A new Oxford Smith School report finds a rapid switch to renewables could double energy-sector productivity in low-to-middle income economies within 25 years. In many countries, this would result in a GDP boost by mid-century of around 10%.
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.
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New research from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford suggests politicians are consistently underestimating levels of public support for climate policies. Dr Stefania Innocenti commented: "While more research is needed before we can say for sure why policymakers underestimate the public on climate change by such a high degree, our results suggest the presence of misperceptions."
What if we lived in a world without waste? Cameron Hepburn joins this RE:TV special feature to discuss how we can continue to add value and produce goods and services while transforming economies to a point where they not damaging the environment.
The FT finds many schools are responding with renewed commitment to diversity and environmental issues, and highlights the Smith School's 'Oxford Sustainable Business Programme' run in partnership with the Said Business School and Oxford Net Zero.
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'.
Cameron Hepburn, Battcock Professor of Environmental Economics at the Oxford Smith School, responds to a new report from The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change that calls for a re-think on net zero policies.
Shrinking the UK’s Net Zero ambition would only make energy prices higher and put British industry at a disadvantage, warns professor Doyne Farmer. We must create a sustainable system of tomorrow.