Ad Astra Journal attended the Oxford Smith School World Forum this week and wrote a series of articles on the panels, as well as an interview with attendee Bill Hilf, Board Chair of the Allen Institute for AI.
The UK has moved from needing to prepare for the possibility of climate impacts to managing impacts that are already happening. The problem, according to the experts interviewed in this Politics Home article, including Sam Fankhauser, Interim Director of the Oxford Smith School, is the failure to turn plans into measurable action.
Having funded the rise of the bodies that set corporate climate rules, philanthropy must now help keep them honest, writes Alexis McGivern in Alliance magazine. "Funders don’t set the standards, but they can decide whether the organisations writing them have the strength to hold the line for science-led, evidence-based rule-making."
Matilda Becker and Alexis McGivern reflect on a first-of-its kind governance review of five leading sustainability and climate standards setters that identifies opportunities to strengthen transparency, accountability and stakeholder participation.
Dr Matilda Becker and her co-authors explain the findings of their latest research, which shows how feminist theory can improve sustainability practices at corporate companies.
Maud Sarliève examines a recent landmark ruling by the Tribunal judiciaire de Paris against Total Energies, where the court ruled that Total Energies surveillance plan was legally deficient for excluding 'downstream' emissions. However, she cautions it remains to be seen whether the necessary regulatory, political and corporate action follows. Maud leads the Climate Research Forum at the Oxford Sustainable Law Program.
University of Oxford VC Professor Irene Tracey introduces Oxford's first ever pan-University presence at #LCAW2026. With 1300+ events and nearly 100K attendees, LCAW is the world's biggest climate action event.
The Indian Express cites new research from Nethmi Jayaratne Kariyawasam which finds that India has more cities among the world’s 50 most heat-vulnerable than any other country.
After 35 degree May temperatures in London, Laurence Wainwright contributes to a Daily Mail article exploring why the UK is unprepared for heatwaves and climate change, and highlights the need to consider sustainable cooling beyond air conditioning.