Climate policy models are missing the human cost, says new Lancet review

A Lancet Planetary Health Review, co-authored by Professor Paul Behrens from our Future of Food programme, finds that widely used climate policy models overlook major impacts on people’s lives. The result is that prevention can be undervalued.

The UK must secure supplies of 34 critical minerals says new report – here’s how

Economies face $14 billion in annual losses from maritime chokepoint disruptions

Global trade routes are increasingly vulnerable as the world’s narrow shipping passages, known as maritime chokepoints, face mounting threats from both human-induced hazards such as conflict, piracy, and terrorism, and natural hazards driven by extreme weather.

New plan aims to make public procurement a force for climate action

Today at COP30 in Belém, the Government of Brazil announced an ambitious plan to drive action on climate change using the power of public procurement. The Belém Declaration on Sustainable Public Procurement establishes concrete measures to move high-impact markets and production chains into alignment with the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development, including targets up to 2030 and sustainability indicators.

Climate policy strengthens globally, despite unprecedented contestation in the US and Europe

Global review of 37 countries shows climate policy strengthening, with 200+ new policies since 2024, yet they still fall short. Report from the Oxford Climate Policy Monitor, part of the Oxford Martin Programme on Climate Policy

Global move towards plant-based diets could reshape farming jobs and reduce labour costs worldwide, Oxford study finds

A global shift towards healthier, more sustainable eating patterns could reshape agricultural employment across the world, according to new research from the University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute (ECI).

Pre-COP dialogue cements Oxford and Brazil partnership in forest conservation and climate finance innovation

Brazil’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Antonio Patriota, highlighted the country’s groundbreaking Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF)—an ambitious financing mechanism that will reward nations for preserving tropical forests.

Co-Directors of Changing Global Orders Programme in Berlin for policy meetings

Programme Co-Directors Patricia Clavin and Andy Hurrell are co-Chairs of the Global (Dis)Order international policy programme, a joint initiative of the British Academy and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Its intention is to generate fresh insights and creative thinking for the awareness of and uptake by policymakers and practitioners.

Oxford Martin School launches four new programmes to address global challenges

The new programmes bring Oxford researchers together with global partners to tackle some of the world’s most pressing issues, from the health impacts of climate change on children to equitable medicine access, technological change, and criminal justice reform.

Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative Hosts Pre-Summit Dialogue in New Delhi

The Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative (AIGI) convened a high-level dialogue in New Delhi ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026.

20 Years of Impact: groundbreaking research that made a difference

For twenty years the Oxford Martin School has sought solutions to the world’s biggest challenges.

Chinese social media turned against wild meat during COVID, study finds

Analysis of nearly half a million Weibo posts shows how COVID-19 transformed online debate about wild meat in China, reshaping attitudes towards conservation and public health.