Sugandha Srivastav comments on the need to build new green energy infrastructure to support growing energy demand from AI in a climate-compatible way, in this article from the Thomson Reuters Foundation. 

Bloomberg's Lara Williams referenced an Oxford Smith School policy brief in this article on Labour's impending, and controversial, oilfield decision. The policy brief recommended six climate tests to align future production with net zero goals, including alignment with the Paris Agreement and UK net zero targets, clean energy investment requirements, and mandatory carbon storage. 

Rupert Stuart-Smith, senior researcher in climate science and attribution at Oxford Sustainable Law Programme and the Smith School, comments on recent analysis that finds the LA fires were made more likely due to climate change. 

Ben Caldecott, Director of the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, comments on the exodus of Wall Street’s biggest firms from prominent climate groups.

Oxfordshire County Council has become the first local authority in the UK to extend its current carbon neutral target, and additionally invest in carbon dioxide removal. The Council has taken specialist advice on its strategy from Prof Steve Smith, Arnell Associate Professor of Greenhouse Gas Removal at the Smith School. 

The Oxford Student interviews researchers and students attending COP29 as part of the University of Oxford delegation. 

Rupert Stuart-Smith from the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme explains a new frontier of attribution science which seeks to attribute the impacts of climate change - such as heatwave mortality - and be used to hold high emitters to account in court. 

MSc student and COP veteran Valery Salas Flores explores the role of students, universities and researchers in the climate negotiations process and shares practical tips for getting involved.  

The University of Oxford highlights students participating in COP29, including Smith School DPhil candidates Benjamin Attia and Natasha Lutz.