The very cold weather we have recently been experiencing across parts of the UK and Europe raises the question if this is normal, or if it is in fact part of a wider pattern of changing climate.
Dr Patrick McSharry was interviewed on China Central TV on this issue and commented: “We expect cold conditions at [...]
Dr Mick Blowfield, Research Fellow at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, has won the CMI (Chartered Management Institute) Management Book of the Year award with co-author Alan Murray.
Corporate Responsibility was up against competition in the Management and Leadership Textbook category of the competition and was shortlisted from a collection of over 250 [...]
Professor Sir David King has published an analysis of the oil market in Nature this week with Professor James Murray of the University of Washington, which demonstrates that since 2005 oil supply has reached a ceiling of economically affordable rates.
The resulting unheralded oil price spikes, ranging between $40 and $140 per barrel, act as a [...]
With 90% of transport fuels being oil-derived, uncertainty around depletion levels of conventional oil reserves combined with rising car ownership and climate change concerns, there remains a mammoth challenge to transform our oil-dependent transport industry.
Writing in the journal – Oxford Energy Forum, Tara Shirvani and Dr Oliver Inderwildi explore the interest in synthetic fuel production [...]
In collaboration with 20 leading experts, investors, NGOs and universities, the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment has contributed to an open letter to the Bank of England urging the Governor, Sir Mervyn King, to investigate how Britain’s exposure to polluting and environmentally damaging investments might pose a systemic risk to the UK financial [...]
In spring 2012 the Smith School will publish a report that focuses on developing a pathway for how the UK can and must maximise its nuclear assets and opportunities, and produce a holistic approach to nuclear power for 2050 and beyond.
Our formal consultation period is now closed, however more information on the consultation can [...]
Sam Arie, Visiting Fellow at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, has looked at the Green Deal and outlines his concerns about the new scheme in which households will be encouraged to borrow money on easy terms to finance energy saving home improvements.
Writing in The Ecologist, Arie suggests that the Green Deal will create [...]
The Today Programme on Radio 4 featured a debate between Professor Sir David King and Jonathan Porritt who headed up the Sustainable Development Commission on what should replace the Kyoto Treaty when it expires next year.
Over the next two weeks scientists and politicians are gathering in Durban at the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to [...]
Professor Sir David King, Director of The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, has set our how a new process for a climate treaty could be developed, as the COP17 talks begin.
Writing in The Guardian, Sir David explains that is has been evident for some years now that the top-down approach to climate negotiations [...]
The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment has published a report in collaboration with the Government of Rwanda that sets out a framework for the country to move towards a low carbon economy.
Rwanda has a fast-growing economy, which is growing at eight percent per annum, and is particularly vulnerable to oil price spikes, population [...]
Dr Oliver Inderwildi and Professor Sir David King have edited a new book which will be published early next year by Springer. Energy, Transport & the Environment: Addressing the Sustainable Mobility Paradigm will tackle the highly complex problem of sustainable mobility – a challenge affected by the interactions between socio-economic, environmental, technological and political issues.
The [...]
The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment has appointed Dr Oliver Inderwildi to lead its Low-Carbon Energy Centre, a newly formed research centre charged with addressing the challenges that depleting natural resources and environmental challenges pose to our energy sector.
The new team, led by Dr Inderwildi, will focus on energy and fuels modeling and [...]
Dr Mick Blowfield
Dr Mick Blowfield, Senior Research Fellow at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, has had his book, Corporate Responsibility, shortlisted for a CMI (Chartered Management Institute) Management Book of the Year award.
Corporate Responsibility will be up against competition in the Management and Leadership Textbook category of the competition. The CMI celebrates [...]
Sam Arie, Visiting Fellow at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, has had an article published in the Guardian on the Green Deal, a piece of legislation which was passed as part of the coalition government’s Energy Bill last week.
The announcement will see private firms offer finance to householders, enabling energy efficiency improvements [...]
Professor Robert Hahn, Senior Visiting Fellow at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, spoke at The Forum 2000 Conference on 10th October in Prague. The Forum convenes global leaders from politics, academia, religion, business and civil society to discuss key issues facing our civilisation.
This year’s event examined the relationship between the rule of law and [...]
Algae-derived biodiesel could significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and deliver a high financial return, whilst also providing a sustainable and realistic alternative to conventional oil according to new analysis from the Smith School of Enterprise and Environment.
Microalgae can grow in waste water or sea water, and therefore does not have the land use and [...]
A new report from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment identifies significant advantages of using agave plants, such as those used in the production of tequila and sisal, to derive biofuels. Unlike other biofuel feedstocks, agave has the potential to grow on marginal agricultural land and so would have limited impact on global [...]
The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford has today, (18th July) published a report that recommends that individual governments must take more action to curb their own emissions and put pressure on other governments to do the same.
The ‘International Climate Change Negotiations: Key Lessons and Next Steps’ report, a detailed [...]
Dr Chukwumerije Okereke has been published in the Nigerian Guardian, writing on the important role that African nations have to play in the climate talks taking place in Durban, South Africa later this year.
In his article, he argues that the countries of Africa, the continent most vulnerable to the changes that rising temperatures and extremes of [...]
The impact of a changing climate on human health has the potential to be the biggest global health threat of the 21st century, jeopardising the lives and wellbeing of billions of people. From extreme weather and heatwaves having a direct impact on morbidity and mortality to the indirect effect of climate change many regions face [...]
by Michael Evans, 30th June 2011
The third and final day of the 2011 World Forum has drawn to a close with a strategy for action set out by Sir David King, Director of the Smith School.
King closed the Third World Forum and thanked the 120 leaders who attended for helping to create a real and [...]
The World Forum on Enterprise and the Environment 2011 is now well underway, and you can get full coverage here, including video of every session, interviews with key speakers, and blogs from our guest social media commentators.
You can also follow @TheSmithSchool for updates, reminders and highlights, and join the discussion using hashtag #SSWFEE.
This year’s theme is Valuing Ecosystem Services: From [...]
The Third Annual World Forum on Enterprise and the Environment has started (June 28th 2011) with the former Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir David King, calling on governments around the world to do more to protect the natural environment.
This year’s World Forum on Enterprise and the Environment (WFEE11) will focus on Valuing Ecosystem Services, and explore [...]
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