Steve Smith imagines a net zero world where fossil fuel highly skilled workers would use their skills to contribute to a net zero world.

Oxford Energy Seminar, 5pm Tuesday 24th. We welcome Dr Doug Parr, Chief Scientist @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social to talk about 'Delivering 100% renewable energy for the UK'. All welcome in person or online. #energy bit.ly/4sadA4s

This was the Starling murmuration, on Sinker's Fields, at Whixall yesterday. It was one of the most spectacular natural spectacles I have ever seen and is a must watch.

They say that cats have 9 lives. But did you know that humans have 9 loves? Find out all about them here www.linkedin.com/posts/roman-...

Our Seminar Series is now available to book through Feb & March. Talks discuss post war Syria including transport, traffic & mobility issues in Homs, urban mobility in Damascus & sustainable housing reconstruction & refugee camp removal. www.tsu.ox.ac.uk/events/index... @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

Join us on 17 March 2026 at the Oxford Martin School for "Strategic Horizons in Climate x Health Research". An OCRN forum for researchers, clinicians, funders and policy leaders to explore funding priorities, map Oxford’s strengths and spark collaboration Scan the QR code below to register!

Really interesting thread on the problems of integrating nuclear with cheaper renewable electricity supplies

Great to host @rebeccacollyer.bsky.social (ECF) at Oxford. A fascinating seminar on how people, institutions & philanthropy shaped international energy policy - from @pastcoal.bsky.social to @iea.org Net Zero scenario & push to triple renewables. Highly recommended: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjMI...

New paper! Living labs and building testing labs: enabling #climate change adaptation Climate action requires rapid, evidence-based, and locally appropriate adaptation measures. journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10....

Exciting new PhD opportunities at Oxford @ox.ac.uk, will offer great training opportunities as part of the ZERO Institute.

Infuriating! Make cycling safer by preventing vehicles from crashing into them, not by policing what they wear.

Britain generated more wind power in January than in any month on record, as a succession of severe storms pushed turbines to produce 10.6TWh of electricity, analysis shows: www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Monday mood: This Heron standing very still, hoping no one asks it to do anything today. #MondayMotivation

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We're starting a new series of seasonal markets at our Aristotle Lane hub, featuring local artists, makers, and growers. Save the date for the first one on 22nd February. Hope to see you there! 🌱 ✨

And on that, we also need high profile leaders to demonstrate personal commitment to low carbon living. We’re also working on this! leadership.climate.ox.ac.uk

Personal carbon footprints are useful — but they tell a very incomplete story about individual climate action. Our new paper argues for going beyond consumption to recognise influence, roles, and the capacity to shape systems. Open access: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Just done the #BigGardenBirdwatch with my now almost-fledged son. Lovely as always to sit for an hour, watch and count. bit.ly/3tgxjGS

Just returned from Davos. Beyond the headlines and politics, one thing stood out clearly: clean energy is still central to economic strategy and investment decisions — and Europe has a real opportunity to be bolder. I’ve written this up here 👉 medium.com/@jan.rosenow...

Quick thread on how it is shocking the government has supressed this report, but it is equally shocking that anyone should be surprised by its contents. www.businessgreen.com/news/4524657...

The #BigGardenBirdWatch 2026 starts today (Artist: Clive Uptton)

The energy transition won’t succeed unless it works for everyone. Research by Prof Nick Eyre at ecioxford.bsky.social shows how UK energy systems can disadvantage racialised communities — and why everyday energy use is key to a just net zero transition. ➡️ Read more: www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/why-ene...

I had a preview of the Warm Homes Plan, and one thing that stood out was the clarity of direction it provides. A simple word count already tells part of the story. 🧵

Very pleased to announce our first seminar this term, 5pm Tuesday 20th January. Philanthropy, policy and the power sector by Rebecca Collyer, Executive Director of ReNew2030. All welcome, in person or online: bit.ly/3Zk6AFz @socsci.ox.ac.uk @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social @mplsoxford.bsky.social

And I'm off to the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos at a time when global tension run high. I will be facilitating 4 sessions one of which will be live-streamed: The Rise of Electro States. If you cannot attend watch the live-stream if you can or the recording.

Our work on fuel / energy poverty and transforming cold weather payments so they provide effective help at the right time is particularly relevant at the moment @tomecon.bsky.social

A really useful round-up of a lot of the energy demand research being done at Oxford & with our partners. You can also find out more from our @oxfordenergy.bsky.social Oxford Energy Network website and seminar series: www.energy.ox.ac.uk

Important article from my doctoral student @ewanab.bsky.social and other members of the team.

🏡Ewan Archer-Brown, Dr Brenda Boardman, and Prof. @janrosenow.bsky.social look to Germany to inspire a recovery approach to the UK's home insulation 'fiasco' in this @theconversation.com article. Read more: doi.org/10.64628/AB.... #SocSciHome @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

NEW RESEARCH: Europe won’t regain competitiveness by chasing cheap energy alone. It needs to use energy better. Our new @plosclimate.org paper shows energy efficiency is a core driver of competitiveness—boosting productivity, security & decarbonisation. 🔗 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...

Chart admirably demonstrating the climate trend It's leading to record wildfires, floods, rising seas, extreme storms & typhoons, harvest failures And whilst the tech is around to curtail the problem, humanity, right now, just isn't doing so www.ft.com/content/e995...

Delighted to say that George Kamiya is the Visiting Fellow linked to the Environmental Change Theme, hosted by me and colleague Yee Van Fan @ecioxford.bsky.social We look forward to his association with the college. @samfankhauser.bsky.social

A canny political and media strategy from @zackpolanski.bsky.social. Immediately he defuses climate delayers’ favourite cynical attack lines, and avoids headlines like “Polanski says you should never go on holiday, drive a car, or eat meat”. But, crucially, he's leading by example... 1/🧵

Are there quick fixes to climate change? Yes! Plenty! Had such fun on this episode of BBC World Service's Climate Question podcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZAS...

Just joined bluesky and interested in sustainable energy, energy policy, and energy research? There are some ready-made starter packs on just that topic below...

Heat pumps working well in cold weather shocker. www.businessgreen.com/news/4523985...

A back-to-work cartoon for @newscientist.com

📢 Oxford Networks for the Environment (ONE) Annual Lecture Can science & policy keep pace with the rapidly growing carbon dioxide removal market? Join keynote speaker Professor Gideon Henderson, followed by a panel discussion and drinks reception. Register: bookwhen.com/onenetwork#f...

GB 2025 🌞+🌬️ = ⚡ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Prof Jim Hall, Professor of Climate and Environmental Risk and Lead of the ECI’s Oxford Programme for Sustainable Infrastructure Systems delivered the opening keynote at the Rethinking Water 2025 conference. Watch it back on YouTube 🎥🌍https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI2kjdcFz6U

Thank goodness for that. Something that shouldn’t have happened, happened. And now it’s set to unhappen. Great for students, great for research in general and great for Britain. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

⭐ Just business? Rethinking the role of small and medium enterprise climate action through a just transition lens ⭐ Another new paper! Led by Will Eadson, we develop an analytical framework about just transition and SMEs. Read the paper ➡️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Join the Oxfordshire Climate Cafés team this Sunday at a climate café, a gentle facilitated space where we share our feelings and thoughts about the climate crisis. 
What’s different about climate cafés? 🤝Facilitated – so you can be sure that there will be space for you to speak. 🧵

It's hot in the UK right now meaning lots of energy in our weather systems. The drive this morning was hazardous due to lashing rain & standing water. Now there's a gale blowing outside. For a nation famous for talking about the weather, why don't folk want to talk climate? istheukhotrightnow.com

🎉 We're incredibly proud that that Alexis McGivern, our Head of Stakeholder Engagement, & Clarissa Salmon, our Stakeholder Engagement Officer, are featured in the new @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Catalysts portrait series for their work on the Global Youth Climate Training. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Great display about finding otters in and around Sheffield by @sheffielduni.bsky.social and other partners at Sheffield train station.

A week ago, I made the point that films/tv etc focus on cars, normalising car-filled city streets. I asked for examples highlighting bikes/trams/buses/walking, and got 1.1k replies. Data! Here is my unscientific analysis of those suggestions (and no, I can’t believe I did this either). [1/n] 🧵

A very cool video about the very cool Saiful Islam @oxfordmaterials.bsky.social @mplsoxford.bsky.social

We have a new (open access) paper on the opportunities (and challenges) for ground source heat pumps systems using shared ground loops (SGL). doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...

V interesting overview of how the Ministry of Eco Education are supporting teachers and thereby schools and their communities. @education.ox.ac.uk