How ‘moments’ become ‘movements’: Shared outrage, group cohesion, and Cecil the lion
What has the killing of Cecil the lion got to do with terrorism? Not what you might think, explains David Macdonald of the Oxford Martin School’s Natural Governance programme. More
 

Limiting global warming to 1.5C will help countries avoid climate impacts on economic growth
A new study conducted by authors at the Oxford Martin School and INET shows that there are significant economic benefits to realising the aims of the Paris Agreement and limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C warming. The authors use a new set of climate projections and empirical estimates of how climate affects economic growth in order to understand the effect of 1.5°C and 2.0°C warming scenarios on global economies. More

Interpretations of the Paris Agreement could lead to different temperature trends
The Paris Agreement aims not only to limit global warming to 1.5°C, it also states the need for ‘balance between emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases’ to achieve the temperature goal. A new paper discusses the options and what the consequences would be for different interpretations of balance.  More

Science in the ‘post-truth era’
Our next lecture series is a timely investigation of the relationship between science and populism. It will look at how evidence and facts are perceived by the public and what scientists need to do to help people regain trust in "experts". The series, in collaboration with Professor Sarah Harper of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, includes talks and panel discussions with directors of The Science Media Centre, The UK's National Science Museum and the UK Government's Policy Lab.

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Limiting global warming to 1.5C would have ‘significant economic benefits’


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