Climate related talks of interest
Description: A list of climate related talks which include climate and any of the following: climate change; environment; biodiversity; greenhouse gas removal; carbon; net zero; energy; water; economics; history
Talks:

Wednesday 4 February 2025

CANCELLED | The shifting place of land, water, and nature in the Ecuadorian Andes
Date: 4 February 2026, 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Dr Geoff Goodwin (University of Leeds)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Meeting Room A
Organiser: Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Climate Change and What Could Shape Our Future
Date: 4 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Rose Kobusinge (Researcher, Climate Action Advocate, and Founder of Vital Crest Foundation)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Diversity Room
Organiser: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)

The future of climate tech through the lens of synthetic biology
Date: 4 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Dr Ting An Lee (Postdoctoral Research Associate and Founder), Dr Stuart Reid (CTO of Cyanocapture), Daniel Bloch (Director of Strategic Partnerships at Lanzajet)
Venue: Kellogg College, 62 Banbury Road OX2 6PN
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 5 February 2025

Green Backlash and the Political Consequences of Politicized Energy Prices
Date: 5 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Dr Zach Dickson (LSE)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Organisers: Professor Kenneth Nelson (University of Oxford), Professor Jane Gingrich (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Legal Geographies of Water
Date: 5 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Dr Cristy Clark (Canberra Law School)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: The Atmosphere Room, First Floor, School of Geography and the Environment. This building has a ramp at the entrance and a lift.
Organiser: Oxford Water Network
Hosts: TBA

Friday 6 February 2025

The answer to tomorrow's question may lie in the past: the value of long-term records as illustrated by research at Wytham Woods
Date: 6 February 2026, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker : Dr Keith Kirby (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Main lecture theatre, 1st floor (lift available)
Organisers: Carlyn Samuel (University of Oxford), Jane Applegarth (University of Oxford, Oxford University Centre for the Environment)
Host: Professor Yadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford)

AfOx Insaka
Date: 6 February 2026, 17:30 - 19:00
Speaker s: Professor June Bam (University of Johannesburg), Dr. Theofrida J. Maginga (Sokoine University of Agriculture)
Venue: Kellogg College, 62 Banbury Road OX2 6PN
Venue Details: The Hub
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 February 2025

Follow the Money: Can Climate Finance Compete with Extractive Land Investments?
Date: 10 February 2026, 15:10 - 16:10
Speaker : Dr Niak Sian Koh (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room (ECI) and online.
Organiser: Andrey Levitskiy (University of Oxford)
Host: Environmental Change Institute (University of Oxford)

HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 4: The Fairness Factor
Date: 10 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:15
Speaker : Fiona Brocklehurst (Independent Energy Consultant)
Venue Details: Diversity Room, School of Geography
Organisers: Dr Tina Fawcett (ECI, University of Oxford), Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network)
Hosts: Dr Tina Fawcett (ECI, University of Oxford), Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network)

Panel Discussion: 'Measuring what matters: biodiversity metrics for business and finance'
Date: 10 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker s: Prof Nathalie Seddon (Director, Nature-based Solutions Initiative), Dr Elizabeth Boakes (RSPB Conservation Science Monitoring Team), Prof Andy Purvis (Natural History Museum, London), Prof Kate Jones (University College London), Prof Mark Blaxter (Wellcome Sanger Institute), Prof Anjali Goswami (DEFRA)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and Online)
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 11 February 2025

Can queering ecology help us address environmental destruction?
Date: 11 February 2026, 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Cannelle Gueguen-Teil (University of Oxford)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Meeting Room A
Organiser: Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

The major challenges facing climate journalism
Date: 11 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Dr James Painter (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Diversity Room
Organiser: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)

Thursday 12 February 2025

Publishing the Environmental Humanities
Date: 12 February 2026, 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker s: Professor Jamie Lorimer (University of Oxford), Professor Amanda Power (University of Oxford), Rebecca Brennan (Princeton University Press), Dr Anna Henderson (ARC Humanities Press)
Venue Details: Seminar Room 63, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

REACH Alumni Webinar – New perspectives on water security
Date: 12 February 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker s: Dr Florence Tanui (UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa), Dr Engdasew Feleke (Water, Land and Resources Centre, Ethiopia), Dennis Ochieng Onyango Ong'ech (University of Nairobi)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford Water Network
Hosts: TBA

Friday 13 February 2025

Embracing the change: evaluating the evolving use of Green Infrastructure in policy and practice in England and internationally
Date: 13 February 2026, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker : Prof Ian Mell (University of Manchester)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Main lecture theatre, 1st floor (lift available)
Organisers: Carlyn Samuel (University of Oxford), Jane Applegarth (University of Oxford, Oxford University Centre for the Environment)
Host: Professor Yadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford)

Monday 16 February 2025

The Network Origins of Carbon Pricing Regressivity
Date: 16 February 2026, 15:00 - 16:15
Speaker : Bernardo Fernandes (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Skills Lab
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Geoengineering, Power, and the New Frontiers of Environmental Security
Date: 16 February 2026, 17:30 - 19:00
Speaker : Prof Danielle Young (University of Leeds)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar TBD
Organiser: Zachary Turinsky (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 17 February 2025

Serious games for future food systems
Date: 17 February 2026, 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker s: Dr Tamsin Blaxter (University of Oxford), Federico Andreotti (Wageningen University & Research)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Seminar Room 1
Organiser: Jacquelyn Turner (TABLE, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 5: MircroGrids: opportunities for microgrids to increase renewable energy deployment and overcome grid constraints for real estate developments
Date: 17 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:15
Speaker : Henry Leivers (SNRG)
Venue Details: Diversity Room, School of Geography
Organisers: Dr Tina Fawcett (ECI, University of Oxford), Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network)
Hosts: Dr Tina Fawcett (ECI, University of Oxford), Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network)

Wednesday 18 February 2025

Examining the value of mixed qualitative methods for understanding change in urban environments
Date: 18 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Dr Nathan Salvidge (University of Reading)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Diversity Room
Organiser: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)

Thursday 19 February 2025

Explaining Environmental Successes and Failures: Climate Change in Comparative Perspective
Date: 19 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Professor Malcolm Fairbrother (Uppsala University)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Organisers: Professor Kenneth Nelson (University of Oxford), Professor Jane Gingrich (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 20 February 2025

The Orphan Chimpanzee’s Brother: Who Speaks for Nature?
Date: 20 February 2026, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker : Prof Lee White (Pangea Climate Partners)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Main lecture theatre, 1st floor (lift available)
Organisers: Carlyn Samuel (University of Oxford), Jane Applegarth (University of Oxford, Oxford University Centre for the Environment)
Host: Professor Yadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 24 February 2025

Emotions in the Politics of Water: China–India Tensions over Tibetan Rivers
Date: 24 February 2026, 12:00 - 13:15
Speaker : Dr Antonina Łuszczykiewicz-Mendis (Jagiellonian University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organiser: Professor Todd Hall (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Todd Hall (University of Oxford)

HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 6: Delivering 100% renewable energy system for the UK
Date: 24 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:15
Speaker : Doug Parr (Greenpeace)
Venue Details: Diversity Room, School of Geography
Organisers: Dr Tina Fawcett (ECI, University of Oxford), Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network)
Hosts: Dr Tina Fawcett (ECI, University of Oxford), Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network)

Thursday 26 February 2025

Cities in Action: Organizations, Institutions, and Urban Climate Strategies
Date: 26 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Dr Christof Brandtner (Emlyon Business School)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Organisers: Professor Kenneth Nelson (University of Oxford), Professor Jane Gingrich (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 27 February 2025

Earth: An Eyewitness to Planetary Habitability
Date: 27 February 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Prof Dr Trond Torsvik (University of Oslo)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Seminar rooms
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

AI for Nature Recovery – Improving the Journey from Data to Decisions
Date: 27 February 2026, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker : Prof Kate Jones (University College London)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Main lecture theatre, 1st floor (lift available)
Organisers: Carlyn Samuel (University of Oxford), Jane Applegarth (University of Oxford, Oxford University Centre for the Environment)
Host: Professor Yadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford)

Friday 6 March 2025

Ridge flank hydrothermal contributions to global biogeochemical cycles and archives of changing global conditions: Insights from the IODP South Atlantic Transect
Date: 6 March 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Rosalind Coggon (University of Southampton)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Seminar rooms
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Ill fares the land? Holding large landowners to account for nature destruction - and restoration
Date: 6 March 2026, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker : Guy Shrubsole (Writer and campaigner)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Main lecture theatre, 1st floor (lift available)
Organisers: Carlyn Samuel (University of Oxford), Jane Applegarth (University of Oxford, Oxford University Centre for the Environment)
Host: Professor Yadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 10 March 2025

Mortality impacts of rainfall and sea level rise
Date: 10 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Tom Bearpark (Princeton University)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Joanna Blaszczyk (NDPH, University of Oxford), Sam Morris (NDPH, University of Oxford), Michael Turner (NDPH, University of Oxford), Dr Michelle Goonasekera (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 13 March 2025

Do forests make it rain? Harnessing the local climate benefits of tropical forests
Date: 13 March 2026, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker : Prof Dominick Spracklen (University of Leeds)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Main lecture theatre, 1st floor (lift available)
Organisers: Carlyn Samuel (University of Oxford), Jane Applegarth (University of Oxford, Oxford University Centre for the Environment)
Host: Professor Yadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 26 May 2025

The Structural Tansformation of Land and the Carbon Balance
Date: 26 May 2026, 13:15 - 14:30
Speaker : Nicolas Coeurdacier (Science Po)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room A
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 15 June 2025

The Marginal Impact of Emission Reductions: Estimates, Beliefs and Behavior
Date: 15 June 2026, 14:15 - 15:30
Speaker : Christoph Semken (University of Toronto)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

This list contains talks from the following series:
ECM Brown Bag Seminar Series
Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery and the Biodiversity Network seminar series
School of Geography and the Environment
The Reality of Net Zero