Help shape Oxford’s new MSc in Global Challenges! We’re seeking input from those interested in politics, climate change, or global inequalities. Share your views in a 5-minute survey to help design impactful learning opportunities: forms.office.com/Pag...

We often forget how far we have come: Today almost 3/4 of EU electricity generation is from non-fossil energy sources. It is not long ago that fossil fuels dominated the EU's electricity mix. This year their share is approaching 1/4 of EU electricity generation. Source is @ember-energy.org

🎆 Did you know that the Ashmolean Museum has on display the lantern Guy Fawkes is thought to have been carrying when he was arrested in the cellars under the Houses of Parliament? How lucky are we to have such incredible history just around the corner? Image courtesy of the Ashmolean Museum.

🎉 Congratulations to our Centre Director, Prof @ymalhi.bsky.social, on being awarded the Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology! 🌿 A well-deserved recognition of his pioneering research on tropical forests and global leadership in ecology. 🔗 naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/4071 @ecioxford.bsky.social

M&S is selling codpieces! How long till men in tights and unlikely bulges are strutting down my street? What else is due a revival?

I'm at EIRES TU Eindhoven @tue.nl today to speak at their Energising Day about why justice and sufficiency are necessary for the energy transition. Everything looks set for a great event.

This should be really interesting for all who love Lye Valley.

Very interesting approach to sharing carbon costs in Germany between tenants and landlords.

Oxford Energy Network seminar tomorrow about battery optimisation for the energy transition. In person and online. @oxfordmaterials.bsky.social @oxengsci.bsky.social

We are looking forward to welcoming Elizabeth Oliphant, Global Solutions Manager, ACCURE Battery Intelligence to give the 3rd Michaelmas term Oxford Energy Network Seminar on Tuesday 28th October, 5pm - 6.15pm, School of Geography. www.energy.ox.ac.uk/events/event...

"Sitting in the hall, listening to stories of innovation & activism, I felt a deep sense of belonging." While in New York for the AFS Youth Assembly, #Reubenite Ruth Nanjala stopped by the UN Headquarters to celebrate youth leadership. Read about her trip: reuben.ox.ac.uk/article/refl... #UNDay

Demand for gas turbines on the rise largely driven by datacentres electricity demand For all the posturing and fine talk, the AI boom is a boon for the fossil fuel industry, even though wind & solar can be constructed faster than the wait for a gas turbine www.ft.com/content/dfd8...

The LEAP conference is back in Oxford on 22nd April 2026. We have @martinwhite33.bsky.social and @suepritch.bsky.social as keynote speakers. Abstract submissions will open early next year. Save the date! @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social

We are delighted to be welcoming Chetan Lad, Head of Strategy - E.ON UK as our second speaker for the academic year on Tuesday 21st Oct, 5pm. Please join us in person at Desert Room, @oxfordgeography.bsky.social Oxford OX1 3QY online, or catch up via our YouTube channel. bit.ly/4qj2REu #EnergySky

🔥 The never-ending narrative… This week, I’ve once again heard prominent climate researchers dismiss individual action as either irrelevant or a distraction instigated by the fossil fuel industry. Here’s a 🧵 on why this argument frustrates me to no end and why I think it misses the bigger picture.

V good news that our @ecioxford.bsky.social Energy Programme Leader is giving expert advice to the EU Council of Ministers next week. Let's hope they listen carefully!

Looking to explore race & belonging this #BlackHistoryMonth? This rehearsed reading of 'The Importance of Being Oscar Wilde’s Valet' (co-written by JC Niala, Reuben Fellow) offers powerful reflections. Set in Oxford, it imagines the experiences of Stephen Stephens, Wilde’s African-American valet.

The first Oxford Energy Network seminar of the new academic year. Tues 14 October, 17.00-18.15. Online and in person, School of Geography, Oxford OX1 3PY. @joekwiatkowski.bsky.social Matched Energy on “The Billion-Pound Opportunity to Make Clean Power 2030 More Affordable” bit.ly/4nSxteI

"When colleagues & I interviewed people (...) about the act a few years ago, they emphasised the predictable process, the clear rules on accountability & the evidence-based discourse it has enabled." @samfankhauser.bsky.social @theconversation.com theconversation.com/tory-plan-to...

🚨 Don't forget! Applications for the role of Oxford Net Zero Programme Administrator are due in exactly 1 week! Apply by 12pm on 14 October. netzeroclimate.org/job-opening-... @climateoxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @socsci.ox.ac.uk @smithschool.ox.ac.uk @ecioxford.bsky.social

“Every time they put a microphone next to you, there’s always a chance to talk about issues, to just generate conversation […] I can raise my voice” Great to hear this from Hector Bellerin, one of the recipients of the BBC Green Sport Awards 2025 announced yesterday. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Look at how important warm sunny logs are to wildlife at this time of year in #LyeValley. A basking Common Darter and a very young Viviparous Lizard just absorbing as much warmth as possible. @friendlyevalley.bsky.social

Really pleased with the display case with @morethanadodo.bsky.social showing young people's Museum of Climate Hope artwork. A project supported by @socsci.ox.ac.uk and @torchoxford.bsky.social

Debate on whether 'Chinese technology is the key to a global green transition'. @smithschool.ox.ac.uk World Forum event. Really intrigued to hear what the arguments are and whether they can change our minds. Two:one for:against in an audience poll before the debate begins. #wfee

Inspiring first panel at @smithschool.ox.ac.uk World Forum on Enterprise & Environment. Lots of positive routes to using better facts, narratives, engagement methods, recognition of co-benefits and what really matters to people to win the argument on climate and the clean energy transition. #wfee

We will regret not acting faster on climate change.

Winner of Wilkes Climate Launch Prize at @utah.edu announced: Build Up Nepal. They have developed a low environmental impact, locally deliverable, resilient eco-bricks construction method for homes. Very pleased to have been on the prize jury. Short listed candidates all inspiring. bit.ly/48MpsD0

Fabulous talk at Oxford Energy Day @oxfordenergy.bsky.social by Felippa Amanta @ecioxford.bsky.social. Making the case that the indirect impacts of AI on climate are more important than its direct use of energy. Need to be mindful of the role of data and AI in the energy transition.

Oxford Energy Day 2025 about to kick off. If you're not here in person you can catch up afterwards via @oxfordenergy.bsky.social . This year's theme is energy and data.

With all the noise on climate @netzerotracker.bsky.social's Stock Take is the signal. The finding that sticks in my head: 🇺🇸US corporate net zero targets grew 9% over last 12 months, 279 ➡️ 304 Yes, some are blowing with the political wind. But more are stepping up. zerotracker.net/analysis/net...

Really interesting and important research on communication (or not) of environmental actions by business

Latest Special Issue: Trusting Building Performance Simulation As codes and regulations become stricter, is simulation the right tool for compliance as well as sketching performance to assist design?

"expected to generate thousands of jobs" "building a golden age of nuclear" "generating more power from nuclear can cut household energy bills" "forefront of global innovation" "one of the world leaders on nuclear" Oh, this song again.

We are opening our eco-renovated home today as part of Oxford Open Doors. @oxfordprestrust.bsky.social If you want to chat insulation, heat pumps, PV etc please join us. www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/energy-savin...

If you missed the programme on Wednesday, a recording is available on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/.... Those outside the UK can listen on the BBC app or BBC.com. More info: www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic.... Check out Dr Evatt's post-programme reflections here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🚀 Britain Talks Climate & Nature has landed! Tell a new climate story, based on what 7,000+ people across England, Scotland and Wales really think and feel about climate and nature right now. 👉 Discover the research & toolkit: climateoutreach.org/btc/2025/ 🙏 Thanks to @moreincommonuk.bsky.social

Powerful blog on the false promise of 'common sense' on climate.

Step inside Oxford homes this September with Energy Saving Homes at Oxford Open Doors (13–14 Sept). Over 30 households will share how they’ve improved comfort, cut draughts and bills, and reduced carbon. Real homes, real people, real stories. Find out more and book your visit!

🚗⚡ New from Oxford researchers: Public EV funds should prioritise local charging hubs over motorway stations. “Local hubs are a lifeline for drivers without off-street parking.” – Dr Labib Azzouz Read more 👉 www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/who-sho... #EVCharging #NetZero

As part of Oxford Open Doors Energy Saving Homes we are opening our home 11am-3pm on Saturday 13th Sept. Heat pump, solid wall insulation etc. Lots of interesting homes to visit across the city. www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/energy-savin...

Few technologies have been met with such a barrage of misinformation as heat pumps have. @carbonbrief.org just dropped a brand-new version of my heat pump myths factcheck. Have a look here 👇 interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...

Heat pump hive minds. Anyone know of firms that a really good who installs A2A heat pumps in South Oxfordshire. Similar request (but that person wants to weigh up air to water v air to air) in Lancashire.

My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up. NYT just covered it. 1/n www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...

Would you like to help increase the impact of Oxford's climate research? Join @climateoxford.bsky.social as their network coordinator. Apply by 12pm on 8 Sept. More info below. ⬇️

Researchers, impact pros, collaborators: If you're working at the edge of change, we want to hear from you! Submit your session idea for #OxSSIC26 & help us explore how #socialsciences research is having meaningful impact in the face of global uncertainty www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/impact-confe...

UK govt wants to deregulate nuclear safety rules The complaint is regulators have a “culture of risk aversion” Personally, I like my nuclear regulators to be risk averse. "Economic growth" shouldn't be their job Nuclear accidents damage land & sea for generations www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

In a recent @uk.theconversation.com article we* explain how insights from #smart_meter data can inform the re-design of #energy_policy, using #Cold_Weather_Payment as an example. * we @tinafawcett.bsky.social #Brenda_Boardman and I drew upon two studies (below) theconversation.com/how-the-uks-...

Dr Kevin Grecksch, departmental lecturer and course director for MSc in #Water #Science, Policy and Management at SoGE, speaks to the BBC about the idea of 'locking' water in storage areas and explains why it can be difficult to build new reservoirs. #geosky #academicsky Read here:

Chris Jardine, Honorary Research Associate @ecioxford.bsky.social is creating a YouTube series on energy. The first two are 'what is energy anyway' & 'energy services explained'. Really engaging, would benefit school/uni students as well as the rest of us! www.youtube.com/@chrisjardin... #energysky

Wonderful and well-deserved news from our recently appointed research group leader @ecioxford.bsky.social