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The Race to Zero strengthens and clarifies campaign criteria with support of Oxford Net Zero
Originally posted on the Race to Zero site by climate champions | APRIL 29, 2021 As net zero commitments proliferate, the refined criteria outline the minimum standard for initiatives of businesses, investors, cities, regions and universities ... Read more
Developing countries need to chart their own course to net zero emissions
By Navroz K. Dubash, Harald Winkler, and Lavanya Rajamani Originally published on The Conversation, 5 May 2021. Translating complex climate science into language people understand has always been difficult. At various times, the aim of different Read more
Oxford Net Zero to Co-host a Climate Neutrality Forum: Register Your Interest
Bringing together leading researchers, policymakers and practitioners working on achieving climate neutrality, the meeting will take place simultaneously at three hubs – Berlin, Milan and Oxford – linked together to create a blended event that ... Read more
Majority of Americans Covered by a Net Zero Target: Policy Opportunity for the Biden Administration
Climate policy in the United States is at an inflection point. A new Oxford Net Zero report demonstrates that for the first time, a majority of Americans live in a jurisdiction with a net zero emissions target. Furthermore, US companies ... Read more
Oxford Net Zero Is Recruiting Fellows!
We are delighted to announce several new roles as part of the new Oxford Net Zero Initiative. The University is investing £2.2m in this transformative new programme, bringing together its world-leading expertise across Geography, Physics, ... Read more
COP26 Universities Network Briefing on Carbon Offsetting
How can carbon offsetting help UK further and higher education institutions achieve net zero emissions? Download the Briefing Paper There are a range of views on the use of carbon offsetting among academics, higher and further education ... Read more
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Join us for this upcoming webinar "Net Zero Targets: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" featuring discussion with @stv_smth @katecullen_ from @OxfordNetZero & @_richardblack from @ECIU_UK
on systemic problems w/ net-zero pledges
Moderated by @wil_burns
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/net-zero-targets-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-tickets-154106798583?aff=estw&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-source=tw&utm-term=checkoutwidget
Our new paper just out in @nature shows how, combined with vital cuts in emissions, #naturebasedsolutions can reduce peak temperatures reached this century.
Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01241-2
Summary: https://www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/natural-based-solutions-can-help-cool-the-planet-if-we-act-now/
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Same goal, different paths – developing countries need to chart their own course to net zero emissions by 2050 writes Professor Lavanya Rajamani @OxfordLawFac @OxfordNetZero for @ConversationUK https://theconversation.com/developing-countries-neet-to-chart-their-own-course-to-net-zero-emissions-159655 #TheParisAgreement