The strategic role of systemic transition intermediaries: A cross-sector perspective on voluntary standards for net zero The transition to net zero requires coordination across public, private and civil-society sectors. Systemic transition intermediaries play a central r…

The authors don't think this tension can be resolved. Instead, they look at ways to tackle it in the wider voluntary standards sector. Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @smithschool.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @granthamicl.bsky.social @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social

🎉 We're thrilled to announce that 5 members of Oxford Net Zero are serving as authors on @ipcc.bsky.social reports! Our Exec Director Steve Smith & Researcher @nikibrazzola.bsky.social are both Lead Authors for the methodology report on CO2 removal & carbon capture, utilisation & storage. (1/5)

The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal

Steve is one of the authors of the State of Carbon Dioxide Removal report, which sets out to track the global state of CDR though accessible reports which can be used for policy and action.

CO2RE Executive Director Dr Steve Smith named as IPCC author - CO₂RE - The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub

This appointment recognises Steve’s long-standing expertise in carbon dioxide removal, a field that is rapidly moving from theory to necessity in global climate strategy. co2re.org/co2re-executive-director...
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Congratulations to #OxfordSmithSchool Steve Smith on being appointed Lead Author for the IPCC’s Methodology Report on carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and carbon capture.

Registration is now open for the @ox.ac.uk Sustainable Finance Summit 2026. 29th June, Rhodes House, Oxford. Geopolitics, the agentic economy, silicon boundaries, transition finance, nature, heat risk, and more. Register: sustainablefinance.ox.ac.uk/summit-2025/... @smithschool.ox.ac.uk

This saving would only occur in the unlikely scenario that all tax revenue was re-distributed to reduce household bills. Otherwise, there would be no impact on bills as gas prices are set on the international market. Staying the course on clean energy could save households up to £441/year.

Authors argue that relative energy bill savings from a hypothetical redistribution of all tax revenues levied on new North Sea extraction would be marginal & transient, whereas savings from clean #energytransition would be recurring. @ecioxford.bsky.social www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/sites/defaul...

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Watch the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk recording of the debate here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

A rapid analysis by authors at the Smith School was cited in a
@houseofcommons.parliament.uk debate that took place this week on opening up the North Sea to new oil and gas licensing. Read about the debate: www.parallelparliament.co.uk/debate/2026-...
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Would more North Sea drilling lower UK energy bills? Our analysis says no Maximising North Sea production would reduce bills by just £16 to £82 per year, say researchers.

Maximising North Sea production would reduce bills by just £16 to £82 per year, say researchers.

It demonstrates how current practice of uniform labelling prevents prices from reflecting actual quality.

As carbon performance relies on an unobservable counterfactual baseline, there is an inherent epistemic uncertainty that cannot be fully eliminated by data alone.

New working paper argues that credits suffer from imperfect information regarding project performance and asymmetric information between buyers and sellers, often leading to adverse selection.

Would more North Sea drilling lower UK energy bills? Our analysis says no Maximising North Sea production would reduce bills by just £16 to £82 per year, say researchers.

'Staying the course on clean energy would not only save households three times as much money but render the UK truly energy secure for generations to come.'

Maximising North Sea production would reduce bills by just £16 to £82 per year, say researchers from the @smithschool.ox.ac.uk ⬇️

‘Sheer fantasy’ to claim draining North Sea oil would would cut bills – experts Analysis by the Oxford Smith School showed more savings were possible through renewables.

In comparison, maximising oil & gas extraction from the North Sea would save households a modest £16 - £82 per year – and only if the tax revenues collected were distributed to households to offset their energy bills. uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/sheer-f...

“Drill baby drill” approach to North Sea would cost households more than a fully renewable UK, finds Oxford analysis A UK powered fully by renewable energy could save all households up to £441 a year on their energy bills, according to a new Oxford Smith School analysis. In comparison, maximising oil & gas extractio...

A rapid analysis from Anupama Sen, Nadia Schroeder and Cassandra Etter-Wenzel finds a UK powered fully by renewable energy could save all households up to £441 a year on their energy bills. www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/news/drill-b...

NEW: “Drill baby drill” approach to North Sea would cost households more than a fully renewable UK, finds #OxfordSmithSchool analysis

Every new home to have solar panels and heat pumps from 2027 Gas boilers are to be effectively banned in newly built houses in Britain as Labour doubles down on net zero

@samfankhauser.bsky.social & Anupama Sen, both Fellows at Reuben College, were among 5 Oxford Smith School co-authors of a letter to the Prime Minister last week.

They evidence that Net Zero & economic growth can absolutely work together.

Coverage in The Times: www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

The study highlights that India is highly vulnerable to these multi-hazard risks, particularly riverine and pluvial flooding, extreme heat, and water stress.

Environmental hazards like coastal & river flooding, extreme rainfall flooding, extreme heat & cold, tropical cyclones, wildfires, water stress & drought increase individual firm risks. These risks then cascade through complex supply chain networks & create systemic financial vulnerabilities.

New working paper co-authored by Gireesh Shrimali details a research framework designed to measure how physical climate risks translate into broad economic instability, using Indian firm data as a primary case study.

‘Sheer fantasy’ to claim draining North Sea oil would would cut bills – experts Analysis by the Oxford Smith School showed more savings were possible through renewables.

🚨It is "sheer fantasy" to claim draining North Sea oil would cut UK energy bills. Crucial analysis by my friend and tutor Dr Anupama Sen, at @smithschool.ox.ac.uk

“Drill baby drill” approach to North Sea would cost households more than a fully renewable UK, finds Oxford analysis A UK powered fully by renewable energy could save all households up to £441 a year on their energy bills, according to a new Oxford Smith School analysis. In comparison, maximising oil & gas extractio...

NEW ANALYSIS: North Sea “drill baby drill” would cut bills by just £16–£82 per year, and only if tax revenues are redistributed.

A fully renewable UK could save households up to £441 says @smithschool.ox.ac.uk.

www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/news/drill-b...

The beautiful resilience of motherhood Sugandha Srivastav reflects on her motherhood journey.

"As I reflect on my journey, I know that planet earth, much like the human body, also has incredible resilience. "
On #MothersDay, read #OxfordSmithSchool Sugandha Srivastav's reflections on motherhood

#OxfordSmithSchool @cameronhepburn.bsky.social comments on the ongoing oil price shock and its ramifications for UK households and the clean energy transition.

“We would put people, firms, banks and governments inside a computer and find ways of representing interactions within the market” @doynefarmer.bsky.social for the @thelondonstandard.bsky.social

Thanks for sharing @joarlinghaus.bsky.social !

To succeed, governments must curb fossil fuel demand through electrification while also reallocating capital & labour to protect vulnerable workers. @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social