We inhabit a planet in great peril. Climate change is already altering lives and landscapes, and is set to cause enormous suffering without radical action. How do we limit and adapt to it, and what are the right approaches when national governments and multilateral bodies aren’t moving – or can’t move – fast enough? In terms of the environment more broadly, how do we conserve biodiversity and remedy pollution? These are all burning questions for leaders and citizens alike, and many members of the Blavatnik School community are grappling with what is arguably the number one challenge of the 21st century.
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Sticking to the science: A vision for COP28
Mirte Boot (MPP 2020) is co-organising the University of Oxford’s official side-event at COP28 on 6th December, “What does Net Zero Emissions need to mean to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement?”. Here, she reflects on two key goals for discussions this year and tells us how she thinks universities can lay the foundations for progress.
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The public institutional integrity of the Amazon Fund
The Amazon Fund has the potential to enter a new phase, attracting millions of dollars in donations. For this, it must maximise its trustworthiness. The theory of public institutional integrity supports the Fund in identifying how it could improve its trustworthiness.
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Governance to support a global green deal
To achieve global climate goals and build a more resilient economy, the rules and institutions of global economic governance must align around a green transition.
Emily JonesThomas HaleCarolyn Deere BirkbeckLise JohnsonAndreas KlasenGregory MessengerHarro van AsseltBentley Allan -
Priorities for renewable energy investment in fragile states
Camilla SacchettoNicholas SternCharlotte Taylor -
Transforming the Global Plastics Economy
Diana BarrowcloughCarolyn Deere Birkbeck -
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