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Manufacture of renewable tech is skyrocketing in Chinese cities such as Beijing. Mike Fuchslocher/Shutterstock

September 30, 2024

China leads the net zero transition – here’s what we can learn from its progress in Beijing and Hong Kong

Matthew Carl Ives, University of Oxford and Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Princeton University

China has spent ten times more on clean energy than either the US or Europe over the past five years.

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April 4, 2024

Only 57 producers are responsible for 80% of all fossil fuel and cement CO₂ emissions since 2016 – new report

Matthew Carl Ives, University of Oxford; Belinda Wade, The University of Queensland, and Saphira Rekker, The University of Queensland

Cement and fossil fuel production has reached unprecedented levels, with most of the emission growth traceable to a relatively small number of companies.

It’s time Australian politicians were guided by national climate change legislation. Shutterstock

May 15, 2019

The UK has a national climate change act – why don’t we?

Anna Skarbek AM, Monash University; Anna Malos, Climateworks Centre; Cameron Hepburn, University of Oxford, and Matthew Carl Ives, University of Oxford

Nation-wide climate legislation would not only help reduce our carbon emissions, but also boost economic growth.

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April 12, 2019

Tip the planet: tackling climate change with small, sensitive interventions

Matthew Carl Ives, University of Oxford; Penny Mealy, University of Oxford, and Thom Wetzer, University of Oxford

A rapid transition from fossil fuels is possible by targeting the ‘tipping points’ in our political and economic systems.

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