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March
Ros Rickaby, Sophie Gill, Roxana Shafiee and Myles Allen in conversation: "CO2 solutions: ocean carbon storage options"
22nd March 2021: 1:00pm
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The modern ocean contains an enormous (38000 GtC) reservoir of carbon in dissolved form.
Tom Hale, Aoife Brophy and Steve Smith in conversation: "The race to zero: action by cities, business and investors"
15th March 2021: 1:00pm
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Net zero targets are proliferating across the world, covering not only countries but also business, investors, cities, states and provinces, universities, and many others.
Sadie Creese, Jamie Saunders & Charles Godfray in conversation: "Emerging technology and systemic risk – maintaining a secure and resilient digital infrastructure as we build back better"
11th March 2021: 5:00pm
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The pandemic has accelerated digitisation across many sectors of the economy and society.
Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
"Leopards, mountains and politics" with Mohammad Farhadinia
10th March 2021: 5:00pm
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Although its broad geographical range and charismatic appeal make the leopard one of the most potent mammalian ambassador species, it is experiencing a greater range loss than most other large terrestrial carnivores.
Radhika Khosla, Kaya Axelsson, Nicole Yazon & Steve Smith in Conversation: "Net Zero for Local Communities"
8th March 2021: 1:00pm
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Local communities have an important role to play in the net zero transition, developing new models of collective living to both mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Mike Kendall, Joe Cartwright, Tom Kettlety and Steve Smith in conversation: "Between a rock and a wet place: putting carbon back into geological storage"
1st March 2021: 1:00pm
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The cycle of carbon between the Earth’s surface and its deep interior is a key component of our goldilocks planet.
February
Sir John Armitt & Prof Jim Hall in conversation: "National infrastructure for the recovery and the long term"
25th February 2021: 5:00pm
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National infrastructure is central to the UK government’s agenda for Covid-19 recovery, levelling up and achieving net zero carbon emissions.
Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
"The stymieing effect of unresolved ethical issues on the conservation of biodiversity" with Prof John Vucetich
24th February 2021: 5:00pm
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The conservation of biodiversity is usefully understood to be the maintenance of ecosystem health and restoration of endangered species.
Henry Shue, Javier Lezaun, Thom Wetzer, Lavanya Rajamani and Steve Smith in Conversation: "Climate justice & achieving Net Zero"
22nd February 2021: 1:00pm
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This discussion in the Oxford Net Zero Series, hosted by the Oxford Martin School, turns the spotlight on the climate justice aspects of the research programme on Net Zero.
Fiona Fox, Tom Feilden & Prof Sir Charles Godfray in conversation: “Science communication in times of emergency”
18th February 2021: 5:00pm
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The current pandemic has highlighted the critical importance of communicating complex scientific ideas to both policy makers and the general public.
Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Tim Kruger & Dr Steve Smith in conversation: "Beyond zero: the role of negative emissions"
15th February 2021: 1:00pm
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Putting the “net” in net zero, nearly all scenarios for climate stabilisation involve not only the reduction of emissions, but also the removal of carbon dioxide from the air.
Prof Dame Sally Davies and Prof Chris Dye in conversation: "The challenge of anti-microbial resistance"
11th February 2021: 5:00pm
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Since their widespread deployment in the mid-20th century, effective antibiotics have been at the forefront of medicine saving countless lives.
Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Prof Cameron Hepburn, Sugandha Srivastav and Dr Steve Smith in conversation: "Sensitive intervention points for Net Zero"
8th February 2021: 1:00pm
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Achieving net zero emissions involves an economic transformation on a scale comparable to the Victorian era, when the foundations of the infrastructure used in the United Kingdom today were put in place.
Prof Sir Paul Collier, John Kay & Prof Sir Charles Godfray in conversation: "Greed is dead: politics after individualism"
4th February 2021: 5:00pm
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Throughout history, successful societies have created institutions which channel both competition and co-operation to achieve complex goals of general benefit.
Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Prof Nick Eyre and Dr Steve Smith in conversation: "Zero carbon energy systems"
1st February 2021: 1:00pm
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The combustion of fossil fuels is responsible for the most greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in industrialised countries.
