural Sector - Scientific Data Scientific Data - A Field-Level Asset Mapping Dataset for England’s Agricultural Sector

NEW PAPER ALERT!

Our paper titled 'A Field-Level Asset Mapping Dataset for England’s Agricultural Sector' has been published in Scientific Data.

It is the first known effort to produce an open-source farm-level dataset for England

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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Zonal pricing is dead – here’s how the UK should change its electricity system instead ‘Zonal pricing’ failed to win the government’s support, but Britain has other options.

Zonal electricity pricing died before it could live. Here are some suggestions on what the UK should do to bring down bills and supercharge the energy transition, from Cassie, Anupama and Sam at @smithschool.ox.ac.uk

'The usual suspects made their usual comments, but the overwhelming majority of MPs called for more action on climate change.'

@smithschool.ox.ac.uk's Dr Wainwright & Prof Fankhauser share their thoughts following Ed Miliband’s speech at yesterday’s Climate Innovation Forum.

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Ed Miliband’s State of the Climate Address – Oxford Smith School experts react On Monday afternoon Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, gave an inaugural “State of the Climate” address in which he laid bare the impacts of climate change on the United Kingdom. Miliband chastised opposition leaders for withdrawing cross-party consensus for net zero, and pledged further support climate adaptation. 

On 14 Jul, @ed-miliband.bsky.social gave a “State of the Climate” address laying bare the impacts of climate change on the UK. Read Laurence Wainwright & @samfankhauser.bsky.social  reactions:  

Ben delivers the statements in this report as an expert historian of #ClimateScience, #FossilFuel producers' knowledge of that science and responses to it.

#sustainablelaw #climatejustice

Ben Franta prepared a report, "Defendants' Historical and Ongoing Misrepresentations Regarding Climate Change & Their Effects on Multnomah County," for the use in “The circuit court of the state of Oregon for the county Multnomah.”
www.worthingtoncaron.com/documents/mu...

Restoring nature at the heart of greenhouse gas removal |
@cameronhepburn.bsky.social and Nathalie Seddon

Great to see our Exec Director Dr Steve Smith quoted in this @newscientist.com piece by @jamesdinneen.bsky.social about the pressing need to remove a lot more CO2 than we currently are. Check it out below. ⬇️ @smithschool.ox.ac.uk @undaunted-hq.bsky.social

Implications of states’ dependence on carbon dioxide removal for achieving the Paris temperature goal Achieving the Paris Agreement’s long-term temperature goal of limiting global warming well below 2°C while pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C requires rapid and sustained reductions in greenhous...

Our new article is available open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

@smithschool.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social @pik-potsdam.bsky.social @granthamicl.bsky.social

How To Use Your AC Efficiently During a Heat Wave Air conditioning accounts for 7% of global electricity and 3% of carbon emissions. Here's how to beat the heat—efficiently.

“Air conditioners are not the most climate friendly solutions because they're extremely energy intensive, they use a whole order of magnitude more electricity than fans” @time.com
time.com/7295554/effi...

European summers are getting brutally hot. So why is air conditioning so rare? | CNN Many residents are being forced to ride out the heat wave with the help of electric fans, ice packs, and cold showers.

She expressed environmental concerns associated with increased air conditioning use, noting that using fossil fuel-powered AC "increases planet-heating pollution, which in turn increases temperatures, fuelling 'a vicious cycle of worsening climate change” @cnn.com

edition.cnn.com/2025/07/02/c...

How unusual is this UK heat and is climate change to blame? Scientists are clear that global warming is making heatwaves like this hotter and more likely.

Radhika highlighted that "Air conditioning and other cooling systems become crucial to maintaining health, productivity and quality of life amidst rising temperatures".
‪@markpoynting.bsky.social‬
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Deadly heat and killer water bomb hit Europe Mediterranean countries have been sweltering in a heatwave for several days, prompting health warnings and alerts about increased risk of wildfires.

Radhika further stated that "outdoor workers are particularly at risk and should take regular breaks to hydrate in the shade".

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Spain records highs of 46C and France under alert as Europe swelters in heatwave Extreme heat ‘the new normal’, says UN chief, as authorities across the continent issue health warnings

"Populations in urban areas like London are particularly susceptible to extreme heat as the concrete & asphalt absorb & re-emit the sun's radiation, amplifying its impact on our bodies”, built-up areas can become significantly hotter due to what is known as the "heat island effect". @theguardian.com

Spain records highs of 46C and France under alert as Europe swelters in heatwave Extreme heat ‘the new normal’, says UN chief, as authorities across the continent issue health warnings

As the temperatures rise in the UK today, we're reminded of Radhika Khosla's expert comment into the impact of #ExtremeHeat, focusing on urban areas, and the importance of cooling systems.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Pigs Tomorrow: The sustainability challenges and trade-offs - Pig World At May's Pigs Tomorrow conference, the results of unique research into the environmental and animal welfare impact of different pig systems, along with a review of the carbon tax model now in place fo

"Dr Harriet Bartlett, research fellow at the University of Oxford, has found it is possible to deliver both good welfare and a low environmental impact in any type of pig production system and, while trade-offs do exist, they are not inevitable." www.pig-world.co.uk/features/pig...

Expert Comment: Would a ban on fossil fuel advertising usher in a new Alexis McGivern, Head of Stakeholder Engagement and Research Fellow at Oxford Net Zero and the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, reflects on yesterday's parliamentary debate and

"If the UK is serious about climate leadership, the question may not only be whether to ban fossil fuel advertising, but rather how quickly we can expand this logic across other sectors still propping up carbon-intensive industries." Alexis McGivern

www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-07...

Great to see CO2RE & @smithschool.ox.ac.uk researcher Dr Siyu Feng quoted in this piece on a new report she co-authored w/colleagues at @granthamlse.bsky.social, @cep-lse.bsky.social, @poid-lse.bsky.social, & the Productive & Inclusive Net Zero programme at LSE.

🔊“I want your support to defend the Yanomami” - Davi Kopenawa Yanomami in conversation with Oxford academics.

Ailton Krenak said, “Forests are a global environmental service for everyone.”

Adana Omagua Kambeba reminded us that we depend on #nature & not the other way around.
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Expert Comment: Would a ban on fossil fuel advertising usher in a new Alexis McGivern, Head of Stakeholder Engagement and Research Fellow at Oxford Net Zero and the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, reflects on yesterday's parliamentary debate and

.@oxfordnetzero.bsky.social & @smithschool.ox.ac.uk's Alexis McGivern explores whether the proposed ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship in the UK could usher in a new era of corporate responsibility.

Read more ⬇️ #OxfordClimate

We’re thrilled that @samfankhauser.bsky.social from @smithschool.ox.ac.uk has joined the Advisory Board of our Centre for Private Finance in Development!

Sam will help us shape new thinking about how to mobilise more private capital for development & close the development financing gap.

All the reasons to install a heat pump from cost saving to saving the planet Heat pumps are being encouraged to help cut the UK's carbon emissions, but there are other reasons for considering them too

That's a great point @annieleymarie.bsky.social ! This article focuses on passive cooling but we do have an article published in early 2025 mentioning heat pumps: inews.co.uk/news/reasons...

The Vogue Business climate finance glossary An essential guide to climate finance, one of the most complex but critical tools in the fight against the climate crisis.

The #OxfordSmithSchool has hit the runway! Vogue Business & ‪@uk.theconversation.com partnered to pioneer a #ClimateFinance glossary, with insights from experts in the field. Mathias Weidinger, Amani Maalouf & @mettemorsing.bsky.social provided insights: www.voguebusiness.com/story/sustai...