Oxford Martin School

What are we doing?
We examine the effectiveness of various technical solutions in cutting the greenhouse gases emitted by cars and other road transport. We aim to understand what is needed for the implementation of practical low carbon transport.

Why is it important?
For any low-carbon transport model to be truly useful it must take account the interactions between technology and society.  It is the complexity of interactions that need to be understood, and this is our key research question.

How are we different?
We operate at the interface of Engineering Science and Social Science, and use a whole-systems approach to create new transport technologies. We invent new technologies and approaches and advise governments and industry in order to increase the rate and effectiveness of carbon reduction.