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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
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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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...
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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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
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
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
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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
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#microfinance #inclusivegrowth #policyinnovation
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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...
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...
Have you seen it?
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August 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Listen to our Bennett Institute PhD student Joao Uratani talk about his research to address the transition to net zero in hard to abate industry sectors where use of low carbon energy options is more difficult.
#netzero #industrialdecarbonisation @sovacool.bsky.social
#netzero #industrialdecarbonisation @sovacool.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Listen to our Bennett Institute PhD student Joao Uratani talk about his research to address the transition to net zero in hard to abate industry sectors where use of low carbon energy options is more difficult.
#netzero #industrialdecarbonisation @sovacool.bsky.social
#netzero #industrialdecarbonisation @sovacool.bsky.social
Want to understand the link between economic growth, climate policy, and environmental outcomes?
Catch this new study examining these links, published in Global Environmental Change from Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social
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Catch this new study examining these links, published in Global Environmental Change from Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 23, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Want to understand the link between economic growth, climate policy, and environmental outcomes?
Catch this new study examining these links, published in Global Environmental Change from Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Catch this new study examining these links, published in Global Environmental Change from Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Is Solar Radiation Management controversial with the public?
Perhaps not as much as you might think. The latest public perception analysis across 30 countries by Chad M. Baum @chadbaum.bsky.social and colleagues including Benjamin Sovacool @sovacool.bsky.social.
Read at: srm360.org/perspective/...
Perhaps not as much as you might think. The latest public perception analysis across 30 countries by Chad M. Baum @chadbaum.bsky.social and colleagues including Benjamin Sovacool @sovacool.bsky.social.
Read at: srm360.org/perspective/...
July 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Is Solar Radiation Management controversial with the public?
Perhaps not as much as you might think. The latest public perception analysis across 30 countries by Chad M. Baum @chadbaum.bsky.social and colleagues including Benjamin Sovacool @sovacool.bsky.social.
Read at: srm360.org/perspective/...
Perhaps not as much as you might think. The latest public perception analysis across 30 countries by Chad M. Baum @chadbaum.bsky.social and colleagues including Benjamin Sovacool @sovacool.bsky.social.
Read at: srm360.org/perspective/...
Great to attend the New Statesman@newstatesman.com Summer Reception last week and hear about the UK Government's programme after 1 year in office from The Rt. Hon. Wes Streeting MP and Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP.
July 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Great to attend the New Statesman@newstatesman.com Summer Reception last week and hear about the UK Government's programme after 1 year in office from The Rt. Hon. Wes Streeting MP and Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP.
Fantastic to spend the last two days at a retreat with the superb International Climate Finance Team (ICF) across government departments, DESNZ, DEFRA and FCDO. Hosted by Bennett Institute and Institute of Development Studies@ids.ac.uk we explored solutions to challenging questions facing the team.
July 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Fantastic to spend the last two days at a retreat with the superb International Climate Finance Team (ICF) across government departments, DESNZ, DEFRA and FCDO. Hosted by Bennett Institute and Institute of Development Studies@ids.ac.uk we explored solutions to challenging questions facing the team.
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July 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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How can we make cities more sustainable?
Cities require up-to-date, and easy-to-use data tools to make strategic decisions on reducing GHG emissions quickly. Research plays a crucial role in providing this.
Great to be part of discussions hosted by CityLAB Berlin
Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social
Cities require up-to-date, and easy-to-use data tools to make strategic decisions on reducing GHG emissions quickly. Research plays a crucial role in providing this.
Great to be part of discussions hosted by CityLAB Berlin
Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
How can we make cities more sustainable?
Cities require up-to-date, and easy-to-use data tools to make strategic decisions on reducing GHG emissions quickly. Research plays a crucial role in providing this.
Great to be part of discussions hosted by CityLAB Berlin
Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social
Cities require up-to-date, and easy-to-use data tools to make strategic decisions on reducing GHG emissions quickly. Research plays a crucial role in providing this.
Great to be part of discussions hosted by CityLAB Berlin
Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social
Great to be at the Climate Innovation Forum 2025. Opened by Sadiq Khan talking about the need for £75BN in infrastructure investment in London by 2030 to enable net zero.
Rt Hon Ed Miliband delivered the keynote speaking about Government's work to be a clean energy superpower.
#Londonclimateweek
Rt Hon Ed Miliband delivered the keynote speaking about Government's work to be a clean energy superpower.
#Londonclimateweek
June 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Great to be at the Climate Innovation Forum 2025. Opened by Sadiq Khan talking about the need for £75BN in infrastructure investment in London by 2030 to enable net zero.
Rt Hon Ed Miliband delivered the keynote speaking about Government's work to be a clean energy superpower.
#Londonclimateweek
Rt Hon Ed Miliband delivered the keynote speaking about Government's work to be a clean energy superpower.
#Londonclimateweek
World’s largest urban climate study published in Nature Cities today reveals a critical blind spot: rapidly growing cities are underrepresented in research undermining global climate efforts. Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social #urbansustainability #climate
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June 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
World’s largest urban climate study published in Nature Cities today reveals a critical blind spot: rapidly growing cities are underrepresented in research undermining global climate efforts. Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social #urbansustainability #climate
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We are pleased to welcome the UK Government’s Modern Industrial Strategy published today and the importance it places on investment in clean renewable energy making the UK a clean energy manufacturing and innovation super-power.
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June 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
We are pleased to welcome the UK Government’s Modern Industrial Strategy published today and the importance it places on investment in clean renewable energy making the UK a clean energy manufacturing and innovation super-power.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Fantastic to talk about Bennett Institute research and impact yesterday, which has achieved so much since our launch this year. With Matthew Agarwala @matthewagarwala.bsky.social and Clive Hayter speaking as part of the University of Sussex Summer of Research events.
June 19, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Fantastic to talk about Bennett Institute research and impact yesterday, which has achieved so much since our launch this year. With Matthew Agarwala @matthewagarwala.bsky.social and Clive Hayter speaking as part of the University of Sussex Summer of Research events.