MEGA part 4: Decarbonising Industry
All good things must come to an end. The MEGA finale this Thursday will explore industry, a sector responsible for about a quarter of global emissions, and regarded as hard-to-decarbonise because of its energy intensity. This week’s speakers are both working to decarbonise industry.

Richard Jackson is Director of Standard Gas, who are converting non-recyclable waste into gas and biochar, which can provide carbon-efficient inputs to manufacturing, agriculture and construction. Professor Yulong Ding is the Founder of PeroCycle, a spin-out from Birmingham University, who are eliminating CO2 emissions from steel-making. Yulong is a prolific inventor with over 100 patents and recognised with many awards including Royal Academy Fellowship. The Q&A will be led by Professor Cameron Hepburn, one of Oxford’s most prominent environmental economists, and founder of three green finance companies. So join us this Thursday at 5:30pm to make our series finale the most mega MEGA – it’s now or never. There will be a Bacchanalia of organic wine, with the official MEGA Afterparty following the talk until 7:30pm.

~Alistair & Eamon
Date: 13 March 2025, 17:30
Venue: New College, Holywell Street OX1 3BN
Venue Details: McGregor Matthews Room (2 flights of stairs must be climbed to reach room)
Speakers: Professor Yulong Ding (University of Birmingham), Richard Jackson (Standard Gas; ex-SEH), Prof Cameron Hepburn (University of Oxford)
Organisers: Eamon Coates (New College, Oxford), Alistair Brendon (New College, Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: alistair.brendon@new.ox.ac.uk
Hosts: Eamon Coates (New College, Oxford), Alistair Brendon (New College, Oxford)
Part of: MEGA green tech series
Booking required?: Recommended
Booking url: https://forms.office.com/e/2Th9ejjyaF
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Alistair Brendon