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All NewsCould oil price surge accelerate the UK’s shift to renewables?
Researchers from across the Smith School of Enterprise & Environment and Oxford Martin School discuss how renewed instability in the Gulf is reshaping global energy markets and what this means for UK consumers, businesses and policymakers.
A faster, cleaner way to recycle electric vehicle batteries
Electric vehicle batteries are typically recycled by breaking them down with heat or strong chemicals. But new research shows that recycling does not have to begin with destruction.
How to avoid food security crises in Africa’s megacities
Only 40 years ago, the urban population of sub-Saharan Africa was just over 100 million; today, the UN estimates this figure at 560 million. The continent contains some of the fastest growing urban areas on the planet with Cairo, greater Lagos, Kinshasa and Dar es Salaam each being home to more than 10 million people and still growing.
Refugees’ right to work and economic integration: evidence from Ethiopia
A randomized evaluation conducted through research-policy partnership with Ethiopia's Refugees and Returnees Service.