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What impact will planned new UK coal mine have on carbon emissions?
The UK government says a proposed new coal mine in Cumbria will have a "broadly neutral" effect on greenhouse gas emissions, but experts disagree. Dr Sugandha Srivastav commented: "Developing countries such as India will view this decision as extremely hypocritical, and this move will do a disservice to the UK’s history of pushing out coal from its power system."
Social Impact Heroes Helping Our Planet
How Alexis McGivern of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford, is helping to change our world. "From an early age, she felt an urge to improve the world around her, right what she saw as wrong, and support others in any way she can."
P3S Academy delivers COP27 sustainable finance masterclass
On Monday 7 November the Public and Third Sector Academy for Sustainable Finance (P3S Academy) at the University of Oxford held it’s first in person training course.
I analysed 600,628 COP27 Tweets. Here’s what I found
As a full-time DPhil student at the Smith School, my research focuses on corporate sustainability strategies and investors' responses to climate risks.
How an Early Oil Industry Study Became Key in Climate Lawsuits
Ben Franta, senior climate litigation research fellow at the Oxford Smith School, comments on how the precedents set by previous litigations over tobacco, opioids, and asbestos could play a role in upcoming climate cases. "They are good examples that the legal system can take on big societal harms that the other branches of government frankly are just not addressing,” he said.
From A War Zone To Oxford’s Hottest Degree Program: One Ukrainian Student’s Journey
Poets & Quants interviews Oxford Smith School MSc student Anastasiia Zagoruichyk, a recipient of the Oxford scholarship for Ukrainians, and MSc director Dr Laurence Wainwright.
Outdated laws protect destructive coal mining in India
Laws around India’s coal mining projects run counter to the country’s climate change commitments and should be scrapped, according to new research led by Dr Sugandha Srivastav.
Kindness & leadership: Anita Bharucha recognised in U.K. list
Anita Bharucha, Chief Operating Officer at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, has been recognised in Kindness & Leadership’s list of 50 leading lights.
From Just Stop Oil to Egypt’s hunger striker: climate action is sparking human rights solidarity
Not only can climate activism not be silenced, it is amplifying resistance to global injustice. “It is impossible to view climate change as a separate issue from human rights,” Dr Laurence Wainwright told the New Statesman.
Three ways for policy makers to enable energy access for development in Africa
There is an estimated 3 trillion USD per annum investment gap to help low-income countries reach the sustainable development goals. In Africa, much faith has been placed in the private sector by development banks and governments to make up this shortfall, especially in the energy sector.
African Development Bank partners with University of Oxford on sustainable finance capacity building
The African Development Bank has partnered with the University of Oxford to provide training on sustainable finance for up to 1,000 public and third sector workers from across Africa.
What to expect from COP27
Professor Sam Fankhauser sets out his expectations as COP27 gets underway. Will this year mark a return to 'businesslike' COPs?