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University of Oxford appoints the next Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
The University of Oxford has appointed Professor Mette Morsing as the next Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, and Professor of Business Sustainability. Professor Morsing will take over from Professor Cameron Hepburn as Director on 1 October 2023.
Oxford University announces the Battcock Professor of Environmental Economics
The Smith School and New College, University of Oxford, are delighted to announce the creation of a new professorship in environmental economics. The post will be held by Cameron Hepburn and is named in recognition of philanthropic support from Mr Humphrey Battcock.
Better economic modelling can unlock a faster and fairer clean energy transition
Peter Barbrook-Johnson, Departmental Research Lecturer in the Economics of Environmental Change, details a new report which demonstrates how better economic modelling can help governments reduce emissions while boosting jobs and growth.
‘Bombshell’ 1989 Shell Memo Features in New Court Filing Alleging Climate Deception
A confidential report written by Shell in 1989 predicted dire consequences as a result of climate change. Ben Franta described the document as a “bombshell” in an April 2 twitter thread summarising the significance of the scenarios it outlined.
Entrepreneurs Flock To Oxford’s Most Popular Program, Which Expands To Meet The Demand
Poets & Quants reports on the expansion of the Smith School's flagship MSc programme. "MSc SEE has come along way from its origins as an idea on a poster at a team away day in 2018," said Dr Laurence Wainwright.
Inside climate activists’ uneasy relationship with ‘net-zero’
Grist explores criticisms of net zero pledges, with comment from Professor Sam Fankhauser. "Global net-zero is nonnegotiable if you’re serious about climate targets," he said. Where things start to skew, however, is when individual countries and businesses adopt net-zero targets for themselves. “That’s where you leave the science and get into the realm of policy and opinion.”
MSc students visit Denmark to understand the Scandinavian approach to sustainable enterprise
Each year, students studying the Smith School’s MSc in Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment (MSc SEE) embark on a week-long field trip to Denmark to visit and learn from leading companies in one of the world’s most sustainable countries.
Stranded nations: research reveals countries that could be left behind by net zero transition
New Oxford-led research has revealed the 20 countries that are most likely to struggle to adapt to a global low carbon economy.
Climate change is accelerating – and the UK government is ‘strikingly unprepared’
Professor Sam Fankhauser puts the Climate Change Committee's criticisms of the UK government into context in this article for The Conversation. "Taking adaptation seriously is crucial because extreme weather is one of the most immediate ways in which the public will experience climate change... The UK government has two immediate opportunities to change tack, and it should take them both." he said.
UN 2023 Water Conference: 3 ways to speed progress for water by 2030
"As carbon is a mitigation story, water is the adaptation story." Professor Rob Hope set out expectations for the second ever global water conference in New York.
P3S Academy delivers masterclass in Sustainable Finance for Japanese policymakers and regulators
On Monday 27 March the Public and Third Sector Academy for Sustainable Finance (P3S Academy) at the University of Oxford held a Masterclass in Sustainable Finance for Japanese policymakers and regulators.
Smith School expands its flagship MSc programme
The MSc in Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment (MSc SEE) at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford is expanding in 2023 and will admit 35 students in its September intake, up from 25 in previous years.