Senior Researcher, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford. Convenor Oxford Energy Network. Environmental Change Fellow, Reuben College. Interested in energy demand, energy policy, climate hope & a just transition.
Tina Fawcett
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We must take on the hateful forces that seek to divide us.
My statement on recent events in Belfast.
Hard to stay optimistic when looking at these figures. Full blown collective madness from the banking sector given both climate risks and obvious energy market trends in favour of clean technologies. www.businessgreen.com/news/4530874...
Our seminar on Tuesday 2nd June, 5pm, is being given by Dr Hannah Budnitz @ecioxford.bsky.social @tsuoxford.bsky.social: The Future of Energy for Transport: Less about source and more about distribution. All welcome, whether online or in person, or catching up later on YouTube. bit.ly/4nXbbci
When ECI's @janrosenow.bsky.social talks about energy, even The Rest Is Politics is listening. ⬇️
Join Penny Boxall during the Woodland Words Festival and Nature Festival for this exciting workshop on 'decomposing poems' 📖🍃
Check it out at thenaturefestival.org
@morethanadodo.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @naturerecovery.bsky.social @wythamwoods.bsky.social
Congratuations to the ECI's Prof Yadvinder Malhi who has been named in the ENDS Power List 2026 for the third year running, recognising influential UK environmental professionals.
Read more: www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/profess...
@naturerecovery.bsky.social
Join us on Thursday for a talk from Dr Elizabeth Hull @soasuni.bsky.social about maize and the politics of provisioning in South Africa. Open to all, join in person or online.
Bookings: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/maize-...
Oxford, the longest running continuous weather station in UK history, has preliminarily broken its maximum temperature record for May by OVER 3ºC with a temperature of 33.7ºC. H/T @metjam.co.uk
Wow - this is wonderful news about our v talented @smithschool.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social colleague Steve Smith. Fabulous recognition for his and his team's work.
A few thoughts from me on this populist sillyness about air con (not) being banned in new builds and why it's perfectly reasonable and sensible to focus on fabric measures first to reduce overheating. Air conditioning alone will never keep Britain cool
www.lbc.co.uk/article/air-...
Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
Tina Fawcett
The Oxford Nature Network
Oxford Future of Food
Oxford Clarion
Oxford is addressing the major technical, social, economic and policy challenges of providing secure, affordable and sustainable energy for all. Work on different aspects of the energy challenge, whi...
Last week I met Alastair Campbell & Rory Stewart of The Rest Is Politics and we talked energy costs and renewables in public and in private.
Glad to see my keynote feature in the latest episode (Alastair was in the audience) - it comes up around the 17-min mark.
youtu.be/SJlpxfA5mBE?...
Financing for coal, gas and oil rose for second successive year in 2025, led by continued investment from banks in the US and Japan
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.
More info ⬇️
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-06-13-the-kings-birthday-honours-2026