Zero carbon energy systems
The combustion of fossil fuels is responsible for the most greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in industrialised countries.
Systemic change in energy systems is therefore a critical component of any net-zero agenda. It is a huge global challenge, but recent developments give cause for optimism that a Green Industrial Revolution is possible.
Join Professor Nick Eyre, Lead Researcher, Oxford Martin Programme on Integrating Renewable Energy, where he will discuss with Dr Stephen Smith, Project Manager, Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub, how the declining costs of renewable electricity mean they can provide cheap mitigation, as well as enabling major improvements in energy efficiency, so that the total amount of energy that will need to be decarbonised is much lower than often projected.
To register and watch this talk live: www.crowdcast.io/e/zero-carbon-energy
The talk will also be streamed via YouTube at youtu.be/upZdLnNwSD0, but please note you will not be able to take part in the interactive Q&A session unless you join the talk on CrowdCast.
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Date:
1 February 2021, 13:00 (Monday, 3rd week, Hilary 2021)
Venue:
Online
Speaker:
Professor Nick Eyre (Environmental Change Institute)
Organising department:
Oxford Martin School
Organiser contact email address:
events@oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk
Part of:
Oxford net zero: climate in the balance (Oxford Martin School and Oxford Net Zero Initiative Series)
Booking required?:
Recommended
Booking url:
http://www.crowdcast.io/e/zero-carbon-energy
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Hannah Mitchell