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Informing effective climate solutions for achieving net zero with the best available research from the @universityofoxford.bsky.social & international partners. https://netzeroclimate.org/.
As part of @ox.ac.uk's "Climate Conversations" series, Prof Lavanya Rajamani sat down with Eleanor Hamilton Clark to discuss how lawyers are pushing for governments & institutions to take responsibility for climate change.
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Members of Oxford Net Zero have been reflecting on their time at COP30 in Brazil last month, giving their thoughts on multilateralism, forest protection, civil society participation & more. Read the article on our website: netzeroclimate.org/oxford-net-z...
Oxford Net Zero reflects on COP30 - Net Zero Climate
Members of Oxford Net Zero travelled to Belém, Brazil last month to contribute their expertise at the COP30 summit.  This year marked 30 years of COP and 10 years since the Paris Agreement. After so…
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December 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🎉 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...
Bodleian Libraries unveils Oxford University researcher portraits
Nineteen portraits are added to the Weston Library's permanent collection at Bodleian Libraries.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Oxford Net Zero is working with AXA XL to understand private-sector perspectives on decarbonisation in Mexico, India & Kenya. Dr Jessica Omukuti & Dr Javier Lezaun, who lead the project, recently shared early insights from the research with AXA XL's Flynn Lebus: axaxl.com/fast-fast-fo...
Early Insights Unlocking a fair transition for companies in emerging markets
AXA XL is partnering with The University of Oxford to explore the private sector’s perspectives on decarbonization and the transition to a low-carbon economy in emerging markets, with deep dives into ...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Last week Prof Nathalie Seddon, one of ONZ's Co-Investigators, spoke in Parliament at the @nebriefing.bsky.social on the climate & nature crises. Read her reflections here: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-12...
Prof Nathalie Seddon, Director of @naturebasedsols.bsky.social, spoke at the UK’s first @nebriefing.bsky.social on the climate and nature crises. Addressing over a thousand leaders, she pushed for nature to be treated as core to policy - essential for resilience and a safe, thriving society ⬇️
December 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
@ox.ac.uk has been pairing up undergrads on various courses & academics looking at climate change for a series of "Climate Conversations". Our Exec Director Dr Steve Smith recently talked to Tallulah Lascelles, a Philosophy & Theology student: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-wB... @smithschool.ox.ac.uk
Climate Conversations: Tallulah and Steve
YouTube video by University of Oxford
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December 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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COP30 kept multilateralism alive yet fell short on forests and fossil fuels. Professor's Thomas Hale and Nathalie Seddon urge clearer pathways for action and stronger support for those protecting the Amazon.

Read more: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/reflections-on-cop30-in-bel%C3%A9m
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
@sciencebasedtargets.org has released its draft Corporate Net Zero standard, & you can have your say until 12 Dec! Need advice? We're hosting 2 open calls. 1 Dec: 09:30–10:30 MT/11:30–12:30 ET/16:30–17:30 GMT. 10 Dec: 09:30–10:30 MT/11:30–12:30 ET/16:30–17:30 GMT. netzeroclimate.org/serviced-emi...
SBTi Releases Second Draft of Corporate Net Zero Standard: Key Updates for Professional Services - Net Zero Climate
The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) has released the second draft of its updated Corporate Net-Zero Standard, marking the first major revision in more than four years and introducing significa...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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“We are facing a national emergency not only because the climate is changing, but because the living systems that protect the climate are breaking down.”

Nathalie Seddon @naturebasedsols.bsky.social at National Emergency Briefing yesterday 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Great to see the views of Oxford Net Zero members @thomasnhale.bsky.social, Nathalie Seddon & Aline Soterroni on phasing out fossil fuels & the centrality of protection for forests & biodiversity in this @ox.ac.uk piece. @blavatnikschool.bsky.social @naturebasedsols.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
Researchers from across Oxford University were on the ground at #COP30 in Belém, taking part in side events, presenting new research, and working with partners to support the negotiations and inform the wider political process.

Read on for perspectives from Oxford experts ⬇️
Expert Comment: Reflections on COP30 in Belém | University of Oxford
Researchers from across the University of Oxford were on the ground at COP30 in Belém, taking part in side events, presenting new research, and working with partners to support the negotiations and
www.ox.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Hope amidst disappointment 🌎 Dr Aline Soterroni shares key takeaways from #COP30, where she has been sharing her research showing that "there is no net zero climate solution in Brazil without nature-based solutions..."

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November 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Launched today at COP30 in the Ukraine Pavilion: "Enabling and Ensuring a Net-Zero Aligned Carbon Market for Ukraine", by Kaya Axelsson, Ievgeniia Kopytsia, Injy Johnstone, Sindi Kuci & Bhavya Gupta.
November 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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“There is no net zero in Brazil without nature” -Dr Aline Soterroni at our #COP30 side event yesterday in Belém

A collaboration for biodiversity-climate synergies with @greenpeace.org @wwfbrasil.bsky.social @sosmataatlantica.bsky.social

Read the summary by @iisd.org ⬇️
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From Trade-offs to Synergies: Aligning Climate and Biodiversity Policies
What would it take to unite climate and biodiversity agendas? Speakers from science and policy stress that neither can succeed alone, urging collaboration, better data, and funding to bridge divides a...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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In the heart of the Amazon at COP30, Nathalie Seddon answers the question: 'If trees could talk, what would they say?'

Watch the full interview on WaterBear! For every minute spent watching the new series, a tree will be planted and protected 🌳
www.waterbear.com/title/watch-...
WaterBear: Nathalie Seddon
Live from COP30 in the heart of the Amazon, Professor Nathalie Seddon of Oxford University shares what the trees would say if they could speak: slow down, listen, and honor the...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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In the run-up to @cop30brazil.bsky.social, our Research Fellow Kaya Axelsson joined the Banzeiro da Esperança, or Boat of Hope, on its journey from Manaus to Belém. The boat brought indigenous people from all over the Amazon to present their community-based adaptation plans at COP.
November 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Our Directors Steve Smith & @samfankhauser.bsky.social have recently published great reports on CDR & renewables, respectively. Watch the video below for a short summary! To read the reports, go to www.stateofcdr.org/insight-repo... (CDR) & www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/sites/defaul... (renewables)
New report highlights the economic benefits of renewables and shows how community funds, co-ownership and inclusive consultation can transform the clean energy transition into a just transition. 
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November 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Cooling is vital — but emissions are soaring.
The Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Cooling has been turning evidence into action, shaping policy and piloting solutions for a more resilient future.

20 years of impact. Read one of our impact stories: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/impact/impac...
November 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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🌍 The State of Net Zero 2025: From Commitments to Credibility 🌍

Join the Net Zero Tracker at COP30 for a high-impact discussion on what the latest 2025 Net Zero Stocktake reveals about global progress — and where credibility still falls short.
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Amazon researchers Dr Erika Berenguer (ECI) & Ane Alencar: “Putting out fires without prevention is a losing battle.”

They discuss Amazon fire impacts and gender barriers in this Sumaúma interview: tinyurl.com/bdhnjfmy

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November 14, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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UK will take a "fresh look" at contributing to Brazil TFFF fund to protect the world's rainforests, says top climate envoy
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UK to reconsider paying into Brazil TFFF fund to protect the world's rainforests
Britain’s climate envoy has said that the government will take a “fresh look” at paying into a new fund to protect the world’s rainforests, in a sign that a decision not to contribute could be reverse...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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COP30 kicks off in Belém! 🌎
From pledges to practice: why COP30 could mark a turning point towards justice, reciprocity and regeneration

Our team is on the ground working to connect research with policy and practice

Our hopes for COP30➡️ www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/belem-c...
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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As world leaders meet at #COP30 in the Amazon, can climate policy stay on track amid pushback in the US & Europe? 🌍

A new Oxford Climate Policy Monitor study – from the School & the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme – shows how nations’ laws align with climate goals. 👇
https://ow.ly/48Qi50XnUSY
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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🌍 🇧🇷 Brazil: clean power hero or fossil-fuel laggard?

A new FT piece highlights how Brazil, despite its world-leading clean electricity mix, is doubling down on oil exploration.

🔗 www.ft.com/content/f85a...
📑 For full trade-and-climate data see below:
zerotracker.net/analysis/bra...
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM