The Reality of Net Zero

Starting in January 2025, Oxford Net Zero, the ZERO Institute and OxEARTH will jointly host an online seminar series entitled “The Reality of Net Zero”. Academics from the three institutions will give talks on why we need net zero, what progress we have made (and not made), and what it will take to get there in a sustainable, durable and equitable way. Each seminar will have time for audience questions.

The series will run for eight weeks and will cover the architecture of net zero – science, international law, governance and energy systems. Interwoven with these will be solutions from different disciplines, including carbon dioxide removal, batteries and nature-based solutions.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser: Oxford Net Zero
Timing: 12–1pm on Wednesdays, 22/01/2025 to 12/03/2025
Web Address: https://netzeroclimate.org/events/seminar-series-the-reality-of-net-zero/

Talks:

Wednesday 22 January 2025

Net Zero from a Planetary Perspective
Date: 22 January 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker s: Prof Myles Allen (School of Geography and the Environment), Alexis McGivern (Net Zero Standards Manager, Oxford Net Zero)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford Net Zero
Hosts: OxEARTH, ZERO Institute, Oxford Net Zero

Wednesday 29 January 2025

Getting Net Zero Right: The Role of International Law
Date: 29 January 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker s: Professor Lavanya Rajamani (Faculty of Law), Ewan White (Faculty of Law)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford Net Zero
Hosts: OxEARTH, ZERO Institute, Oxford Net Zero

Wednesday 5 February 2025

Zero Carbon Energy Systems – the Heavy Lifting for Net Zero
Date: 5 February 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker s: Professor Nick Eyre (Environmental Change Institute), Dr Radhika Khosla (ZERO Institute)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford Net Zero
Hosts: OxEARTH, ZERO Institute, Oxford Net Zero

Wednesday 12 February 2025

Net Zero from Scientific Concept to Policy and Practice
Date: 12 February 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker s: Alexis McGivern (Net Zero Standards Manager, Oxford Net Zero), Kaya Axelsson (Head of Policy and Partnerships, Oxford Net Zero), Dr Matilda Becker (Strategic Partnerships Manager, Oxford Net Zero)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: OxEARTH, ZERO Institute, Oxford Net Zero
Host: Oxford Net Zero

Wednesday 19 February 2025

Removing CO2 from the Air: the Net in Net Zero
Date: 19 February 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Steve Smith (Executive Director, Oxford Net Zero)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford Net Zero
Hosts: OxEARTH, ZERO Institute, Oxford Net Zero

Wednesday 5 March 2025

Battery Energy Storage in Low Carbon Grids
Date: 5 March 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Prof Paul Shearing (ZERO Institute)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford Net Zero
Hosts: OxEARTH, ZERO Institute, Oxford Net Zero

Wednesday 12 March 2025

Net Zero Needs Nature and Nature Needs Net Zero
Date: 12 March 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford Net Zero
Hosts: OxEARTH, ZERO Institute, Oxford Net Zero

Editor: Helen Bunting