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Climate Change Committee Report Launch, How can the UK Adapt to Climate Risks? | Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment

3+ hour, 28+ min ago  (122+ words) In partnership with the Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, the ZERO Institute is delighted to be hosting the Oxford launch of the Climate Change Committee's Well Adapted UK report. Join us at 4 pm on 1st June at Sa'd Business School…...

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smithschool. ox. ac. uk > news > do-ar7-results-mark-end-growing-pains-uks-utility-scale-renewables-market

Do the AR7 results mark the end of growing pains in the UK's utility-scale renewables market?

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (242+ words) While the UK's Cf D construct works brilliantly on paper, it's struggled to deliver on time and on budget, with the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm " which won its Cf D in 2015 but came online only in 2024 - its unfortunate…...

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1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (13+ words) Physical Climate Risks, Firm Defaults, and Supply Chain Network Propagation'smithschool. ox. ac. uk...

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smithschool. ox. ac. uk > news > drill-baby-drill-approach-north-sea-would-cost-households-more-fully-renewable-uk-finds-oxford

Drill baby drill" approach to North Sea would cost households more than a fully renewable UK, finds Oxford analysis

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (260+ words) The extent of electrification within a household would determine the level of savings gained from renewables, the authors say." "Heatpumps are particularly important for reducing bills because they are much more efficient than gas boilers - they produce around 3 units of…...

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smithschool. ox. ac. uk > news > oil-price-shock-professor-cameron-hepburn-comments

Oil price shock: Professor Cameron Hepburn comments

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (364+ words) Cameron Hepburn, Battcock Professor of Environmental Economics at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, comments on the ongoing oil price shock and its ramifications for UK households and the clean energy transition. "The surge in oil prices past…...

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smithschool. ox. ac. uk > news > why-location-matters-much-scale-impact-nature-lessons-paper-industry

Why location matters as much as the scale for impact on nature: lessons from the paper industry

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (273+ words) Companies and investors are increasingly expected to understand and disclose how their activities affect nature. Yet despite rising expectations, action has often lagged. This is because measuring impacts on nature is complex, technical and time-consuming. There is therefore a clear…...

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smithschool. ox. ac. uk > news > global-population-living-extreme-heat-double-2050-oxford-study

Global population living with extreme heat to double by 2050 - Oxford study

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (146+ words) The findings, published in Nature Sustainability, have grave implications for humanity, with the Central African Republic, Nigeria, South Sudan, Laos, and Brazil seeing the most significant increases in dangerously hot temperatures. The largest affected populations will be in India, Nigeria,…...