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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Outdated laws protect destructive coal mining in India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.
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.
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.
100 Most Influential People in Climate 2022
Apolitical has featured Kate Raworth and Myles Allen from the Environmental Change Institute, and Sam Fankhauser and Ben Caldecott from the Oxford Smith School on their annual list of climate luminaries.
Climate solutions start at home
Sam Fankhauser's letter to the Times on Rishi Sunak’s decision to now attend COP27. [Paywall]
Letter: Is COP27 U-turn sincere?
Dr Laurence Wainwright, Departmental Lecturer at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, comments on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's decision to attend COP27 in the FT
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?
When Does Collaboration Become Collusion?
The New York Times cites a recent article from Oxford University, Harvard University and IMD Business School in Switzerland exploring the legalities of climate collaboration.
Innovative solutions to provide safe drinking water for all
A major UN report into the state of the world's drinking water calls for urgent action to accelerate progress and ensure safe drinking water for all.