Environment
Our programmes range from developing better plastics to understanding the illegal wildlife trade, and from accelerating the adoption of renewable energy to better management of the high seas. Conserving the natural systems on which all human life depends requires action on many fronts, and we provide new understanding, insights and ideas to ensure that solutions to pressing environmental challenges can be found.
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World’s highest-consuming 10% cause up to $5.7 trillion a year in environmental damage - more than the global climate and biodiversity funding gaps combined
Biodiversity loss, not climate change, is the largest component of the global damage bill, a new Oxford Martin School and University of Leiden study finds
Dr Steve Smith appointed MBE in King's Birthday Honours
The King's Birthday Honours 2026 Lists have been published, marking the achievements and service of extraordinary people for their outstanding contributions, including Dr Steve Smith of the University of Oxford.
How methane policy will make or break the climate crisis
There’s no sign that methane emissions are declining globally.
The age of cascading crises: Why the world keeps being surprised
From the Gulf to Ukraine to the Sahel, today’s conflicts are not isolated events but cascading shocks in a hyper-connected world, yet our institutions remain built to react to yesterday’s wars.
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It's time for ‘adaptation smart’ credit ratings that account for climate change
Sovereign credit ratings should account for climate risks and adaptation efforts to avoid underestimating financial exposure and incentivize investments in climate resilience, especially in vulnerable regions
New research reveals that without "adaptation-smart" credit ratings, countries face increased risks of economic downgrades due to climate impacts, but significant investment in adaptation can mitigate these effects.
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Professor of Geosystem Science
Jim Hall
Professor of Climate and Environmental Risks
E.J. Milner-Gulland
Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity
Michael Obersteiner
Director of the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
Nathalie Seddon
Professor of Biodiversity
Cameron Hepburn
Battcock Professor of Environmental Economics
Lavanya Rajamani
Professor of International Environmental Law
Radhika Khosla
Associate Professor in the School of Geography and the Environment
Hannah Ritchie
Senior Researcher and Deputy Editor and Science Outreach Lead at Our World in Data
Thom Wetzer
Associate Professor of Law and Finance
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