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:

Thursday 6 November 2025

FLAGSHIP LECTURE. "Are the Dogs Running Today?" by Bathsheba Demuth (Brown University)
Date: 6 November 2025, 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker : Professor Bathsheba Demuth (Brown University)
Venue Details: Seminar room 63
Organiser: Environmental Humanities Research Hub (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

The Impacts of Globalization on Political Knowledge: Evidence from Climate Awareness in Africa
Date: 6 November 2025, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Amanda Kennard (Stanford University)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: Professor Inken Von Borzyskowski (University of Oxford), Prof Krzysztof Pelc (University of Oxford)
Hosts: Professor Inken Von Borzyskowski (University of Oxford), Prof Krzysztof Pelc (University of Oxford)

Sustainable life skills, nature-based interventions for at-risk youth in Norway 
Date: 6 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Rebekka Louisa Drude Andersen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room
Organiser: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)

Friday 7 November 2025

How Story Creates Agency for the Nature and Climate Crises
Date: 7 November 2025, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker : Jules Pretty (University of Essex)
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 10 November 2025

Distributional Consequences of Climate Policies
Date: 10 November 2025, 14:15 - 15:30
Speaker : Moritz Kuhn (University of Mannheim)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Elephants, biodiversity and climate change
Date: 10 November 2025, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker : Ian Redmond OBE
Venue: University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road OX1 3PW
Venue Details: Lecture theatre upstairs
Organiser: Dr Joanna Bagniewska (Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford / Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sciences, Brunel University)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 13 November 2025

Measuring the environment: metrics that guide science, policy and resilience
Date: 13 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Anna Freeman (Humanities Division, University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room
Organiser: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)

Financing Forest Restoration: The Distribution and Role of Green Fintech in Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change
Date: 13 November 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Dr Felicia Liu (University of York)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Village Room, ECI
Organiser: Andrey Levitskiy (University of Oxford)
Host: Environmental Change Institute (University of Oxford)

AI for Atmospheric Systems
Date: 13 November 2025, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Tim Reichelt (ENCODE)
Venue: Wolfson College, Linton Road OX2 6UD
Venue Details: Levett Room
Organiser: Dr. Yi Yin (Wolfson College, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 14 November 2025

Oxford Water Day
Date: 14 November 2025, 9:00 - 17:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Saïd Business School, Park End Street OX1 1HP
Organiser: Oxford Water Network
Hosts: TBA

What drives species sensitivity to deforestation? Clue: it’s not what you think.
Date: 14 November 2025, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker : Cristina Banks-Leite (Imperial 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: Dr Jesús Aguirre-Gutiérrez (University of Oxford)

Monday 17 November 2025

Mirrleesian Carbon Taxation
Date: 17 November 2025, 14:15 - 15:30
Speaker : Alexandre Kohlhas (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 18 November 2025

Oxford Energy Network Seminar – MT25 Week 6: Exploring digitalisation’s footprint
Date: 18 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:15
Speaker : Yee Van Fan (University of Oxford)
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 19 November 2025

Spatial Ecology of War and Peace: Perspective of Global Networked Tipping Dynamics
Date: 19 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Weisi Guo (Centre for Autonomous and Cyber-Physical Systems, Cranfield University)
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Organiser: Metrics and Models Management Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 20 November 2025

Land degradation – is it a cause for concern?
Date: 20 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor John Boardman (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room
Organiser: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)

Trees Though Time: Exploring the evolution of trees and forests
Date: 20 November 2025, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker : Professor Jennifer McElwain (Trinity College Dublin and Trinity College Botanic Garden)
Venue: University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road OX1 3PW
Venue Details: Hybrid event - both online and in-person at the University Museum of Natural History
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 21 November 2025

The Natural Capital of Wasps
Date: 21 November 2025, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker : Seirian Sumner (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)

The Future of Data Centres
Date: 21 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Margaret Thatcher Centre,
Organisers: Professor Jesus Lizana (Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford), Nethmi J Kariyawasam (University of Oxford)
Hosts: Professor Jesus Lizana (Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford), Radhika Khosla (Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development / Centre for Policy Research, Delhi)

Thursday 27 November 2025

Just Urbanism; rethinking spatial practices in the city
Date: 27 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Mahsa Alami Fariman (University College London)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room
Organiser: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)

Friday 28 November 2025

The Spirit of the Rainforest
Date: 28 November 2025, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker : Rosa Vásquez Espinoza PhD (Amazon Research Internacional)
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)

Thursday 4 December 2025

Reclaiming Land for the Future: Coal, Environmentalism, and Population in Post-1945 Britain
Date: 4 December 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker s: Dr Andrew Seaton (History, University College London), Professor Danny Dorling (Geography, Oxford)
Venue Details: Seminar room 56
Organiser: Environmental Humanities Research Hub (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

From Greening to Wellbeing: Critical spatial data science for green infrastructure, mental health and wellbeing in the UK
Date: 4 December 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Wenjing (Wendee) Zhang (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room
Organiser: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)

Friday 5 December 2025

Relational Values and Nature Recovery: Navigating the Politics of Environmental Decision-Making
Date: 5 December 2025, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker : Robert Fish (Imperial College London)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Place Suite, 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)

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