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A beach covered in discarded plastic bottles.

Oxford researchers comment on the plastic waste crisis for Earth Day 2024

Environment
Expert opinion
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Plastics
Policy
Social Sciences
Sustainability
Enforce net zero with global ‘ground rules,’ say Oxford academics

Enforce net zero with global ‘ground rules,’ say Oxford academics

Climate
Climate change
Expert opinion
Policy
In the foreground, rubbish lies scattered around heaps of dirt. In the background, a city scape is visible, with industrial towers belching fumes into the sky.

Expert comment: Urbanisation’s role in the climate crisis is being overlooked

Climate change
Expert opinion
Social Sciences
Sustainability
A spread of plant-based foods including flat breads, tomatoes, spring onions, oranges, carrots, blueberries, and garlic. In the foreground, two hands hold a bowl of lentil curry with tofu.

Expert Comment: Why Veganuary: The environmental benefits of a low and no meat diet

Environment
Expert opinion
Sustainability
COP pic

Expert Comment: Turning COP’s promises into progress and the rise of climate regulation

Climate change
Environment
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Research
Social Sciences
Net Zero needs carbon capture

Expert Comment: It is remarkable how much we agree. COP28 and the transition from fossil fuels

Climate change
Environment
Expert opinion
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
Social Sciences
Just stop oil

Expert Comment: Just stop oil is easy to shout but it cannot just happen - and not 'justly'

Climate change
Environment
Expert opinion
Research
Science
Social Sciences
COPs need to stop obsessing over target setting alone and shift to following up on announcements and declarations

Expert Comment: Catchy headlines do not lead to action and change. It looks likely we will overshoot 1.5 C

Climate change
Environment
Expert opinion
Policy
Social Sciences
NYC workers in the pandemic

Expert Comment: How our novel model resolves the key pandemic policy debates

Coronavirus
Expert opinion
Mathematical
Research
Social Sciences

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