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Ben Caldecott
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Director, Oxford Sustainable Finance Group & Lombard Odier Associate Professor at University of Oxford. Finance, climate, energy, sustainability and nature. Working globally with financial institutions, companies, governments, regulators and civil society.
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Oxford Sustainable Finance Group & Theia Finance Labs are working together on an exciting new initiative. 'Silicon Boundaries' are thresholds where the benefits of AI and related technologies are outweighed by their contributions to societal instability: mailchi.mp/cgfi/invitat...
It was wonderful to host Ruth Davis, the UK’s first nature envoy, at the University of Oxford on Friday where she gave a wonderfully thoughtful and expansive speech on nature that was simultaneously challenging and inspiring, as well as deeply personal. A treat! Recording and transcript to follow.
Geological storage needs to be stewarded wisely, more wisely than this research implies. A fraction of that estimated will be accessible at a price society is willing to pay. Carbon removal budgeting is needed to optimise the use of this scarce resource. on.ft.com/4nigq4Z
Carbon capture set to be less useful in tackling climate change, scientists warn
CO₂ stored underground will be at risk of leaking back into the atmosphere, study finds
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Delighted to be hosting Ruth Davis, the first UK Special Representative for Nature, for a lecture @UniofOxford on 3 Oct 2025. Opportunity to hear directly from Ruth on the UK's priorities for nature ahead of COP30 and following UNGA week. Register here: www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/event/lectur...
Yet more inflation statistics show that the UK is more vulnerable to the drivers of inflation than peer economies. This report, from a project I chaired, had some excellent supply side proposals to fix the problem: ukonward.com/reports/targ...
Target Practice | Onward
Supply side solutions to deliver stable prices and overcome economic stagnation
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Delighted to be confirmed as an @ipcc.bsky.social Coordinating Lead Author for the Finance Chapter of AR7 WGIII. Looking forward to working as part of the IPCC and with members of the wider climate finance community who will contribute over the next few years www.ipcc.ch/assessment-r... @ox.ac.uk
Over 2 days we interrogated polarisation and populism, litigation risk, the promise and perils of AI, and the future of carbon markets, among many other things. Each of the summit sessions is available to watch here: sustainablefinance.ox.ac.uk/summit/video...
Summit Session Recordings 2025 | Sustainable Finance at Oxford
Couldn't attend the Oxford Sustainable Finance Summit in 2025? Watch the summit session recordings here.
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A recalibration of sustainable finance is underway. We hosted our third Oxford Sustainable Finance Summit on the theme of reinvention and renewal. If you missed #OSFS25, you can check out some highlights here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_AY...
Oxford Sustainable Finance Summit 2025 highlights
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Excited to welcome participants to our 3rd Oxford Sustainable Finance Summit this week. Theme is Reinvention & Renewal. Progress is not linear or assured. Our task is to confront realities head-on and identify practical pathways that make progress. sustainablefinance.ox.ac.uk/summit/
Climate impacts will worsen - it is a question of whether they are terrible, really bad or just bad. It is a no brainer to scale up investment in adaptation. This will save money and spur economic activity. Climate resilience is a competitive advantage. www.theccc.org.uk/2025/04/30/t...
​​​​The country is not prepared for climate impacts, say advisors​ - Climate Change Committee
There is now unequivocal evidence that climate change is making extreme weather in the UK more likely and…
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"State Street loses £28bn of assets to Amundi and Invesco over ESG goals. US asset manager previously managed all of The People’s Pension’s £33bn in assets" www.ft.com/content/541c...
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The next Oxford Sustainable Finance Summit is taking place on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th July 2025. Registration is now open! Find out more here: sustainablefinance.ox.ac.uk/summit/
“…while China added a record 356GW of wind and solar electricity-generating capacity in 2024, it also began building coal power plants with 94.5GW of capacity…” on.ft.com/4jUZyQQ
Jeff Bezos’s $10bn Earth Fund cuts ties with climate group... Potentially just the start of a major shake up in climate philanthropy as public and private donors backfill USAID and other cuts, and some US tech philanthropists pivot www.ft.com/content/c3bf...
Jeff Bezos’s $10bn Earth Fund cuts ties with climate group
Decision to stop backing SBTi comes as Amazon founder seeks to curry favour with Donald Trump
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GFANZ is clearly at a crossroads, as are some of the finance sub-sector alliances that it originally consisted of. They can all remain effective, but what are their strategies for doing so?