Ben Franta explains how a new court case has confirmed the principle that private companies can be held liable for climate damage.  

Sugandha Srivastav debunks Trump's claims, drawing on research in the economics of climate change and renewable energy to conclude that 'investing in solar, wind and batteries remains the best way to reduce our bills'. 

Geoengineering could be crucial in the fight against climate change, but scientists need to learn how to talk to the public about it. This article features the Smith School's State of Carbon Dioxide Removal report and comment from former researcher associate Emily Cox.  

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.