COP 27 has the potential to be a milestone moment for the global response to the climate crisis.
- Professor Cameron Hepburn
From demystifying sustainable finance and balancing net zero integrity with momentum, to exploring the power of women as key drivers of climate solutions, researchers from across the University of Oxford's Social Sciences Division are bringing their expertise and insights to bear on critical issues around COP27.
Here you can discover the latest news, highlights, and insights from social scientists engaged with the 27th annual UN meeting on climate, as well as expert comments in the media and a range of short films.
Climate justice and credible targets... or will COP27 be remembered as a 'lame duck'?
Leading Oxford climate experts discuss the COP27 closing agreement to support poorer nations struggling with the impacts of climate change, and restating the aims of limiting temperature rises to 1.5.
UN report calls for non-state emissions action as data shows 60% of top businesses have no net zero target
The UN warns against net zero being undermined by ‘greenwashing’, while Oxford’s Net Zero Tracker shows most net zero promises made by companies, cities and regions are not on track.
COP 27: a tipping point in the global energy debate
Academics, politicians and energy industry players come together to emphasise COP 27’s transformative power as the conversation about renewable energy changes.
Africa needs country-specific narratives for a clean energy future - study
Ahead of COP27, academics from 50 institutions have called for a shift in how politicians, funders and researchers think about the clean energy transition in the African continent.
COP27 - Corporate climate pledges rife with greenwashing - U.N. expert group
“Fossil abstinence isn’t working”
Climate expert Myles Allen argues that politicians need to focus more on carbon capture technology and “be real with people about where we are” in the fight against climate change #BBCLauraKhttps://t.co/QQpmm4ZkzKpic.twitter.com/X31MaggppC
