Shiny new paper: Virtuous and vicious cycles in the energy transition We explore how feedback loop dynamics are shaping the energy transition and what it means for decision makers. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Virtuous and vicious cycles in the energy transition - Nature Reviews Clean Technology

Feedback loops shape the pace and direction of the clean energy transition by accelerating or resisting change. Researchers and practitioners can draw on these feedback loops as practical heuristics t...

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You can read our briefing for the Environmental Audit Committee’s Seventh Carbon Budget inquiry showcasing 4 research programmes from @inetoxford.bsky.social that could help inform decisions @doynefarmer.bsky.social @emilienravigne.bsky.social @bapeterj.bsky.social www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/complex...

Complexity Economics Insights for the Seventh Carbon Budget

This briefing for the Environmental Audit Committee’s Seventh Carbon Budget inquiry showcases four research programmes from the University of Oxford’s…

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*NEW WORKING PAPER* Using vision-language models to extract network data from images of system maps We need to test whether gen AI tools can help with systems mapping. Here, we lay out a formal approach for doing so, and test a specific use case on 7 models. www.inet.ox.ac.uk/publications...

No. 2025-26 - Using vision-language models to extract network data…

A range of systems mapping approaches are widely used to support the analysis and design of public policy, but can be time and resource intensive to…

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Applications Now Open The Oxford Climate Society is delighted to announce that applications for the School of Climate Change (SoCC) are open until Saturday 11 October, midnight (11:59pm UK time) oxfordclimatesociety.com/school-of-cl...

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Less than Greggs? Public have no idea of value of top universities, study finds

Belief that snack chain’s revenues exceed those of Oxford’s one of many misconceptions about UK’s HE sector

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Really excellent article on approaches to AI and the connections between geopolitics and academia... www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

‘I have to do it’: Why one of the world’s most brilliant AI scientists left the US for China

In 2020, after spending half his life in the US, Song-Chun Zhu took a one-way ticket to China. Now he might hold the key to who wins the global AI race

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New @inetoxford.bsky.social working paper from the fantastic Brendon Tankwa. “Who rides the renewable cost curve? Country evidence on prices, learning, and policy.” In it, we kick around country-level cost data on solar and wind every which way we could think of! www.inet.ox.ac.uk/publications...

No. 2025-17 - Who rides the renewable cost curve? Country evidence on…

How fast can every country benefit from renewable cost declines? Using the largest cross-country panel dataset assembled to date, this paper analyzes 34…

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🚨 Warning 🚨: cheesy career news post incoming 🧀 . Apologies in advance! From mid-September, I am very excited to be joining UCL Arts and Sciences (UASc) as a lecturer in social economics! @artshumsucl.bsky.social

New open access paper on how to identify and assess positive tipping points to catalyse the low-carbon transition. This work synthesises a lot of ideas in this space and makes them practical and usable in research and policy work. Check it out: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A method to identify positive tipping points to accelerate low-carbon transitions and actions to trigger them - Sustainability Science

Meeting the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to “well below 2 °C” requires a radical acceleration of action, as the global economy is decarbonising at least five times too slowly. Tipping point...

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Fed up with economists using inappropriate methods to study climate change and net zero? Here is a paper for you, "Economic models and frameworks to guide climate policy"! We speak to governments about what they need, and show which economic methods can deliver. academic.oup.com/oxrep/advanc...

Economic models and frameworks to guide climate policy

Abstract. Reaching net-zero emissions will involve a structural transformation of the global economy. The transition is complicated by deep uncertainty abo

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Shiny new report on 10 System Archetypes of the energy transition. Addresses the questions, how can governments manage the transition, given its countless moving parts and complexity? Which actions will be self-amplifying, and which will be self-defeating? www.scurveeconomics.org/publications...

Why the energy transition is non-linear: Excited to share that an article I co-authored on how feedback loops & non-linear thinking can inform climate policy is now published by the @weforum.org. We dive into why systems thinking is crucial for real climate progress. www.weforum.org/stories/2025...

How ‘feedback loops’ and ‘non-linear thinking’ can inform climate policy

Climate policy: The global shift towards a clean-energy system goes beyond technology to a transformation of markets, industries and societal behaviour.

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Shiny new report on 10 System Archetypes of the energy transition. Addresses the questions, how can governments manage the transition, given its countless moving parts and complexity? Which actions will be self-amplifying, and which will be self-defeating? www.scurveeconomics.org/publications...

🚨 NEW RESEARCH: The energy transition is more disruptive—and could move much faster—than most people think. It’s not just about swapping old tech for new. Shift to clean energy is a complex web of feedback loops, tipping points & surprises. Our new 📖 👇 www.scurveeconomics.org/publications... 🧵

The climate movement keeps saying 'stop talking about system change' and inaccessible jargon. Well, if this makes you sad then see 'system' and 'feedback loops' and 'levers' jargon put to excellent use in our new report. Summary in @carbonbrief.org too www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...

Guest post: How ‘feedback loops’ and ‘non-linear thinking’ can inform climate policy - Carbon Brief

The global shift towards a clean-energy system is much more than just a technological switch – it is a profound transformation of markets, industries and societal behaviours.

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Jan Rosenow@janrosenow.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 NEW RESEARCH: The energy transition is more disruptive—and could move much faster—than most people think. It’s not just about swapping old tech for new. Shift to clean energy is a complex web of feedback loops, tipping points & surprises. Our new 📖 👇 www.scurveeconomics.org/publications... 🧵

Solar hit 700GW in 2020—10x what was forecast in 2006. Why? Feedback loops & non-linear change, not just tech swaps, drive clean energy. Our new @carbonbrief.org piece: Early policy support + smart market design + cross-sector links = faster decarbonisation. www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...

New revamped @cecan.bsky.social fellowship scheme! www.cecan.ac.uk/cecan-fellow... 1) Interact with our team of experts on policy evaluation and analysis, systems thinking and complexity. 2) Work on mini-project related to challenges in your work. Open to anyone working in these areas!

CECAN Fellowships - CECAN

CECAN has established a Fellowship Scheme for those who wish to participate and contribute to its work. The scheme provides opportunities for those from Government and business to forge useful and las...

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A new working paper from @bapeterj.bsky.social's team develops an approach for using natural language processing in policy analysis. Yuan Fu & Pete show that NLP workflow is full of subjective judgements and choices 🔗 www.inet.ox.ac.uk/publications... @inet-complexity.bsky.social #complexity

🚨 New working paper - geeking out on systems mapping 🤓 *Using natural language processing to create prelim system maps* www.inet.ox.ac.uk/publications...

2025-09 - Using NLP to create preliminary causal system maps for use…

The use of causal systems mapping in interdisciplinary and policy research has increased in recent years. Causal system maps typically rely on stakeholder…

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New guidance on using LLMs to support systems mapping exercises. LLMs can be a useful tool, but only as a complement to a wider exercise. The won't do your systems thinking for you! www.cecan.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

THREAD: How the Sun screwed up its "smoking gun" story on net-zero study The Sun: "As much as 10% wld be wiped off economic growth by end of decade" Source: "At no point does this study suggest there will be a drop in UK GDP. It talks abt a 10% transfer…within GDP" Oops! 1/10

The latest paper from @bapeterj.bsky.social with Domenica Cox and Alexandra Penn examines systems thinking in UK environmental policy making www.inet.ox.ac.uk/publications...

No. 2025-06 - Systems thinking in UK environmental policy making

In recent years, there has been a marked rise in the use of systems thinking approaches in UK policy making institutions, especially in environmental…

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New working paper! 🚨 Systems thinking in UK environmental policy There has been a big uptick in the use of systems thinking in UK gov working on environmental and energy policy…we take a look at what’s going on! Feedback welcome! www.inet.ox.ac.uk/publications...

No. 2025-06 - Systems thinking in UK environmental policy making

In recent years, there has been a marked rise in the use of systems thinking approaches in UK policy making institutions, especially in environmental…

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How is the net zero economy contributing to regions across the UK? Data 🧵

UK net zero by 2050: technically & economically feasible ✅ 6️⃣5️⃣% of all Brits support the net zero target (22% oppose) ✅ Clear majority see renewables & clean tech as top growth sector ✅ 🇬🇧 net zero economy 📈 by 10% in 2024 ✅ Global momentum only going in one direction buff.ly/7Gm9c1F

In Nature Climate Change, @chrisbataille.bsky.social and I describe three common situations when energy/economic models are detrimental to climate policymaking efforts 🧵 rdcu.be/ecSMX

The superpower of solar/storage is that it can be built very quickly. It's also cheap. electrek.co/2025/03/10/s...

Solar adds more new capacity to the US grid in 2024 than any energy source in 20 years

The US installed 50 GW of new solar capacity in 2024, the most new capacity added in a single year of any energy technology in over two decades.

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School meals not only advance children's education, health and equity–for @NewStatesman I argue that school meals in the UK should be universal and can further climate and economic goals through well-structured investment such as innovative procurement mechanisms. Read more ➡️ buff.ly/oK7GDAz

Jesus fucking christ

Luis Zaman@luiszaman.bsky.social · last yr.

This CDC "survey" getting sent to grantees is wild yall. This is some serious "Kiss my Ring" level bullshit.