Why do we keep using worse technology even if there are much better alternatives on offer?
Love this new video from @chrisjardineenergy.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtfX...
AI wealth should serve the common good.
ECI’s Dr Francesco Fuso Nerini argues generative AI could create trillions, but risks concentrating benefits without policy action. He outlines ways to share gains more fairly.
➡️ www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/ai-weal...
One of my top speaking gigs this year: the scene-setting keynote at #PowerSummit2026 in Helsinki, 3-4 June — directly after President of Finland, Alexander Stubb opens the conference with 700 industry leaders.
Programme is live, registrations open 👇
www.eurelectric.org/extended-eve...
@gcadaptation.bsky.social (GCA) report shows Nature-based Solutions deliver 2–8:1 returns for adaptation
ECI’s Oxford Programme for Sustainable Infrastructure Systems OPSIS research underpins spatial & economic analysis identifying where NbS best reduce risk
Read more⬇️ tinyurl.com/eci-invest-n...
ECI’s Professor Jan Rosenow in good company with Europe’s energy “A-list” in Brussels. @janrosenow.bsky.social
“Not just the scale of losses & damages, but the governance and support needed to respond.” — Dr Selam Kidane Abebe, Senior Research Fellow at the Environmental Change Institute, a Lead Author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change AR7.
Read more: netzeroclimate.org/five-members...
Vacancy: Postdoctoral Researcher in Food-System Analysis.
Find out more: www.eci.ox.ac.uk/page/job-opp...
Fuel supply disruptions in Australia show how global shocks hit local availability.
ECI’s PortWatch tool, developed by the Oxford Programme for Sustainable Infrastructure Systems (OPSIS) and IMF, feature in The Guardian coverage ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
New podcast: ECI researcher @diogoverissimo.bsky.social on why behaviour change is key to conservation and climate action, and how behavioural science can help drive impact
Signals of Change (Karbon Economics), hosted by founder/editor-in-chief Mira Shah
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/3YHE...
These blogs / reviews of Oxford Energy Network seminars are written by students, many studying MSc Energy Systems and MSc Environmental Change and Management. A remarkably talented bunch of writers!
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxengsci.bsky.social
🎧 From growing up with a chimpanzee in Uganda to negotiating at global climate COPs, Lee White's story is extraordinary. 🐒 This episode explores what it really takes to protect nature at scale. www.buzzsprout.com/2135393/epis...
@ecioxford.bsky.social @leewhitecbe.bsky.social
New opportunities in IFSTAL’s Food System Bites newsletter
At ECI, we co-lead IFSTAL with @citystgeorges.bsky.social supporting students and early-career professionals tackling food system challenges
Worth a look if you’re exploring roles, placements or collaborations
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Can all leaders be climate leaders?
An important question at the heart of this new work from the Climate Leadership Research Centre.
What do you think?
On Earth Day, 22 Apr, 19:00–22:00 at Oxford Natural History Museum, join the paperback launch of the late Dom Phillips’ How to Save the Amazon. Hear Indigenous voices, academics & NGOs discuss solutions.
Co-organised by ECI 's @naturerecovery.bsky.social
More info: oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/how-to...
What would it take to scale up beans and pulses in the UK?
Dr Jing Zhang sets out a practical roadmap — and the system-wide changes needed to turn potential into action.
Supported by the Agile Initiative and NERC.
➡️www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/roadmap-uk-pulses-m...
Proud to be part of this — @ecioxford.bsky.social the ECI sits within Oxford’s top-ranked School of Geography and the Environment (#1 for Geography, 16 years). 🎉
@janrosenow.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4: new homes with solar = lower bills + less exposure to gas price shocks as Government confirms solar panels & heat pumps required for new houses built in England from 2028.
Listen on BBC Sounds from 34:43 (available for 30 days): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
New article in The Conversation co-authored by Cassandra Etter-Wenzel, ECI DPhil student, highlights urgent steps to protect vulnerable households from rising energy costs.
Read more: ➡️www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/protecting-vulnerab...
What does energy security really mean?
Dr Chris Jardine, Honorary Research Associate at @ecioxford.bsky.social , breaks it down into 5 dimensions — availability, affordability, robustness, resilience, adaptability — with real-world examples from Iran, Europe, and beyond.
➡️ youtu.be/u8vo3opYAcI
Flooding doesn’t just damage roads — it disrupts entire commuting networks.
New research by Dr Yue Li shows delays and detours can cost more than the damage itself.
With partners JBA Risk Management & JBA Trust.
➡️ www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/floods-...
#FloodRisk #Infrastructure
I just told BBC News:
Energy crises are demand problems, not supply problems.
80% of our energy is fossil fuels, much of it imported, leaving us exposed to price spikes.
The only long-term fix: electrify the economy with clean power.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUI5...
Britain’s floods are the “new normal,” warns Prof Myles Allen, Climate Prog lead @ecioxford.bsky.social. Rising rainfall & storms put ~500k homes at risk. 🌧️
➡️creativelearningguild.co.uk/nature/britains-floods-a...
#ClimateChange #FloodRisk #ECI
Our former @ecioxford.bsky.social Interim Director & Senior Researcher being recognised for her vital work on climate science & weather attribution.
New podcast episode: Alice Stuart on why nature finance isn’t just about more money, it’s about where funding goes, who it empowers, & whether it actually helps biodiversity. Listen now & rethink how we pay for nature:
www.buzzsprout.com/2135393/epis...
@ecioxford.bsky.social
Dr Mark Hirons explores how climate educators can build “communities of hope” to help students engage with climate change. Critical thinking, interdisciplinarity & relational teaching are key.
➡️www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/building-communitie...
I was interviewed by @aljazeera.com on impacts energy crisis.
We discussed Europe’s structural vulnerability due to fossil fuel imports, broader economic effects of price volatility & why this moment should sharpen focus on clean energy.
youtube.com/watch?v=umHj0vNEsiw&feature=youtu.be
A flyer advertising an event on 12 March 2026. The title is "Fireside Chat with Professor Jan Rosenow: Why the energy transition is harder and easier than we think". Time: 17:30–19:00 GMT. Place: McGregor Matthews Room, New College, Oxford. Hosted by the Oxford Policy Technology & Investment for Climate Society (OPTICS).
Check out this event happening on 12 March at @newcollegeoxf.bsky.social with @janrosenow.bsky.social of @ecioxford.bsky.social: "Why the energy transition is harder and easier than we think". Hosted by the Oxford Policy Technology & Investment for Climate Society (OPTICS). 17:30–19:00.
Join us this Friday for the last lecture of the series. @domspracklen.bsky.social will ask: Do forests make it rain? Join online/in person (followed by a drinks reception, everyone is welcome)
Register & more info: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
Clean cooking affects health, gender equality, climate and development.
New paper led by Francesco Fuso Nerini, Honorary Research Associate at the ECI @ecioxford.bsky.social sets out a research agenda to accelerate progress towards clean cooking for all.
➡️ www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/why-cle...
🌿 Trees aren’t the only way to cool cities
New research by @ecioxford.bsky.social DPhil student Camilla Hyslop finds native grasslands in Johannesburg can cool neighbourhoods just as effectively as urban forests & were nearly 2°C cooler than heavily built-up areas.
www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/grassla...
