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What role will Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) play in Climate Change?
See the latest Frontiers report by the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) on Carbon Capture and Storage.
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See the latest Frontiers report by the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) on Carbon Capture and Storage.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
What role will Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) play in Climate Change?
See the latest Frontiers report by the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) on Carbon Capture and Storage.
idric.org/wp-content/u...
@sovacool.bsky.social @sussexunibusiness.bsky.social
See the latest Frontiers report by the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) on Carbon Capture and Storage.
idric.org/wp-content/u...
@sovacool.bsky.social @sussexunibusiness.bsky.social
The Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) co-Directed by Benjamin Sovacool @sovacool.bsky.social has won an award as Research Centre of the Year at the edie Net Zero awards in London, on Friday 17th October.
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University of Sussex researchers celebrate national net zero award
An interdisciplinary decarbonisation project led by researchers at the University of Sussex Business School has won a national award for helping lead...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) co-Directed by Benjamin Sovacool @sovacool.bsky.social has won an award as Research Centre of the Year at the edie Net Zero awards in London, on Friday 17th October.
www.sussex.ac.uk/news/researc...
www.sussex.ac.uk/news/researc...
Listen to keynote speaker Mr Barry Gardiner MP who will explore threats to nature and humanity from the perspective of normal people, demonstrating how confused economics fuels incoherent policy.
Register Now for our 2026 Symposium
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Register Now for our 2026 Symposium
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October 20, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Listen to keynote speaker Mr Barry Gardiner MP who will explore threats to nature and humanity from the perspective of normal people, demonstrating how confused economics fuels incoherent policy.
Register Now for our 2026 Symposium
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@sovacool.bsky.social
Register Now for our 2026 Symposium
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@sovacool.bsky.social
"I used to think cancellation was for culture warriors and comedians, not economists" - Matthew Agarwala's @matthewagarwala.bsky.social opinion piece of a party conference fringe event.
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Announcing the Bennett Institute's 2026 Symposium, register now
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October 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"I used to think cancellation was for culture warriors and comedians, not economists" - Matthew Agarwala's @matthewagarwala.bsky.social opinion piece of a party conference fringe event.
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@bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk @sussexunibusiness.bsky.social
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Nuclear power solve the climate crisis?
Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social, challenges Keir Starmer’s claim that partnership will usher in a “golden age of nuclear”
www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go...
Also catch Paul's interview by Science Talk's Muhammad Ittefaq youtu.be/DiQqOJrCl_M?...
Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social, challenges Keir Starmer’s claim that partnership will usher in a “golden age of nuclear”
www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go...
Also catch Paul's interview by Science Talk's Muhammad Ittefaq youtu.be/DiQqOJrCl_M?...
Can Nuclear Power Solve Climate Crisis?
YouTube video by Science Talk
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October 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Nuclear power solve the climate crisis?
Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social, challenges Keir Starmer’s claim that partnership will usher in a “golden age of nuclear”
www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go...
Also catch Paul's interview by Science Talk's Muhammad Ittefaq youtu.be/DiQqOJrCl_M?...
Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social, challenges Keir Starmer’s claim that partnership will usher in a “golden age of nuclear”
www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go...
Also catch Paul's interview by Science Talk's Muhammad Ittefaq youtu.be/DiQqOJrCl_M?...
Scrapping the Climate Change Act – A Step Backwards for Innovation and Global Leadership?
The Bennett Institute expresses deep concern over The Conservative Party’s pledge to repeal the landmark Climate Change Act 2008, a cornerstone of UK climate policy and a catalyst for clean energy innovation.
The Bennett Institute expresses deep concern over The Conservative Party’s pledge to repeal the landmark Climate Change Act 2008, a cornerstone of UK climate policy and a catalyst for clean energy innovation.
October 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Scrapping the Climate Change Act – A Step Backwards for Innovation and Global Leadership?
The Bennett Institute expresses deep concern over The Conservative Party’s pledge to repeal the landmark Climate Change Act 2008, a cornerstone of UK climate policy and a catalyst for clean energy innovation.
The Bennett Institute expresses deep concern over The Conservative Party’s pledge to repeal the landmark Climate Change Act 2008, a cornerstone of UK climate policy and a catalyst for clean energy innovation.
Does Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) have a role in achieving Paris Climate Targets?
A new study by the GENIE consortium co-authored by Benjamin Sovacool @sovacool.bsky.social thinks so. Using machine learning to investigate global funding patterns in CDR research.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
A new study by the GENIE consortium co-authored by Benjamin Sovacool @sovacool.bsky.social thinks so. Using machine learning to investigate global funding patterns in CDR research.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
October 1, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Does Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) have a role in achieving Paris Climate Targets?
A new study by the GENIE consortium co-authored by Benjamin Sovacool @sovacool.bsky.social thinks so. Using machine learning to investigate global funding patterns in CDR research.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
A new study by the GENIE consortium co-authored by Benjamin Sovacool @sovacool.bsky.social thinks so. Using machine learning to investigate global funding patterns in CDR research.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Announcing our 2026 Symposium – Register Now!
Zero Hour for Energy Policy: Researching the Race to Net Zero
We are delighted to announce our 2026 Symposium which is being held on 19 February 2026 at the University of Sussex.
See the Bennett website bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/2026...
Zero Hour for Energy Policy: Researching the Race to Net Zero
We are delighted to announce our 2026 Symposium which is being held on 19 February 2026 at the University of Sussex.
See the Bennett website bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/2026...
Stories - The Bennett Institute
Announcing the Bennett Institute's 2026 Symposium, register now
bennettinstitutesussex.org
September 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Announcing our 2026 Symposium – Register Now!
Zero Hour for Energy Policy: Researching the Race to Net Zero
We are delighted to announce our 2026 Symposium which is being held on 19 February 2026 at the University of Sussex.
See the Bennett website bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/2026...
Zero Hour for Energy Policy: Researching the Race to Net Zero
We are delighted to announce our 2026 Symposium which is being held on 19 February 2026 at the University of Sussex.
See the Bennett website bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/2026...
Bennett Institute’s Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social contributes to the UN report published today on Harnessing Climate and Sustainable Development Goals Synergies which highlights the benefits of acting jointly on climate and sustainable development.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Bennett Institute’s Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social contributes to the UN report published today on Harnessing Climate and Sustainable Development Goals Synergies which highlights the benefits of acting jointly on climate and sustainable development.
bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/how-...
bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/how-...
Great to see Bennett Institute Visiting Professor Patrycja Klusak @patrycjaklusak.bsky.social addressing the OECD Global Forum on Public Debt Management in Paris last week.
#OECD #SovereignDebt #CreditRatings #PublicFinance #HeriotWatt
#OECD #SovereignDebt #CreditRatings #PublicFinance #HeriotWatt
September 23, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Great to see Bennett Institute Visiting Professor Patrycja Klusak @patrycjaklusak.bsky.social addressing the OECD Global Forum on Public Debt Management in Paris last week.
#OECD #SovereignDebt #CreditRatings #PublicFinance #HeriotWatt
#OECD #SovereignDebt #CreditRatings #PublicFinance #HeriotWatt
How can the UK secure a successful energy transition whilst growing the economy?
Matthew Agarwala @matthewagarwala.bsky.social discusses this question at Liberal Democrats Conference with Wera Hobhouse MP @werahobhouse.bsky.social, Angus MacDonald MP @angusmacdonaldld.bsky.social and Matilda Martin
Matthew Agarwala @matthewagarwala.bsky.social discusses this question at Liberal Democrats Conference with Wera Hobhouse MP @werahobhouse.bsky.social, Angus MacDonald MP @angusmacdonaldld.bsky.social and Matilda Martin
September 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
How can the UK secure a successful energy transition whilst growing the economy?
Matthew Agarwala @matthewagarwala.bsky.social discusses this question at Liberal Democrats Conference with Wera Hobhouse MP @werahobhouse.bsky.social, Angus MacDonald MP @angusmacdonaldld.bsky.social and Matilda Martin
Matthew Agarwala @matthewagarwala.bsky.social discusses this question at Liberal Democrats Conference with Wera Hobhouse MP @werahobhouse.bsky.social, Angus MacDonald MP @angusmacdonaldld.bsky.social and Matilda Martin
Great to be part of the UK-India AIxcelerate programme with Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social participating in an ideas workshop to co-develop AI solutions across six priority sectors, Health, Engineering Biology, Climate, Energy, AgriTech, and FinTech.
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September 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Great to be part of the UK-India AIxcelerate programme with Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social participating in an ideas workshop to co-develop AI solutions across six priority sectors, Health, Engineering Biology, Climate, Energy, AgriTech, and FinTech.
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Really pleased to support this initiative from UKERC and the Energy Demand Research Centre @edrc-uk.bsky.social
We’re excited to invite you to the first edition of the @ukerc.bsky.social and EDRC Early Career Researcher. Our September session features:
🎙️ Stephen Agyeman, Ph.D,
🗓️ Thursday 25 September 2025
🕐 1:00–2:00 PM (BST)
📍 Online (Teams)
👉Register here: tinyurl.com/376djpwa
🎙️ Stephen Agyeman, Ph.D,
🗓️ Thursday 25 September 2025
🕐 1:00–2:00 PM (BST)
📍 Online (Teams)
👉Register here: tinyurl.com/376djpwa
September 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Really pleased to support this initiative from UKERC and the Energy Demand Research Centre @edrc-uk.bsky.social
Listen to our Bennett Institute PhD researcher Devin O'Donnell discuss her work on accelerating climate-health adaptation policies to better protect communities facing natural hazards, conflict, and health risks.
#climatehealth #adaptationpolicy #policyinnovation
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#climatehealth #adaptationpolicy #policyinnovation
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September 17, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Listen to our Bennett Institute PhD researcher Devin O'Donnell discuss her work on accelerating climate-health adaptation policies to better protect communities facing natural hazards, conflict, and health risks.
#climatehealth #adaptationpolicy #policyinnovation
@sovacool.bsky.social
#climatehealth #adaptationpolicy #policyinnovation
@sovacool.bsky.social
Is green finance out of reach?
Read Matthew Agarawala's @matthewagarwala.bsky.social latest article exploring green finance and some of the barriers SME's face which are not insurmountable.
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#climatefinance #sme #greenfinance
Read Matthew Agarawala's @matthewagarwala.bsky.social latest article exploring green finance and some of the barriers SME's face which are not insurmountable.
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#climatefinance #sme #greenfinance
Accessing green finance in business
Find out how as a small or medium sized business leaders you can tap into green finance and to help scale and grow.
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September 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Is green finance out of reach?
Read Matthew Agarawala's @matthewagarwala.bsky.social latest article exploring green finance and some of the barriers SME's face which are not insurmountable.
helptogrowalumni.org/tapping-into...
#climatefinance #sme #greenfinance
Read Matthew Agarawala's @matthewagarwala.bsky.social latest article exploring green finance and some of the barriers SME's face which are not insurmountable.
helptogrowalumni.org/tapping-into...
#climatefinance #sme #greenfinance
How does Europe's automotive industry remain competitive?
Listen to Bennett Institute's Associate Professor Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social introduce a new policy paper proposing the introduction of a Community Acceleration Survey for the automotive industry.
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Listen to Bennett Institute's Associate Professor Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social introduce a new policy paper proposing the introduction of a Community Acceleration Survey for the automotive industry.
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How does Europe's automotive industry remain competitive?
Listen to Bennett Institute's Associate Professor Karoline Rogge introduce a new policy paper which proposes the introduction of a Community ...
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September 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
How does Europe's automotive industry remain competitive?
Listen to Bennett Institute's Associate Professor Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social introduce a new policy paper proposing the introduction of a Community Acceleration Survey for the automotive industry.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Listen to Bennett Institute's Associate Professor Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social introduce a new policy paper proposing the introduction of a Community Acceleration Survey for the automotive industry.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social has participated in discussions with the UN to help shape the establishment of two new AI governance mechanisms: an Independent International Scientific Panel on AI and a Global Dialogue on AI Governance.
See Digital Watch - dig.watch/updates/un-g...
See Digital Watch - dig.watch/updates/un-g...
UNGA adopts terms of reference for AI Scientific Panel and Global Dialogue on AI governance | Digital Watch Observatory
The UN’s latest resolution signals a turning point in global AI governance, setting the stage for both scientific oversight and multistakeholder dialogue on how AI will shape societies worldwide.
dig.watch
September 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social has participated in discussions with the UN to help shape the establishment of two new AI governance mechanisms: an Independent International Scientific Panel on AI and a Global Dialogue on AI Governance.
See Digital Watch - dig.watch/updates/un-g...
See Digital Watch - dig.watch/updates/un-g...
How do we get to a net-zero society more quickly?
This is what a group of 28 researchers from Europe, North America and Asia have been considering over 3 days in a workshop developing research papers for a special issue.
@karogge.bsky.social @empoci.bsky.social @sussexunibusiness.bsky.social
This is what a group of 28 researchers from Europe, North America and Asia have been considering over 3 days in a workshop developing research papers for a special issue.
@karogge.bsky.social @empoci.bsky.social @sussexunibusiness.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM
How do we get to a net-zero society more quickly?
This is what a group of 28 researchers from Europe, North America and Asia have been considering over 3 days in a workshop developing research papers for a special issue.
@karogge.bsky.social @empoci.bsky.social @sussexunibusiness.bsky.social
This is what a group of 28 researchers from Europe, North America and Asia have been considering over 3 days in a workshop developing research papers for a special issue.
@karogge.bsky.social @empoci.bsky.social @sussexunibusiness.bsky.social
Why Nature Risks Are Financial Risks?
Read Professor Matthew Agarwala's @matthewagarwala.bsky.social latest blog on how the accelerating decline of global biodiversity is no longer just an ecological concern—it is increasingly a financial one.
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Read Professor Matthew Agarwala's @matthewagarwala.bsky.social latest blog on how the accelerating decline of global biodiversity is no longer just an ecological concern—it is increasingly a financial one.
bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/biod...
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September 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Why Nature Risks Are Financial Risks?
Read Professor Matthew Agarwala's @matthewagarwala.bsky.social latest blog on how the accelerating decline of global biodiversity is no longer just an ecological concern—it is increasingly a financial one.
bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/biod...
Read Professor Matthew Agarwala's @matthewagarwala.bsky.social latest blog on how the accelerating decline of global biodiversity is no longer just an ecological concern—it is increasingly a financial one.
bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/biod...
Bennett Institute Associate Professor Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social Rogge and the EMPOCI team @empoci.bsky.social - are hosting an impressive group of 28 scholars this week in Sussex, exploring how to Accelerate Net Zero Transitions
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September 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Bennett Institute Associate Professor Karoline Rogge @karogge.bsky.social Rogge and the EMPOCI team @empoci.bsky.social - are hosting an impressive group of 28 scholars this week in Sussex, exploring how to Accelerate Net Zero Transitions
www.linkedin.com/posts/empoci...
www.linkedin.com/posts/empoci...
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On the overwhelming public support for climate action: Great to see Ximeng Fang and Stefania Innocenti quoted on their research that sparked the 89% Project. (And globally, 69% of people are willing to give 1% of their income to help fix climate change.) @coveringclimatenow.org
Underestimating support for climate action limits political decision making, study says
Research reveals huge disparity between perceived and actual willingness of public to contribute to fixing climate
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM
On the overwhelming public support for climate action: Great to see Ximeng Fang and Stefania Innocenti quoted on their research that sparked the 89% Project. (And globally, 69% of people are willing to give 1% of their income to help fix climate change.) @coveringclimatenow.org
Listen to our PhD researcher Indrajit Adhikari talk about how microfinance can help reduce inequality and improve access to financial services for communities that are often left out.
#microfinance #inclusivegrowth #policyinnovation
@sovacool.bsky.social
#microfinance #inclusivegrowth #policyinnovation
@sovacool.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Listen to our PhD researcher Indrajit Adhikari talk about how microfinance can help reduce inequality and improve access to financial services for communities that are often left out.
#microfinance #inclusivegrowth #policyinnovation
@sovacool.bsky.social
#microfinance #inclusivegrowth #policyinnovation
@sovacool.bsky.social
A just transition – elusive and confusing?
For many people a “just-transition” is confusing says a new study led by Benjamin Sovacool@sovacool.bsky.social and colleagues Patrick Devine -Wright@patrickdevine.bsky.social and Sarah Mander.
See more at: bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/a-ju...
For many people a “just-transition” is confusing says a new study led by Benjamin Sovacool@sovacool.bsky.social and colleagues Patrick Devine -Wright@patrickdevine.bsky.social and Sarah Mander.
See more at: bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/a-ju...
August 27, 2025 at 7:47 AM
A just transition – elusive and confusing?
For many people a “just-transition” is confusing says a new study led by Benjamin Sovacool@sovacool.bsky.social and colleagues Patrick Devine -Wright@patrickdevine.bsky.social and Sarah Mander.
See more at: bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/a-ju...
For many people a “just-transition” is confusing says a new study led by Benjamin Sovacool@sovacool.bsky.social and colleagues Patrick Devine -Wright@patrickdevine.bsky.social and Sarah Mander.
See more at: bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/a-ju...
2025 likely to be the warmest on record for the UK
Provisional statistics from the Met Office show that summer 2025 will ‘almost certainly’ be the warmest summer on record for the UK
It would move 2018 off the top spot and relegate 1976 out of the top five warmest summer in a series which dates back to 1884
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
It would move 2018 off the top spot and relegate 1976 out of the top five warmest summer in a series which dates back to 1884
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
August 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
2025 likely to be the warmest on record for the UK
Benjamin Sovacool @sovacool.bsky.social is a Coordinating Lead Author for IPCC working group 2 on Poverty, livelihoods, mobility and fragility. Also Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social a Lead Author on the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities.
See: bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/ipcc...
See: bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/ipcc...
August 20, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Benjamin Sovacool @sovacool.bsky.social is a Coordinating Lead Author for IPCC working group 2 on Poverty, livelihoods, mobility and fragility. Also Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social a Lead Author on the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities.
See: bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/ipcc...
See: bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/ipcc...