The Clean Energy Revolution Is Unstoppable
Doyne Farmer and Eric Beinhocker outline the technological and economic forces driving renewable energy globally - and why these will prove unstoppable even in the current political climate.
Doyne Farmer and Eric Beinhocker outline the technological and economic forces driving renewable energy globally - and why these will prove unstoppable even in the current political climate.
New research from Mette Morsing, Smith School Director, explores the 'calling' of corporate sustainability managers to drive change - even when the very system that hires them often stifles social and environmental aspirations.
The role has been established to nurture sustainability entrepreneurship across the School of Geography and the Environment.
AXA XL has provided research funding to the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS) in partnership with the Smith School of Enterprise and Environment at the University of Oxford for an 18-month project aimed at understanding the private sector's approach to achieving net zero emissions in developing countries.
Oxford Smith School Head of Executive Education Giovani Palafox-Alcantar explores the divide between companies that are acting on their climate commitments, and those that are only paying lip-service to sustainability. "The line between the two lies in authenticity and action... In an era when stakeholders demand accountability, only heroes will thrive," he said.
Alexis McGivern and Ranjita Rajan, Co-Chairs of the UN Race to Zero Working Group on Serviced Emissions, launched a new report at New York Climate Week 2024 exploring how professional service providers such as PR agencies and consultancies should be held accountable for their 'serviced' emissions.
edie covers the UN Race to Zero report on serviced emissions, which outlines how organisations working in PR, law, advertising and over service-based sectors can use their influence to help achieve global climate goals.
Steve Smith comments on the potential of direct air capture technology, so long as its use doesn't divert attention or resources from emissions reductions efforts across industries.
One of the many reasons I am excited to lead the Smith School is our collective ambition of making an impact based on interdisciplinary research. The School has been collaborating for fifteen years over a variety of disciplines.
How can Africa build a sustainable energy future? Research from Aoife Brophy and Philipp Trotter highlights three lessons from innovative firms in a number of different countries across the continent.