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Photograph of two elephants

Large mammals can help climate change mitigation and adaptation

Biology
Climate change
Conservation
Environment
Research
Science
The Agile Initiative at the University’s Oxford Martin School will deliver high-impact interdisciplinary research and contribute urgently-needed answers to inform environmental policy

Oxford fast-paced research programme for environmental solutions wins £10 million official backing

Climate change
Environment
Funding
Research
Social Sciences
The environmental threat to humankind is existential. The millions who have tragically died in the pandemic, will be followed by many more if we do not take urgent action over these twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change

A rapid climate response from science is essential

Climate change
Environment
Expert opinion
Research
Olenii Ostrov location

Climate change in the Early Holocene - archaeology report

Climate change
Social Sciences
In South Africa, windfarms in optimum locations would cost the country 16.7% less per unit of energy than if it were to build more coal power plants.

Invest strategically in wind and solar farms in Africa - Oxford study

Climate change
Environment
Social Sciences
Plastic bottle on a beach in the Maldives

Plastic Drawdown tool to help Maldives slash plastic waste by 85 percent, study reveals

Climate change
Environment
The new Oxford nature recovery centre will harness state-of-the-art technologies designed to deliver nature recovery at scale and monitor progress towards this recovery. Credit: Shutterstock.

Leverhulme Trust awards £10 million to new Oxford nature recovery centre

Climate change
Environment
Funding
Research
Social Sciences
Sunset over the oil industry: Depleted oil fields are one of the targets for carbon dioxide burial.

Safer carbon capture and storage

Climate change
Environment
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
'We have less than 10 years to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and temperature growth to 1.5C and we cannot make it without interventions from and change within the finance sector,' Liz McKeon, IKEA Foundation. Credit: Shutterstock.

IKEA Foundation pledges £4.5m to back Oxford sustainable finance action

Climate change
Environment
Social Sciences
When the history of COP26 and the battle to reduce emissions is written, last minute manoeuvrings in Glasgow will be a feature. But the very real successes of this year's Conference of the Parties will also be writ large

COP26: Don't forget the successes - Oxford experts

Climate change
Expert opinion
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