Interested in the future of the Chinese power sector?

Or in how new economic modelling compare with more traditional tools?

Check out this report - great collaboration between researchers in Tsinghua University in Beijing, Global Systems Institute, Cambridge Econometrics, and INET Oxford.

Available now 📣

EEIST’s latest report uses cutting-edge modelling tools to provide an inside look at the future of #China ’s power sector. 🇨🇳📊

Read the research now: eeist.co.uk/power-sector-f…

University of Exeter

EEIST researchers identified 10 principles for policymaking in the #EnergyTransition .

Watch the video for an overview and dive into the full report below.

➡️eeist.co.uk/eeist-reports/
University of Exeter Global Systems Institute Michael Grubb Cristina Peñasco Doyne Farmer simon sharpe Laura Diaz Anadon

🌱 Passionate about environmental research? Become an #AgileInitiative Fellow at the Oxford Martin School!

Lead interdisciplinary projects, shape policy, and drive impactful change.

Details below ⬇️
oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/about/vacancie…

SUPER COOL POSTDOC JOB - PLS SHARE

'Agile Initiative Fellow' to be appointed at Research Associate or Senior Research Associate level.

We are looking for someone to join us at the Oxford Martin School Agile Initiative to work on interdisciplinary environmental research.

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THREAD: What is happening in UK universities is astonishing. Right now about quarter of universities are laying off staff. Almost all universities expect to make a loss this year. And the entire thing is happening in an effort to deceive the population about migration statistics.

Fantastic piece by Marten Scheffer on the forgotten half of thinking:

'.. taking walks, reading things unrelated to your research, and hanging out with strangers in a campus pub should be considered part of the serious process of thinking ..'

pnas.org/doi/full/10.10…

MEGA FACTCHECK

Heat pumps are the “central technology in the global transition to secure and sustainable heating” says International Energy Agency.

But heat pumps still face relentless hostile media coverage.

I comprehensively debunked 18 heat pump myths in Carbon Brief👇

carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18-m…

How much was a 4* impact case study worth in REF2021? New analysis by Jon Collett suggests they could be worth between £480,000 (panels C&D) and £880,000 (A&B) over the REF cycle. Thanks Simon Kerridge for review feedback and Jon for insightful analysis! fasttrackimpact.com/post/how-much-…

UK emissions decline has been driven by power sector getting rid of coal, meaning electricity now likely generates less GHGs than farming (!)

Notably, recent drop very largely down to sectors that can't be outsourced eg power, buildings

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carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-em…

🚨BREAKING🚨

UK emissions in 2023 fell to lowest since 1879, new Carbon Brief reveals

💷Emissions now 53% below 1990, as GDP up 82%
❤️‍🔥Drop in 2023 largely unrelated to policy
⛰️Coal now lowest since 1730s (!)
🚗Transport is largest sector, then buildings
⚡️Power now likely…

Deadline approaching for this Agile Inititaive funding.

Individuals can apply and we will try match you with a team if it makes sense.

So if you are a *researcher at Oxford* working on any of the topics in the call, do consider submitting an individual EoI form.

Improvements to embrace a more diverse environmental sector are critical to ensuring a greener, fairer and more sustainable future for all.

But this transition needs to be designed with people.

The shift can begin in a boardroom or steering group.
theconversation.com/white-men-domi…

Very excited to share my latest work “Critical Computational Social Science” now out in EPJ Data Science

In this paper I trace the epistemological roots of critical methods and argue for the need to integrate critical approaches into Computational Social Science

epjdatascience.springeropen.com/articles/10.11…

Systems Thinking for Sustainability Challenges - short course, part-time, online *Applications now open for May 2024 entry* exeter.ac.uk/study/online/s…