Wildlife trade is becoming harder to track as markets grow increasingly digital and complex 🔎 An international collaboration is developing new indicators that draw on social media, online marketplaces and wildlife trade databases. 🔗Read more: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/interna...

International collaboration develops new tools to monitor wildlife…

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What does effective engagement with Parliament look like for researchers? 🤝 In a new blog, Sami Wymes, Programmes Manager for @aigioxfordmartin.bsky.social, reflects on the team’s experience at Evidence Week in Parliament 2026. 🔗Read here: bit.ly/4wDZ2N7 @senseaboutsci.bsky.social

Can new North Sea oil and gas projects be compatible with the UK's net zero ambitions? 🛢️ Writing in @financialtimes.com, Professor Myles Allen (Oxford Martin Programme on Climate Policy) argues that they can, provided companies dispose of the carbon dioxide extracted from the fuel. bit.ly/4w2gmds

Here’s how to make North Sea drilling compatible with net zero

Energy project licences should be conditional on carbon dioxide disposal

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Organic free-range eggs are often assumed to be the more sustainable choice 🥚 However, a new study finds that producing all UK eggs organically and free-range could lead to higher greenhouse gas emissions, greater land use, and increased pressure on nature 👇 bit.ly/4fI1fzG @smithschool.ox.ac.uk

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What if national averages are hiding some of the biggest opportunities to improve both health and sustainability? 📈🍎 A new global study involving researchers from @oxmartinschool.bsky.social challenges the idea that one-size-fits-all food policies are enough 👇 bit.ly/4q3g4BX

Tailored food policies could cut emissions and improve health, global…

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A new briefing document on food price caps is out now. Led by Stephanie Walton, in collaboration with the Oxford Martin programme @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social and academics from @smithschool.ox.ac.uk, it explores whether food price caps are the best way to tackle food affordability. bit.ly/44vv1mc

The economics of food price caps: who benefits, who pays and the…

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Can cutting back on meat and dairy reduce emissions without increasing the cost of diets? New research involving Oxford researchers Mike Clark and Peter Scarborough (@oxfutureoffood.bsky.social) suggests it could 🌱 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4wtB32O

Reduced meat and dairy consumption improves health, environmental and…

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What will it take to achieve healthier, more sustainable diets? 🥦🥕 The new Chellaram Programme for Healthy and Sustainable Diets brings together researchers from across @ox.ac.uk to investigate one of the defining challenges of our time. 🔗 Read more: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/chellar...

Chellaram Foundation £5 million gift to Oxford launches new programme…

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On Tuesday at London Climate Action Week, we were proud to co-host the launch of the 2nd Edition of the Oxford Martin Principles for Climate-Conscious Investment with the @oxmartinschool.bsky.social. Thanks to the authors, our panellists & our chair, @lararhiannon.bsky.social! #LCAW2026 Read more ⬇️

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Today at London Climate Action Week, experts from investment, industry and academia came together to discuss a critical question: What makes a transition plan credible? Read more: bit.ly/44qLJD6 #LCAW2026 #NetZero @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social

Global supply chains are vulnerable. What risks lie ahead? Oxford Martin School researchers have contributed to a new Government Office for Science report looks at how climate and geopolitical developments could shape future risks to global trade and supply networks. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4eZbYGJ

Global Supply Chains: A Foresight report on risk and resilience

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Today at London Climate Action Week, experts from investment, industry and academia came together to discuss a critical question: What makes a transition plan credible? Read more: bit.ly/44qLJD6 #LCAW2026 #NetZero @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social

New blog up on our website today from Clementine O'Connor (@unep.org) and Richard Swannell (@oxmartinschool.bsky.social) on the need for greater action on food loss and waste. Read it here: futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/articles/was...

Waste not: A breakthrough for climate and food security

Clementine O'Conner and Richard Swannell write about the challenge of food loss and waste.

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New paper out: The environmental bill of the top 10% of consumers is more than $1.7 to $5.7 trillion a year. "The top 10%" sounds like billionaires but it's essentially the middle class of the wealthy world & up: more than 60% live in the US & EU, 2% in India 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Mega-consumers’ of food and energy cost environment $5.7tn a year, study finds

Top 10% generate climate and biodiversity damage bill that exceeds economies of most countries, say researchers

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How should investors, regulators, and companies assess whether a corporate transition plan is genuinely credible? 'What Makes a Transition Plan Credible?' at #LCAW2026 📅 Tuesday 23 June 🕒 3:00pm-4:30pm 📍 Toynbee Hall, London, E1 6LS 📝 Please register for the event here: luma.com/jit18e6m

Many congratulations to Dr Steve Smith (Oxford Martin Programme on Climate Policy), who has been appointed MBE in the King's Birthday Honours. 🔗 Read more: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-stev...

Dr Steve Smith appointed MBE in King's Birthday Honours

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Are you going to London Climate Action Week? 🌍 Researchers from across Oxford Martin School programmes will be leading discussions at Toynbee Hall, London on 23–24 June as part of the University of Oxford's first coordinated presence at #LCAW. Secure your place: luma.com/calendar/cal...

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View and follow events from University of Oxford at London Climate Action Week 2026 on Luma. Engage with University of Oxford experts at the forefront of climate science and impact.

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How can we ensure AI-powered robots remain safe when operating in the real world? 🤖 A recent article co-authored by @aigioxfordmartin.bsky.social researcher Fazl Barez, explores safety challenges and the importance of being context-aware 🔗Read the research in full: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Beyond alignment: Why robotic foundation models need context-aware safety

Because AI-enabled robots can be tricked into taking unsafe actions, they require layered, context-aware safety guardrails.

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If methane is one of the fastest levers we have to slow global warming, why isn't it getting more attention? 🌍 Drawing on analysis from the Oxford Climate Policy Monitor, Executive Director Helena Wright explores the current state of methane policy 🏭 🔗Read more: bit.ly/4uYIe2A

How methane policy will make or break the climate crisis

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Can reorganising old ideas help us invent faster? 💡 New research explores how the reclassification of patents can shape technological development, reveal connections between technologies and help to identify emerging areas of innovation. 🔗 Read more: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/blog/can-reo...

Can reorganising old ideas help us invent faster?

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New research from The Agile Initiative provides quantitative evidence that drought exposure over the last 12 months is associated with increased risk of sexual, emotional and physical violence among adolescents in Southern Africa. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4uN4uw2 @dspi-oxford.bsky.social

Drought linked to 46% increase in sexual violence among adolescents…

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Climate shocks are reshaping global agriculture, with major implications 🌍 A new @climatextremes.bsky.social documentary, Climate Extremes: Agriculture, features insights from Professor Paul Behrens and Professor Sir Charles Godfray (@oxfutureoffood.bsky.social) Watch in full now: bit.ly/3RnzPqs

@psioxford.bsky.social: High-quality data is crucial to the success of infectious disease response. However, data access continues to be an issue, and valid concerns around privacy and security remain. Find out more: bit.ly/42J8BwW Read the full article in Nature Medicine: go.nature.com/4tQAbn8

Dr Anneli Löfstedt (@oxfutureoffood.bsky.social) joined Year 10 at Gosford Hill School as part of the national Fish Heroes programme and spoke to pupils about the role seafood can play in a healthy diet, and its environmental impact 🐟 🔗 Read Oxford Mail article: www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2611684...

Are current housing policies enough to deliver meaningful change? 🏠 Join us for a panel discussion exploring some of the biggest questions facing housing policy today. 📅 28 May 2026 📍 Oxford Martin School & online 🔗 Register here: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/housi... @inetoxford.bsky.social

What happens when global food supply chains fail? 🚚 New analysis from @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social and Jasper Verschuur examines the risks facing global food systems and the policies that could help prevent widespread hunger in future. 🔗 Read the article: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/blog/how-the...

How the world can avoid millions going hungry when supply chains…

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ICYMI: In his latest op-ed @carlbfrey.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk @oxmartinschool.bsky.social writing in @nytimes.com, argues that the AI self-service economy is on the rise: as AI tools become better at offering practical guidance more tasks once handled by professionals are shifting onto consumers.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “We have been told that A.I. will take people’s jobs. What no one mentions is that many of those jobs are landing on us,” Carl Frey writes.

Global food prices could be heading for another major shock 🌾 @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social joined @newscientist.com podcast The World, The Universe and Us to discuss pressures on the global food system from the ongoing conflict in Iran 🎧 Watch the full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wxo...

A Global Food Crisis Is Coming - And We Need to Prepare

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🍎Five a day could be good for more than your health. @oxmartinschool.bsky.social research shows that plant-rich diets could reduce emissions, ease pressure on land & strengthen food system resilience.  https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/blog/changing-diets-to-avoid-climate-change-food-chaos #SSDRenew

Congratulations to Prof Christl Donnelly, Co-Director of our programme on Digital Pandemic Preparedness, who has been awarded the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social Guy Medal in Silver for her outstanding contributions to infectious disease modelling and public health. 🔗 Read more:

Not in Oxford for this year's May Day celebrations? Get an OMS-eye view of the festivities when they move to Broad Street via our webcam 👇 www.youtube.com/live/h8glPXs...

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