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Oxford Martin School launches new programmes focused on plastics, cooling, cross-border resource sharing and informal cities

The Oxford Martin School is pleased to announce support for four major new solutions-focused research programmes that aim to improve outcomes across two or more of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Each programme was created in response to a call from the School for research projects on the theme ‘Innovating for a Sustainable Future’ and anticipates outcomes that could make a meaningful and timely contribution to the delivery of the SDGs. More

‘Economic butterfly wings can create a climate action tornado’
The answer to the climate crisis could be seizing social and political tipping points, write researchers from the Oxford Martin Programme on the Post-Carbon Transition, in the journal Science. More

£40 million project to kickstart a renewable energy revolution
Professor Malcolm McCulloch is among the lead researchers on a revolutionary initiative to prove smarter local systems can deliver cleaner and cheaper energy services. More

Science, policy and being an honest broker
Independently-funded, policy-neutral advice on controversial issues is a powerful tool for government decision-makers, says the Oxford Martin School's Research Manager Dr Ella Adlen. More

Changing what we eat could prevent one in five deaths globally, review of dietary risks shows
Dr Marco Springmann of the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food contributed to the latest assessment of dietary risks for the Global Burden of Disease study. More

Mapping mosquito spread to target resources
Using three decades' worth of data and a range of climate change models, Dr Moritz Kraemer and colleagues have mapped the likely future spread of mosquitoes that carry yellow fever, Zika and dengue, with an unprecedented level of accuracy. More

'Long-term commitment needed to protect treasure trove of marine biodiversity'
Dr Gwilym Rowlands considers the future of marine conservation around Ascension Island, following the UK government's announcement of support for a Marine Protected Area (MPA) there. More

Making sense of messages on climate change and what we eat
Dr Tara Garnett of the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food spoke to The Observer about making sense of dietary advice and shifting the way we eat, collectively and globally. More

Evolving economic thought: new lectures
Our 'Evolving Economic Thought' lecture series resumes next month, with speakers including Diane Coyle, Danny Dorling, Doyne Farmer, Paul Collier, Colin Mayer and Penny Mealy. R egister

We look forward to seeing you at our forthcoming events:

24 April - 'Africa in transformation: economic development in the age of doubt'
Professor Carlos Lopes of the Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town, will deliver an overview of the critical development issues facing the African continent today. Register

9 May - Evolving Economic Thought: 'How complexity can resolve the crisis in economics'
Professor Doyne Farmer of the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School will look at the successes of applying complexity economics to technology forecasting, economic growth and climate change, and present a vision of what it could do in the future. Register

Oxford Martin School launches new programmes focused on plastics, cooling, cross-border resource sharing and informal cities

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