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Experts say claims drilling in North Sea will reduce UK energy bills are ‘sheer fantasy’
A UK powered fully by renewable energy could save all households up to £441 a year on their energy bills, according to a new Oxford Smith School analysis. In comparison, maximising oil & gas extraction from the North Sea would save households a modest £16 - £82 per year - and only if the tax revenues collected were distributed to households to offset their energy bills, the authors say.
Sustainable Finance Executive Programme marks 10 years at Oxford
Since launching in 2016, the programme has trained more than 280 executives from over 100 countries, drawn from across the intersection of finance and sustainability: financial institutions, the civil service, supervisory authorities, regulatory agencies, central banks, NGOs, and philanthropy.
The beautiful resilience of motherhood
Sugandha Srivastav reflects on her motherhood journey.
I want my Oxford feat to inspire girls, women not to settle for less — Cynthia Ohaeri, Oxford scholar, STEM advocate
Oxford Smith School alum Cynthia Ezinne Ohaeri shares her academic journey and how she aims to inspire others in the Nigerian Tribune. "I was raised to see excellence as a consequence of effort and of being willing to tap into your core potential, in spite of your personal limitations," she said.
Southern Partnership Fund: Building Bankable Pipelines with Lloyds Financials, Zambia
Dr Alex Money and George Carew-Jones from CCG and Oxford Smith School to discuss the Southern Partnership Fund project “Building Pipelines of Bankable Climate-Compatible Growth Projects in Zambia.”
"This is a young aspirant population that will grow from 20 million to 40 million by 2050. Zambia is strategically and geopolitically located in an important place, and it has a very big critical resource endowment. The challenge is translating that into inclusive, sustainable, equitable growth. And this requires capital which is what CCG’s mission is largely about," said Dr Money.
Oil price shock: Professor Cameron Hepburn comments
Cameron Hepburn, Battcock Professor of Environmental Economics at the Oxford Smith School, comments on the ongoing oil price shock and its ramifications for UK households and the clean energy transition.
Women Fill Business School Classrooms. So Why Do Men Still Run Most Of Them?
Poets and Quants interviews Mette Morsing about women in education leadership, drawing on her experiences as Smith School Director and Interim Dean at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
United Nations and Oxford University launch new programme for leadership in the green economy
The executive training programme, Future-proofing Business and the Economy, is designed to equip senior leaders with the insights, tools, and confidence to navigate accelerating global change and the green transition.
Extreme heat forecasts suggest bigger economic impact in developing world
Fulvia Marotta comments on the implications of new Oxford Smith School research for the global economy. “These projections are really striking and will add extra pressure to already fragile economies as the demand for energy will probably grow faster than infrastructure capacity. If that gap persists, it could generate sustained inflationary pressures,” she said.
India’s 2026 Budget: How well does India balance its decarbonisation strategy with climate adaptation needs?
Alongside increasingly fragmented global trade, India is also confronting something more immediate: the growing economic costs of climate change at home, writes MSc student and lawyer Ashima Gulati.
Time for professional services to phase out fossil fuel clients
Law firms, consultants and advertisers play a decisive role in shaping the economy’s direction. Their support for oil and gas expansion must end, write Clarissa Salmon and Alexis McGivern in FT Sustainable Views.
Do the AR7 results mark the end of growing pains in the UK's utility-scale renewables market?
Yesterday, the Government published the results of its seventh Contracts for Difference allocation round for renewable energy projects (CfD AR7). These allocation rounds are competitive auctions in which energy companies bid for long‑term contracts that guarantee a fixed “strike price” for the electricity they generate.