We're excited to announce Oxford University, in partnership with the Guardian, is launching Net Zero Home School -- a week of live-streamed webinars exploring what Net Zero means and what it will take to achieve it, Monday 22 - Friday 26 June, 5:00-6:30pm BST.
This series is presented by the University of Oxford in partnership with The Guardian, the Oxford Climate Society, the Oxford Climate Research Network, Net Zero Climate, and ClimateWorks Foundation. Hosted by Fiona Harvey, Environment Correspondent at The Guardian.
On June 27th 2019, the UK became the first major economy to pass laws to end its contribution to global warming by 2050. Achieving this goal will be one of the defining challenges of our time. This webinar series aims to empower Generation Net Zero with a deeper understanding of what Net Zero means, and what it will take to achieve it, both for the UK and the world.
Net Zero Home School consists of five webinars on climate science and policy for Generation Net Zero to mark the one-year anniversary of the UK's Net Zero pledge and Net Zero Emissions Law.
This event is open to all, and particularly aimed at younger generations and schoolstrikers.
Time: Monday 22nd to Friday 26th June from 17.00 - 18.30 BST each day.
Location: All webinars will be livestreamed on the Oxford Climate Society YouTube Channel
Register: Click here to register on Eventbrite
Visit Netzero.org.uk for more information and to submit a question in advance
All sessions will be recorded and made available on the Oxford Climate Society YouTube Channel
Programme
Understanding Net Zero
Monday, June 22
David Frame, Victoria University Wellington & Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: “The Science of Net Zero: What Will It Take to End Our Contributions to Global Warming?”
Farhana Yamin, Systemiq & International Lawyer: “The Rights (and Wrongs) of Net Zero: The Legal and Ethical Case"
Pathways to Net Zero
Tuesday, June 23
Steve Smith, University of Oxford: “Pathways to Net Zero for the UK”
Ambuj Sagar, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi: “Transformational Change in an Emerging Economy”
Nature and Land in Net Zero
Wednesday, June 24
Nora Berrahmouni, FAO: “Feeding a Net-Zero World: Perspectives from the Global South”
Nathalie Seddon, University of Oxford: “Biodiversity and Nature-Based Climate Solutions: More than Trees”
Engineering Net Zero
Thursday, June 25
Stuart Haszeldine, University of Edinburgh: “Into the Ground: Safe, Secure, and Affordable Carbon Burial”
Tim Kruger, Origen Power and University of Oxford: “Out of Thin Air: Recapturing Carbon Dioxide”
Achieving Net Zero
Friday, June 26
Julian Allwood, University of Cambridge: “Zero Emissions with Today’s Technologies”
Pauline Anaman, Africa Centre for Energy Policy, Ghana: "Net Zero for Ghana: When and How?"
Myles Allen, University of Oxford: “Fossil Fuels in a Net Zero World”