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Medical evidence crucial in holding polluters accountable for harming health
Medical and scientific evidence is proving invaluable in holding public authorities accountable for the impact of unlawful air pollution on people’s health, say Dr Rupert Stuart-Smith and Gaia Lisi in The BMJ’s climate issue today.
The fight to save Britain’s wildlife after year of climate ‘chaos’
In this special feature for the Times, Nathalie Seddon explains why Britain’s ecosystems are especially vulnerable to climate impacts, and how biodiverse nature helps to protect us through clean water, carbon storage, flood defenses, and more.
Stepping back to gain perspective on long-term sustainable trends
Peter Michaelis, Head of the Sustainable Investment Team at Liontrust PLC, reflects on a recent custom Executive Education course developed with the Oxford Smith School.
Bill Gates Has a Point
Dr Stephen Lezak tackles Bill Gate's intervention on climate discourse in the New York Times: "Realigning the climate conversation requires that scientists, journalists, activists and politicians convey the terrifying facts of this global crisis, without suggesting that the world is becoming universally inhospitable to human life. For while we all live on one planet, there are many worlds separating the victims of climate change from the bystanders.”
G20 pledges lack credible carbon removal alongside emission cuts
New report from leading climate institutes estimates that the pledges add just 214–265 MtCO₂ of removals by 2030, a minor increase on the current ~2 GtCO₂ per year, from countries representing 85% of global GDP.
Trade and Sustainable Development: How They Intersect in a Changing World
MSc SEE alumna Valery Salas Flores reflects on the 5th UNCTAD Youth Forum in Geneva, specifically the critical intersection between global trade and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals.
Hurricane Melissa: Why the 'supercharged' Category 5 storm approaching Jamaica is so powerful - and dangerous
Climate damage analysis expert Dr Mireia Ginesta told The Scotsman that a warmer climate can make storms both wetter and stronger. “When the atmosphere heats up, it can hold about 7 % more moisture for every degree of warming. This means that tropical cyclones now tend to produce heavier rainfall."
Youth Voices at the Heart of Climate Action
Inside the Global Youth Climate Training impact report and five young leaders funded to attend COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
How to unlock private finance for nature: reframing risk-return dynamics
Nature-related projects to protect, manage, or restore the Earth’s ecosystems are vital if we are to maintain a liveable planet, yet these projects cannot be funded at the required scale by public finance alone.
Smith School Director appointed as Interim Dean of Saïd Business School
Congratulations to Professor Mette Morsing, who has been appointed Interim Dean of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, and to Professor Sam Fankhauser, who has accepted the role of Interim Director of the Smith School.
Risk needs reframing for nature-based projects to boost private finance commitments
Unlocking private finance for nature projects will require systemic interventions by policymakers and financial institutions, according to forthcoming research by Dr Hassan Aftab Sheikh. Carbon Pulse explored his findings in an exclusive interview.
CACEIS partners with Oxford Smith School for programme on Climate & Nature Risks
We design our bespoke executive education programmes to equip leaders from business, NGOs, the public sector and government with the skills to transform their organisation’s approach to sustainability.