Climatech videos
The vital importance of addressing the Climatech and Sustainability challenge is recognised by a wide range of experienced leaders and innovators. Some of them share their thoughts here.
These inspiring messages of support – and challenge – were kindly contributed for the University’s Climatech and Sustainability Challenge competition in 2021.
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- Vittorio Avogadro di Collobiano explains how big companies like ENI invest in new technology to reduce the carbon footprint of energy production.
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- Paul Rees asks what the right policies are to incentivise homeowners to invest in new heating solutions.
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- Tim Bestwick tells us how advances in fusion energy research at the Culham Science Centre is making it an exciting possibility in the future of low carbon energy supply.
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- Lucy Woodall gives a key example of how the many consequences of climate change are intrinsically linked to the health of our oceans.
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- Oliver Steeds explains how close collaboration between Nekton and Oxford researchers is helping us understand how to sustainably manage and protect our oceans.
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- Robert Llewellyn at Fully Charged acknowledges the rapid developments already made in clean energy and electric vehicles but makes an impassioned plea for all of us to “stop burning stuff”.
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- Joanna Hart and Emma Southwell-Sander introduce the Space and Energy Cluster which are both based at the Harwell Campus.
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- Michael Obersteiner highlights the gap between current policy pledges and the goal to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees and explains what must be done to bridge the gap.
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- Suracha Udomsak tells us about the net zero targets that have been set in Thailand and explains how SCG are working in partnership with Oxford University to meet them.
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- Top tips from patent attorneys at HGF and J A Kemp.
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- Charlotte Williams provides sage advice on how we can be successful decarbonising the chemicals industry
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- Alistair Cory continues his tour of facilities at Begbroke Science Park, with examples of successful companies which started at Begbroke.
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- Alistair Cory describes the facilities and support offered at Begbroke Science Park.
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- Andy Gilchrist introduces TESA, the much-needed multi-disciplinary Energy System Accelerator.
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- Ben Caldecott explains the urgency and importance of aligning the global financial system with sustainability objectives.
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- Ben Saunders lays out a challenge to all of us to help save the polar regions from further damage.
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- Nicola McConville clarifies the importance of the right legal support for new companies.
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- Dermot O’Hare summarises the challenges involved with implementing true circular schemes for the management of our diverse planetary resources.
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- Peter Bruce illustrates the significance of energy storage in adapting to greener energy solutions.
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- Bruce Tomlinson, CEO of HR Wallingford, talks about challenges in water management
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- Alexis Dormandy tells us how OSE are helping Oxford scientists build world leading businesses from their research.
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- Liam Dolan describes the fundamental challenge for the future of agriculture
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- Steve Smith explains three key challenges we need to overcome in order to make carbon capture and carbon storage a success.
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- Chas Bountra introduces the exciting innovation ecosystem at Oxford University and the unique role we play in creating global impact.
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