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Oxford Net Zero academics find cause for optimism in increasingly aligned net zero standards
Oxford Net Zero academics find cause for optimism in increasingly aligned net zero standards

New research from Oxford Net Zero and the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment finds that the voluntary climate standards used by companies to set decarbonisation targets are increasingly unified and can drive effective and meaningful ... Read more

Five members of Oxford Net Zero to serve as IPCC authors
Five members of Oxford Net Zero to serve as IPCC authors

We're delighted to announce that five members of Oxford Net Zero have been named as authors on forthcoming reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Dr Steve Smith, our Executive Director, has been named as a Lead ... Read more

Kaya Axelsson named one of the UK’s 100 most impactful sustainability leaders
Kaya Axelsson named one of the UK’s 100 most impactful sustainability leaders

We're delighted to announce that Kaya Axelsson, our Net Zero Policy Engagement Fellow, has been named by edie as one of the UK's 100 most impactful sustainability leaders. Edie is a prominent UK business, media and publishing network that ... Read more

Oxford Net Zero marks five years and looks to the future
Oxford Net Zero marks five years and looks to the future

When Oxford Net Zero started in 2021, it was the very first programme to receive seed funding from the University's new Strategic Research Fund (SRF). Over the past five years, our programme has brought together researchers from across the ... Read more

Expert Comment: Should the UK relax clean energy targets?
Expert Comment: Should the UK relax clean energy targets?

(First published on the University of Oxford's news site. View the original here.) Dr Stuart Jenkins, Oxford Net Zero Research Fellow on Net Zero for the Fossil Fuel Sector, assesses whether new North Sea oil and gas strengthens the UK’s ... Read more

Oxford Net Zero reflects on COP30
Oxford Net Zero reflects on COP30

Members of Oxford Net Zero travelled to Belém, Brazil last month to contribute their expertise at the COP30 summit.  This year marked 30 years of COP and 10 years since the Paris Agreement. After so many rounds of negotiations, COP30 was to ... Read more

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