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1 Creative Commons Who's to Blame for the Weather? Professor Allen of the Oxford University Environmental Change Institute discusses one of the most pressing issues of the modern day - Climate Change 1:02:22 Myles Allen 08 Apr 2013
2 Economic Rights and Regulatory Regimes: Is there still a 'right' to water? Roundtable Discussion A panel discussion featuring experts at the Environment Agency and National Farmers Union to examine how environmental policymakers are responding to challenges in water resource management caused by severe weather events associated with climate change. 1:04:36 Ronan Palmer, Paul Hammett, Bill Howard, Bettina Lange 25 Mar 2013
3 Economic Rights and Regulatory Regimes: Is there still a 'right' to water? Panel III A roundtable discussion featuring legal experts to examine how environmental policymakers are responding to challenges in water resource management caused by severe weather events associated with climate change. 0:55:55 Donald McGillvray, Bill Howard, Sarah Hendry 25 Mar 2013
4 Economic Rights and Regulatory Regimes: Is there still a 'right' to water? Panel II A panel discussion featuring strategy and policy experts to examine how environmental policymakers are responding to challenges in water resource management caused by severe weather events associated with climate change. 0:47:42 Alice Piure, Jon Stern 25 Mar 2013
5 Creative Commons Economic Rights and Regulatory Regimes: Is there still a 'right' to water? Panel I Dr Karen Morrow, Swansea Law Department; Dr Bettina Lange, University of Oxford; Dr Mark Shepheard, McGill University give talks for the 1st Panel of the Economic Rights and Regulatory Regimes: Is there still a 'right' to water? conference 0:58:28 Karen Morrow, Mark Shepheard, Bettina Lange 25 Mar 2013
6 Creative Commons Communicating Risk and Uncertainty in Climate Science part two Peter Scott, Met Office, gives a talk for the Communicating Risk and Uncertainty conference, held at Green Templton College, Oxford on 15th Novemeber 2012 0:14:45 Peter Scott 21 Dec 2012
7 Creative Commons Communicating Risk and Uncertainty in Climate Science part one Professor Chris Rapley, UCL, gives a talk for the Communicating Risk and Uncertainty conference, held at Green Templton College, Oxford on 15th Novemeber 2012. Introduced by Richard Black, former BBC Correspondent 0:17:19 Chris Rapley, Richard Black 21 Dec 2012
8 Creative Commons Sex in a Shifting Landscape Lecture Two:Oxford Uehiro Lectures 2012 Second lecture in the 2012 Uehiro Lecture series 'Sex in A Shifting Landscape' 0:49:38 Janet Radcliffe-Richards 23 Nov 2012
9 Creative Commons Climate and Land Use Change Professor Britaldo Soares-Filho (Centro de Sensoriamento Remoto/UFMG, Brazil) delivers one of the 2012 ECI Climate Lectures. 0:33:59 Britaldo Soares-Filho 26 Oct 2012
10 Creative Commons Water Security in Changing Climates Professor David Grey (University of Oxford) delivers one of the 2012 ECI Climate Lectures. 0:52:08 David Grey 26 Oct 2012
11 Creative Commons Climate Change as a Global Shifting Force Professor Sir David King (University of Oxford) delivers one of the 2012 ECI Climate Lectures. 1:00:00 David King 25 Oct 2012
12 Creative Commons How to eat an Elephant: Why Climate Change Policy is in a Mess and How to Fix it For more than two decades, Professor Steve Rayner has led interdisciplinary research programmes on science technology and environment, specifically on global climate change. 1:01:01 Steve Rayner 09 Oct 2012
13 Creative Commons An Uncertain Climate Chris Rapley, Professor of Climate Science, University College London, gives the final lecture in the Uncertainty series. 0:57:34 Chris Rapley 03 Jul 2012
14 Creative Commons Climate change and two concepts of liberty The final lecture in the series entitled Climate Connections was presented by Dr Myles Allen who currently heads the Climate Dynamics Group in the Department of Physics, University of Oxford. 0:38:14 Myles Allen 24 May 2012
15 Creative Commons Climate change: making the best use of scientific information Thomas Stocker discusses the challenges that are posed to climate scientists when communicating with the public. Professor Stocker is at the laboratory for Climate and Environmental Physics, University of Berne, Switzerland. 0:54:06 Thomas Stocker 11 May 2012
16 Creative Commons Why is climate change so difficult to understand? The second lecture of a series entitled 'Climate Connections' was presented by Carl Wunsch, Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physical Oceanography at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 0:58:47 Carl Wunsch 04 May 2012
17 Creative Commons The public and private ethics of climate change This first lecture of a series entitled 'Climate Connections' is presented by John Broome, White's Professor of Moral Philosophy and Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. 0:55:56 John Broome 02 May 2012
18 Creative Commons Environmental Governance and Resilience: Resilience and social-ecological systems Professor Carl Folke Director, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, gives the final talk in the Environmental Governance and Resilience series 0:47:25 Carl Folke 17 Apr 2012
19 Creative Commons Environmental Governance and Resilience: Solutions for a Sustainable and Desirable Future Professor Robert Costanza, Director, Institute for Sustainable Solutions, Portland State University, gives a talk for the Environmental Governance and Resilience series 0:54:46 Robert Costanza 17 Apr 2012
20 Creative Commons Environmental Governance and Resilience: Governance, genomes, Gaia Professor Gísli Pálsson, Dept of Anthropology, University of Iceland, gives a talk for the Environmental Governance and Resilience series 0:58:01 Gísli Pálsson 17 Apr 2012
21 Creative Commons Environmental Governance and Resilience: Enframing and poiesis in environmental management Professor Andy Pickering, University of Exeter, gives a talk for the Environmental Governance and Resilience series 0:49:15 Andy Pickering 17 Apr 2012
22 Creative Commons Environmental Governance and Resilience: Planning for ecological resilience on landscapes: the importance of the past to plan for the future Professor Kathy Willis, Director, Biodiversity Institute gives a talk for the Environmental Governance and Resilience series 0:38:41 Kathy Willis 17 Apr 2012
23 Environmental Governance and Resilience: Social-ecological resilience: A framework for stewardship in an uncertain and rapidly changing world Professor Stuart Chapin Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks gives the first lecture in the Environmental Governance and Resilience series. 0:42:51 Stuart Chapin 17 Apr 2012
24 Creative Commons Uncertainty, risk and decision making: A view from the Environmental Social Sciences Professor Nick Pidgeon gives a talk for the Uncertainty, Risk and Decision Making seminar series. 0:54:06 Nick Pidgeon 05 Apr 2012
25 Creative Commons Dealing with uncertainties in UK energy policy: Some lessons from experience Jim Watson (Director, Sussex Energy Group) delivers a lecture as part of the 2012 Green Templeton College "Uncertainty..." lecture series. 0:43:01 Jim Watson 02 Mar 2012
26 Creative Commons RSC Public Seminars 2012: Migration as an Environmental Policy: pitfalls, opportunities and rhetorics RSC Public Seminar series of Hilary Term 2012 0:44:18 Francois Gemenne 24 Feb 2012
27 Creative Commons The Ethics of Climate Change Professor John Broome discusses the moral and ethical issues that coincide with the whole topic of climate change and challenges us as to how we should be acting. 0:50:16 John Broome 14 Oct 2011
28 Geoengineering: Fantasy or Feasible Future? Richard Darton gives a talk for the 2011 Oxford Alumni Weekend on the developments in the science of Geoengineering and looks at how close we are to be able to do it. 0:58:11 Richard Darton 03 Oct 2011
29 Geoengineering: Fantasy or Feasible Future? Richard Darton gives a talk for the 2011 Oxford Alumni Weekend on the developments in the science of Geoengineering and looks at how close we are to be able to do it. 0:58:11 Richard Darton 03 Oct 2011
30 Creative Commons Energy in the Future: Brenda Boardman Part 3 of 3. Some of Oxford's leading experts discuss the issue of energy in the future, one of the greatest challenges facing the world as we move through the 21st century. 0:16:33 Brenda Boardman 30 Sep 2011
31 Creative Commons Energy in the Future: Nick Eyre Part 2 of 3. Some of Oxford's leading experts discuss the issue of energy in the future, one of the greatest challenges facing the world as we move through the 21st century. 0:14:17 Nick Eyre 30 Sep 2011
32 Creative Commons Energy in the Future: James Marrow Part 1 of 3. Some of Oxford's leading experts discuss the issue of energy in the future, one of the greatest challenges facing the world as we move through the 21st century. 0:16:28 James Marrow 30 Sep 2011
33 Creative Commons Climate and Weather: The Ends of Acts of God? Professor Myles Allen explains how research at Oxford allows us to quantify just how much climate change caused by past emissions is costing individuals, corporations and potentially entire countries. 1:05:55 Myles Allen 28 Sep 2011
34 Creative Commons Rethinking Geoengineering and the Meaning of the Climate Crisis Professor Clive Hamilton delivers a critique of the consequentialist approach to the ethics of geoengineering, the approach that deploys assessment of costs and benefits in a risk framework to justify climatic intervention. 0:55:52 Clive Hamilton 02 Aug 2011
35 Creative Commons Creativity Lecture 4: Two Sides of the Creativity Coin - Innovation and Lock-in Professor Steve Rayner (University of Oxford) presents creative and innovative potential solutions to the energy crisis and problems caused by climate change. 0:56:45 Steve Rayner 07 Jul 2011
36 Oxford at Said Seminar: Energy In this seminar three Oxford academics explore the role of energy demand in a low carbon future, fusion and solar energy. 1:20:21 Nick Eyre, Steven Cowley, Henry Snaith 04 Jul 2011
37 Tulum 2030: Adaptation to Climate Change Arnoldo Matus Kramer gives a presentation on the rationale behind the use of socioeconomic scenarios using the year 2030 to identify climate change adaptation options, barriers and priorities for the tourism community of Tulum in the Mexican Caribbean 0:13:23 Arnoldo Matus Kramer 02 Jun 2011
38 Climate change and cultural transitions over the last 160,000 years in NW Africa Angela Vaughan, School of Archaeology, Oxford, talks at the 1st Oxford Interdisciplinary Desert Conference hosted by the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, on the 15-16 April 2010. 0:13:50 Angela Vaughan 24 Feb 2011
39 Creative Commons Riding the Perfect Storm: World on the Edge, When will the Big Bubble Burst Lester Brown, President of the Earth Policy Institute in Washington DC, gives a lecture for the Linacre Lecture Series; Riding the Perfect Storm 0:49:41 Lester Brown 08 Feb 2011
40 The Future of Humanity From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Nick Bostrom, director of the Future of Humanity Institute gives a talk on ideas surrounding future scenarios on what might happen to the human race in the future, from ideas of total extinction to post-humanity 0:46:09 Nick Bostrom 25 Oct 2010
41 Creative Commons Social Entrepreneurship: Integrating Leadership and Technology for Social Change Pamela Hartigan, Director of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Mirjana Radovic, Professor of Business Management and Entrepreneurship talk about Social Entrepreneurship at the International Women's Leadership Symposium 0:37:52 Pamela Hartigan, Mirjana Radovic 01 Sep 2010
42 Creative Commons Leading Transformation:Women at the Cutting Edge of Research and Practice Plenary session on Leading Transformation: Women at the Cutting Edge of Research and Practice from the International Women's Leadership Symposium 1:10:04 Catherine Mitchell, Ana Brito e Melo, Olive Heffernan, Monika MacDevette 31 Aug 2010
43 Creative Commons Welcome to the International Women's Leadership Symposium Cynthia Chang, Preseident of Females in Engineering, Science and Technology introduces the International Women's Leadership Symposium 0:04:17 Cynthia Chang 31 Aug 2010
44 Ways out of the Climate-Finance-Energy Triple Crunch Jeremy Leggett (Founder and CEO, Solar Century) presents the closing keynote speech for the Oxford Climate Forum 2010 0:43:01 Jeremy Leggett 14 Apr 2010
45 Panel debate: Have activists added to the climate change problem? Neil Bowerman gives the opening talk to the debate, have activists added to the climate change problem? 0:07:29 Neil Bowerman 14 Apr 2010
46 After Copenhagen: Change Politics, not the Climate Pam Giddy, director of Power 2010, gives a talk for the 2010 Oxford Climate Forum 0:17:27 Pam Giddy 14 Apr 2010
47 Creative Commons The Politics of Climate Change: Problems and Solutions Lord Anthony Giddens gives the opening keynote address to the Oxford Climate Forum, talking about the politics of climate change. 0:50:04 Anthony Giddens 14 Apr 2010
48 Creative Commons Introduction to the 4 Degrees and Beyond Conference Mark New, Reader in Climate Science at the School of Geography and the Environment, introduces the 4 Degrees and Beyond conference, its main themes and why it was important 0:10:46 Mark New 14 Apr 2010
49 Creative Commons Governing Climate Change After Copenhagen Ngaire Woods chairs a panel discussion looking into the political, economic and environmental consequences of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference last year 0:25:34 Ngaire Woods, Sir David King, Cameron Hepburn 12 Apr 2010
50 Creative Commons Panel discussion: What next for climate change reporting? A panel discussion bringing together several of the UK's most influential environment correspondents to discuss the challenges of climate change reporting in the coming months. Chaired by Fiona Fox, Science Media Centre. 1:34:17 Fiona Fox, David Adam, Richard Black, Fiona Harvey 03 Mar 2010
51 Creative Commons Copenhagen COP 15: What happened and What next? An ECI organised panel discussion following the Copenhagen international climate negotiations in December 2009 to review what happened at the negotiations and what happens next. 1:08:00 Diana Liverman, Yadvinder Malhi, Mark Lynas, James Painter 20 Jan 2010
52 Creative Commons American-Sino Relations: Cooperation First part of the three part series on US - China relations, Rosemary Foot talks about the need for cooperation, especially within the current financial recession, global warming and nuclear non-proliferation 0:19:09 Rosemary Foot 07 Jan 2010
53 Creative Commons American-Sino Relations: Review In the third and final part of this series, Rosemary Foot reviews and critiques the four factors outlined in the previous episode which could hinder good relations between the two nations 0:18:49 Rosemary Foot 07 Jan 2010
54 Greenhouse gas contributions and mitigation potential of agriculture Third presentation of session 10 (Avoiding large climate change 2) from the 4 Degrees international climate conference: Greenhouse gas contributions and mitigation potential of agriculture: creating incentives within the existing carbon trading agreements 0:09:04 Hari Dulal 27 Nov 2009
55 Avoiding a 4+ degree world: A challenge for democracy Second presentation of session 10 (Avoiding large climate change 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:12:42 Bertrand Guillaume 27 Nov 2009
56 Global emission pathways Keynote address from session 10 (Avoiding large climate changes 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference: Global emission pathways: balancing Annex 1 mitigation with non-Annex 1 development 0:27:42 Kevin Anderson 27 Nov 2009
57 The role of international transportation sectors in climate stabilization Fourth presentation of session 9 (Avoiding large climate changes 1) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:16:42 Holly Preston 27 Nov 2009
58 Beyond 4 degrees: should we reconsider our options? Third presentation of session 9 (Avoiding large climate changes 1) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:20:28 Rob Swart 27 Nov 2009
59 Creative Commons What will it take to avoid 2, 3 and 4+ degrees? Second presentation of session 9 (Avoiding large climate changes 1) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference: What will it take to avoid 2, 3 and 4+ degrees? The importance of cumulative emissions 0:20:36 Myles Allen 27 Nov 2009
60 The implications of a 4 degrees plus warming for adaptation strategies in the UK Fourth session of session 8 (Adaptation) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference: The implications of a 4 degrees plus warming for adaptation strategies in the UK: Time to Change? 0:23:12 Lisa Horrocks 25 Nov 2009
61 Nature Conservation in a 4 degrees plus world - a luxury or a necessity? Third presentation of session 8 (Adaptation) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:16:42 Michael Morecroft 25 Nov 2009
62 How adaptation decision-making is affected by the potential for 4 degrees and beyond Second presentation of session 8 (Adaptation) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:18:03 Mark Stafford-Smith 25 Nov 2009
63 One two three more: challenges to describing a warmer world First presentation of session 8 (Adaptation) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:21:36 Leonard Smith 25 Nov 2009
64 Social Vulnerability and adaptation possibilities for Vietnam in a 4 degrees plus world Fourth presentation of session 6 (Vulnerable people and places 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:20:05 Pamela McElwee 25 Nov 2009
65 Climate-induced population displacements in a 4 degree plus world Third presentation of session 6 (Vulnerable people and places 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:21:06 Francois Gemenne 25 Nov 2009
66 Estimating human population health impacts in a 4 degree world Second presentation of session 6 (Vulnerable people and places 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:13:40 Simon Hales 25 Nov 2009
67 Wildfire in a 4 degrees plus world First presentation of session six (Vulnerable people and places 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:19:02 David Karoly 25 Nov 2009
68 The impacts of sea-level rise on coastal nations with and without mitigation Fifth presentation of the fifth session (Vulnerable people and places 1): The impacts of sea-level rise on coastal nations with and without mitigation. An application of the DIVA and IMAGE models 0:17:45 Jochen Hinkel 25 Nov 2009
69 Impacts of sea-level rise at 4 degrees and above Fourth presentation of session five (Vulnerable people and places 1) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:19:59 Robert Nicholls 25 Nov 2009
70 Visualising sea-level rise projections for IPCC SRES simulations at 4 degrees or above Third presentation of the fifth session (Vulnerable people and places 1) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:17:58 Diogo de Gusmao 25 Nov 2009
71 Sea-level rise in a 4 degree world Second presentation of the fifth session (Vulnerable people and places 1) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:19:11 Stefan Rahmstorf 25 Nov 2009
72 Sea-level rise and impacts in a 4 degree plus world Keynote address for the fifth session (Vulnerable people and places 1) of the 4 degrees international climate conference 0:23:49 Pier Vellinga 25 Nov 2009
73 Projections of regional impacts of a 4 degrees global warming of Northeast Brazil Fourth presentation of the fourth session (Ecosystems and ecosystem services) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:14:28 Jose Marengo 25 Nov 2009
74 Changing climate, land use and fire in Amazonia under high warming scenarios Second presentation from the fourth session (Ecosystems and ecosystem services) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:22:06 Wolfgang Cramer 25 Nov 2009
75 Tropical forests in a 4º+ world Keynote address from the fourth session (Ecosystems and ecosystem service) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:29:04 Yadvinder Malhi 25 Nov 2009
76 Limits to adaptation: implications of global temperature changes beyond 4º Fourth presentation of session 3 (Agriculture, food and water security 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:15:15 Anders Levermann 25 Nov 2009
77 Risk posed to global water availability by a 4 degrees climate change Second presentation of the third session (Agriculture, food and water security 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:18:19 Fai Fung 25 Nov 2009
78 Crop Yield and Adaptation under climate change: implications of warming First presentation of Session 3 (Agriculture, Food and Water Security 2) of the 4 Degrees International Climate Conference 0:21:26 Andrew Challinor 25 Nov 2009
79 4 plus degrees: a drastic reduction in the renewable energy potential of sugarcane Fourth presentation of session 2 (Agriculture, Food and Water Security) of the 4degrees International Climate Conference 0:18:29 Rasack Nayamuth 05 Nov 2009
80 What would happen to barley production in Finland if the global temperature increases above 4 degrees? Third presentation of session 2 (Agriculture, Food and Water Security) of the 4degrees International Climate Conference 0:17:42 Reimund Rotter 05 Nov 2009
81 Adapting African food systems to a 4 degree world Second presentation of session 2 (Agriculture, Food and Water Security) of the 4degrees International Climate Conference. 0:17:42 Polly Ericksen 05 Nov 2009
82 4 degrees plus: what might this mean for agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa? Second keynote address from session 2 (Agriculture, Food and Water Security) of the 4degrees International Climate Conference. 0:22:24 Philip Thornton 05 Nov 2009
83 Beyond 4 degrees: impacts across the global scale Third presentation from session 1 of the 4degrees International Climate Conference 0:20:58 Nigel Arnell 05 Nov 2009
84 Creative Commons 4 degrees of global warming: regional patterns and timing Second presentation from session 1 of the 4degrees International Climate Conference. 0:23:23 Richard Betts 05 Nov 2009
85 Terra quasi-incognita: beyond the 2 degree line First keynote address from the 4degrees International Climate Conference. 0:34:21 John Schellnhuber 05 Nov 2009
86 The Tipping Point: Climate Change Professor Gideon Henderson and Dr Ros Rickaby from the Department of Earth Sciences talk about some of the key issues surrounding climate change today. 0:42:31 Gideon Henderson, Ros Rickaby 26 Aug 2009
87 The Tipping Point: Climate Change Professor Gideon Henderson and Dr Ros Rickaby from the Department of Earth Sciences talk about some of the key issues surrounding climate change today. 0:42:31 Gideon Henderson, Ros Rickaby 26 Aug 2009
88 UK Climate Projections: Questions and Answers Part six. Q and A session following the launch of the 2009 UK Climate Projections in Oxford. 0:44:09 Chris West, Roger Street, Richard Lamb 11 Aug 2009
89 UK Climate Projections: Where do we go from here Part five. UKCIP science officer Anna Steynor speaking at the launch of the 2009 UK Climate Projections in Oxford. 0:07:46 Anna Steynor 11 Aug 2009
90 UK Climate Projections: Projections in Practice and eLearning Part four. UKCIP senior training officer Richard Lamb speaking at the launch of the 2009 UK Climate Projections in Oxford. 0:06:07 Richard Lamb 11 Aug 2009
91 UK Climate Projections: User Interface Part three. UKCIP training officer Peter Walton and science officer Anna Steynor speaking at the launch of the 2009 UK Climate Projections in Oxford. 0:16:34 Peter Walton, Anna Steynor 11 Aug 2009
92 UK Climate Projections: How to use the Projections Part two. UKCIP technical director Roger Street speaking at the launch of the 2009 UK Climate Projections in Oxford. 0:21:32 Roger Street 11 Aug 2009
93 UK Climate Projections: Launch Part one. UKCIP director Dr. Chris West speaking at the launch of the 2009 UK Climate Projections in Oxford. 0:15:54 Chris West 11 Aug 2009
94 We're the people we've been waiting for Lord Puttnam discusses how education and learning will develop over the next decade and beyond, given the pace of change driven by digital technologies. He reflects on the impact of the recession and climate change on how we equip learners for the future. 0:27:27 David Puttnam 12 Jun 2009
95 We're the people we've been waiting for Lord Puttnam discusses how education and learning will develop over the next decade and beyond, given the pace of change driven by digital technologies. He reflects on the impact of the recession and climate change on how we equip learners for the future. 0:33:26 David Puttnam 12 Jun 2009
96 Uncertainty, Lags and Nonlinearity: Challenges to Governance in a Turbulent World Prof. Homer-Dixon looks at systems displaying high levels of uncertainty. Using the example of climate change, he asks whether standard "management" approaches used by policymakers are enough or if we must find new approaches in times of uncertainty. 0:57:47 Thomas Homer-Dixon, Nick Bostrom 01 Jun 2009
97 Interview with Andrew Goudie, Master of St Cross College Author of more than 30 books on global warming, Andrew Goudie charts the way forward in present crisis and explains how university research and advice can contribute to solving the problems that face our planet. 0:21:13 Andrew Goudie 28 May 2009
98 Blueprint for a Safer Planet Professor Lord Nicholas Stern, a world renowned economist and leading authority on climate change, came to the 21st Century School on Thursday 7 May to give a lecture about his "Blueprint for a Safer Planet". 0:53:52 Nicholas Stern 08 May 2009
99 Introduction to the Environmental Change Institute Introduction to research groups and activities at the Environmental Change Institute. 0:18:00 Diana Liverman 16 Sep 2008
100 Voluntary Carbon Offsets Introduction to doctoral research project by student Adam Bumpus at the Environmental Change Institute 0:11:35 Adam Bumpus 29 Jul 2008
# Episode Title Description Duration People Date
1 Creative Commons Sparks Symposium: Interdisciplinary Research, Communication and Dissemination Part two Why Social Scientists Should Engage with Natural Scientists With Philip Lowe, Newcastle University. The aim of the symposium is to offer advice, training, tools and best practices to participants undertaking or considering interdisciplinary energy research. 0:31:34 Philip Lowe 22 May 2013
2 Creative Commons Sparks Symposium: Interdisciplinary Research, Communication and Dissemination Part one Assessing Interdisciplinary Research With Catherine Lyall, University of Edinburgh, The aim of the symposium is to offer advice, training, tools and best practices to participants undertaking or considering interdisciplinary energy research. 0:27:47 Catherine Lyall 22 May 2013
3 Low Carbon Heat: Research Gaps and Opportunities: Part two IEA Heat Research With Robin Wiltshire, BRE. A two-day UKERC Meeting Place event to bring together experts from academia, consultancy and industry to discuss low carbon heat. 0:19:12 Robin Wiltshire 22 May 2013
4 Creative Commons Low Carbon Heat: Research Gaps and Opportunities: Part one Heat and the City With Jan Webb, University of Edinburgh. A two-day UKERC Meeting Place event to bring together experts from academia, consultancy and industry to discuss low carbon heat. 0:21:17 Jan Webb 22 May 2013
5 Creative Commons The Future of the UK Gas Network: Part two Scenarios for the future of the network With Paul Dodds, UCL. The purpose of this talk is to To examine research and policy issues surrounding the future of the UK gas network from a range of perspectives, including government, industry and academia. 0:25:41 Paul Dodds 22 May 2013
6 Creative Commons The Future of the UK Gas Network: Part one The UK Energy Research Centre With Jim Watson, UKERC. The purpose of this talk is to examine research and policy issues surrounding the future of the UK gas network from a range of perspectives, including government, industry and academia. 0:11:14 Jim Watson 22 May 2013
7 Creative Commons SPLiCE: Sustainable Pathways to Low Carbon Energy (Scoping Workshop) Part Two National Ecosystem Assessment To scope out an ambitious research programme (SPLiCE) that would identify how the transition to a low carbon energy system can be made in a sustainable way. With Ian Bateman, UEA 0:16:53 Ian Bateman 22 May 2013
8 Creative Commons SPLiCE: Sustainable Pathways to Low Carbon Energy (Scoping Workshop) Part 1: Legal and Energy Policy Context To scope out an ambitious research programme (SPLiCE) that would identify how the transition to a low carbon energy system can be made in a sustainable way. With Tom Bain (DECC). 0:13:50 Tom Bain 22 May 2013
9 Creative Commons Organisms Lecture 4: The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation 2020 Fourth and final lecture in Timothy Walker's Organisms series in which he looks at how we can conserve the world's vital plants on a global scale 0:51:36 Tim Walker 07 May 2013
10 Creative Commons Sex in a Shifting Landscape Lecture Two:Oxford Uehiro Lectures 2012 Second lecture in the 2012 Uehiro Lecture series 'Sex in A Shifting Landscape' 0:49:58 Janet Radcliffe-Richards 23 Nov 2012
11 Creative Commons How to eat an Elephant: Why Climate Change Policy is in a Mess and How to Fix it For more than two decades, Professor Steve Rayner has led interdisciplinary research programmes on science technology and environment, specifically on global climate change. 1:01:01 Steve Rayner 09 Oct 2012
12 Creative Commons What will be the pros and cons of city life in the future? As populations increasingly migrate to city centres there are many factors that improve lifestyle - less pollution, fewer road accidents, easier access to medical care. But city infrastructure could do with a rethink says Professor Steve Rayner. 0:02:27 Steve Rayner 20 Aug 2012
13 Creative Commons What will be the pros and cons of city life in the future? As populations increasingly migrate to city centres there are many factors that improve lifestyle - less pollution, fewer road accidents, easier access to medical care. But city infrastructure could do with a rethink says Professor Steve Rayner. 0:02:27 Steve Rayner 20 Aug 2012
14 Creative Commons Why do we need 'citizen science'? Harnessing the general public to help analyse complex data sets is not only helping scientists with galaxy classification. 0:02:01 Pedro Ferreira 20 Aug 2012
15 Why do we need 'citizen science'? Harnessing the general public to help analyse complex data sets is not only helping scientists with galaxy classification. 0:02:01 Pedro Ferreira 20 Aug 2012
16 Creative Commons Why is biodiversity so important for humanity? The biological diversity of life on earth provides all that is essential to the planet as we know it. But there are pressures on that biodiversity, including changing land use and global warming. 0:01:59 Katherine Willis 20 Aug 2012
17 Creative Commons An Uncertain Climate Chris Rapley, Professor of Climate Science, University College London, gives the final lecture in the Uncertainty series. 0:57:45 Chris Rapley 03 Jul 2012
18 Creative Commons Uncertainty, risk and decision making: A view from the Environmental Social Sciences Professor Nick Pidgeon gives a talk for the Uncertainty, Risk and Decision Making seminar series. 0:54:06 Nick Pidgeon 05 Apr 2012
19 Creative Commons Dealing with uncertainties in UK energy policy: Some lessons from experience Jim Watson (Director, Sussex Energy Group) delivers a lecture as part of the 2012 Green Templeton College "Uncertainty..." lecture series. 0:43:01 Jim Watson 02 Mar 2012
20 Creative Commons The Ethics of Climate Change Professor John Broome discusses the moral and ethical issues that coincide with the whole topic of climate change and challenges us as to how we should be acting. 0:50:16 John Broome 14 Oct 2011
21 Geoengineering: Fantasy or Feasible Future? Richard Darton gives a talk for the 2011 Oxford Alumni Weekend on the developments in the science of Geoengineering and looks at how close we are to be able to do it. 0:58:11 Richard Darton 03 Oct 2011
22 Geoengineering: Fantasy or Feasible Future? Richard Darton gives a talk for the 2011 Oxford Alumni Weekend on the developments in the science of Geoengineering and looks at how close we are to be able to do it. 0:58:11 Richard Darton 03 Oct 2011
23 Creative Commons Energy in the Future: Brenda Boardman Part 3 of 3. Some of Oxford's leading experts discuss the issue of energy in the future, one of the greatest challenges facing the world as we move through the 21st century. 0:16:52 Brenda Boardman 30 Sep 2011
24 Creative Commons Energy in the Future: Nick Eyre Part 2 of 3. Some of Oxford's leading experts discuss the issue of energy in the future, one of the greatest challenges facing the world as we move through the 21st century. 0:14:26 Nick Eyre 30 Sep 2011
25 Creative Commons Energy in the Future: James Marrow Part 1 of 3. Some of Oxford's leading experts discuss the issue of energy in the future, one of the greatest challenges facing the world as we move through the 21st century. 0:17:00 James Marrow 30 Sep 2011
26 Creative Commons Climate and Weather: The Ends of Acts of God? Professor Myles Allen explains how research at Oxford allows us to quantify just how much climate change caused by past emissions is costing individuals, corporations and potentially entire countries. 1:05:55 Myles Allen 28 Sep 2011
27 Creative Commons Creativity Lecture 4: Two Sides of the Creativity Coin - Innovation and Lock-in Professor Steve Rayner (University of Oxford) presents creative and innovative potential solutions to the energy crisis and problems caused by climate change. 0:56:45 Steve Rayner 07 Jul 2011
28 The Future of Humanity From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Nick Bostrom, director of the Future of Humanity Institute gives a talk on ideas surrounding future scenarios on what might happen to the human race in the future, from ideas of total extinction to post-humanity 0:46:09 Nick Bostrom 25 Oct 2010
29 Creative Commons Social Entrepreneurship: Integrating Leadership and Technology for Social Change Pamela Hartigan, Director of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Mirjana Radovic, Professor of Business Management and Entrepreneurship talk about Social Entrepreneurship at the International Women's Leadership Symposium 0:37:52 Pamela Hartigan, Mirjana Radovic 01 Sep 2010
30 Creative Commons Leading Transformation:Women at the Cutting Edge of Research and Practice Plenary session on Leading Transformation: Women at the Cutting Edge of Research and Practice from the International Women's Leadership Symposium 1:10:04 Catherine Mitchell, Ana Brito e Melo, Olive Heffernan, Monika Wehrle-MacDevette 31 Aug 2010
31 Creative Commons Welcome to the International Women's Leadership Symposium Cynthia Chang, Preseident of Females in Engineering, Science and Technology introduces the International Women's Leadership Symposium 0:04:17 Cynthia Chang 31 Aug 2010
32 Oceans research: News from the "Big Blue" This Oxford at Said seminar was dedicated to the subject of oceans. Three researchers from the University of Oxford cover the topics oceans and the impact of climate change, understanding ocean ecology and how to generate energy from the tides. 1:33:22 Ros Rickaby, Martin Speight, Guy Houlsby 08 Jun 2010
33 Ways out of the Climate-Finance-Energy Triple Crunch Jeremy Leggett (Founder and CEO, Solar Century) presents the closing keynote speech for the Oxford Climate Forum 2010 0:43:01 Jeremy Leggett 14 Apr 2010
34 Panel debate: Have activists added to the climate change problem? Neil Bowerman gives the opening talk to the debate, have activists added to the climate change problem? 0:07:29 Neil Bowerman 14 Apr 2010
35 After Copenhagen: Change Politics, not the Climate Pam Giddy, director of Power 2010, gives a talk for the 2010 Oxford Climate Forum 0:17:27 Pam Giddy 14 Apr 2010
36 Creative Commons The Politics of Climate Change: Problems and Solutions Lord Anthony Giddens gives the opening keynote address to the Oxford Climate Forum, talking about the politics of climate change. 0:50:04 Anthony Giddens 14 Apr 2010
37 Creative Commons Introduction to the 4 Degrees and Beyond Conference Mark New, Reader in Climate Science at the School of Geography and the Environment, introduces the 4 Degrees and Beyond conference, its main themes and why it was important 0:10:46 Mark New 14 Apr 2010
38 Creative Commons Governing Climate Change After Copenhagen Ngaire Woods chairs a panel discussion looking into the political, economic and environmental consequences of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference last year 0:25:34 Ngaire Woods, Sir David King, Cameron Hepburn 12 Apr 2010
39 Creative Commons Panel discussion: What next for climate change reporting? Several of the UK's most influential environment correspondents from the BBC, the Financial Times, The Guardian, The Sun and The Science Media Centre to discuss the challenges of climate change reporting in the coming months 0:47:22 Fiona Fox, Richard Black, David Adam, Fiona Harvey 08 Apr 2010
40 Creative Commons The UKCIP user interface Tom Wilson gives an introduction to the UK Climate Impacts Program user interface, where individuals are able to create climate future projections for different areas of the UK. He also demonstrates how the user interface works 0:12:53 Tom Wilson 08 Apr 2010
41 Creative Commons UKCP 09 - UK Climate Projections 2009 Richard Lamb gives an introduction to the history of climate projections in the UK, he also describes the different levels of information available to organisations and individuals through UKCP 09 0:13:04 Richard Lamb 08 Apr 2010
42 Creative Commons Local Authorities Laurie Newton talks about the need for local authorities to adapt to climate change and some of the resources which are available to help Local Authorities understand adaptation 0:10:02 Laurie Newton 08 Apr 2010
43 Creative Commons Business Kay Johnstone talks about why climate change is an issue as much for businesses as it is for governments and also some of the ways in which businesses can adapt to climate change 0:12:32 Kay Johnstone 08 Apr 2010
44 Creative Commons How can you adapt? Some climate change is inevitable, Megan Gawith talks about the need for organisations and individuals to adapt to climate change. 0:08:17 Megan Gawith 08 Apr 2010
45 Creative Commons Climate Science Alastair Brown explains what climate science is, what the difference between weather and climate, how the scientists model the climate and what range of factors are considered in modelling climate 0:06:49 Alastair Brown 08 Apr 2010
46 Creative Commons Introduction to the UK Climate Impacts Program Chris West, Director of the UK Climate Impacts Program, gives an introduction to UKCIP, its history and the reason why it stresses the importance of climate change adaptation, rather than climate change mitigation 0:04:59 Chris West 08 Apr 2010
47 Greenhouse gas contributions and mitigation potential of agriculture: creating incentives within the existing carbon trading agreements Third presentation from session 10 (Avoiding large climate change 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference: Greenhouse gas contributions and mitigation potential of agriculture: creating incentives within the existing carbon trading agreements 0:09:04 Hari Dulal 27 Nov 2009
48 Avoiding a 4+ degree world: A challenge for democracy Second presentation of session 10 of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:12:42 Bertrand Guillaume 27 Nov 2009
49 Global emission pathways Keynote address from session 10 of the 4 Degrees international climate conference: Global emission pathways: balancing Annex 1 mitigation with non-Annex 1 development 0:27:42 Kevin Anderson 27 Nov 2009
50 The role of international transportation sectors in climate stabilization Fourth presentation of session 9 of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:16:42 Holly Preston 27 Nov 2009
51 Beyond 4 degrees: should we reconsider our options? Third presentation of session 9 of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:20:28 Rob Swart 27 Nov 2009
52 Creative Commons What will it take to avoid 2, 3 and 4+ degrees? Second presentation of session 9 (Avoiding large climate changes 1) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference: What will it take to avoid 2, 3 and 4+ degrees? The importance of cumulative emissions 0:20:35 Myles Allen 27 Nov 2009
53 The implications of a 4 degrees plus warming for adaptation strategies in the UK Fourth session of session 8 (Adaptation) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference: The implications of a 4 degrees plus warming for adaptation strategies in the UK: Time to Change? 0:23:12 Lisa Horrocks 25 Nov 2009
54 Nature Conservation in a 4 degrees plus world - a luxury or a necessity? Third presentation of session 8 (Adaptation) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:16:42 Michael Morecroft 25 Nov 2009
55 How adaptation decision-making is affected by the potential for 4 degrees and beyond Second presentation of session 8 (Adaptation) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:18:03 Mark Stafford-Smith 25 Nov 2009
56 One two three more: challenges to describing a warmer world First presentation of session 8 (Adaptation) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:21:36 Leonard Smith 25 Nov 2009
57 Social Vulnerability and adaptation possibilities for Vietnam in a 4 degrees plus world Fourth presentation of session 6 (Vulnerable people and places 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:22:05 Pamela McElwee 25 Nov 2009
58 Climate-induced population displacements in a 4 degree plus world Third presentation of session 6 (Vulnerable people and places 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:21:06 Francois Gemenne 25 Nov 2009
59 Estimating human population health impacts in a 4 degree world Second presentation of session 6 (Vulnerable people and places 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:13:40 Simon Hales 25 Nov 2009
60 Wildfire in a 4 degrees plus world First presentation of session six (Vulnerable people and places 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:19:02 David Karoly 25 Nov 2009
61 The impacts of sea-level rise on coastal nations with and without mitigation Fifth presentation of the fifth session (Vulnerable people and places 1): The impacts of sea-level rise on coastal nations with and without mitigation. An application of the DIVA and IMAGE models 0:17:45 Jochen Hinkel 25 Nov 2009
62 Impacts of sea-level rise at 4 degrees and above Fourth presentation of session five (Vulnerable people and places 1) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:19:59 Robert Nicholls 25 Nov 2009
63 Visualising sea-level rise projections for IPCC SRES simulations at 4 degrees or above Third presentation of the fifth session (Vulnerable people and places 1) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:17:58 Diogo de Gusmao 25 Nov 2009
64 Sea-level rise in a 4 degree world Second presentation of the fifth session (Vulnerable people and places 1) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:19:11 Stefan Rahmstorf 25 Nov 2009
65 Sea-level rise and impacts in a 4 degree plus world Keynote address for the fifth session (Vulnerable people and places 1) of the 4 degrees international climate conference 0:29:49 Pier Vellinga 25 Nov 2009
66 Projections of regional impacts of a 4 degrees global warming of Northeast Brazil Fourth presentation of the fourth session (Ecosystems and ecosystem services) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:14:28 Jose Marengo 25 Nov 2009
67 Changing climate, land use and fire in Amazonia under high warming scenarios Second presentation from the fourth session (Ecosystems and ecosystem services) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:22:05 Wolfgang Cramer 25 Nov 2009
68 Tropical forests in a 4º+ world Keynote address from the fourth session (Ecosystems and ecosystem service) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:29:04 Yadvinder Malhi 25 Nov 2009
69 Limits to adaptation: implications of global temperature changes beyond 4º Fourth presentation of session 3 (Agriculture, food and water security 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:15:15 Anders Levermann 25 Nov 2009
70 Risk posed to global water availability by a 4 degrees climate change Second presentation of the third session (Agriculture, food and water security 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference 0:18:19 Fai Fung 25 Nov 2009
71 Crop Yield and Adaptation under climate change: implications of warming First presentation of Session 3 (Agriculture, Food and Water Security 2) of the 4 Degrees International Climate Conference 0:21:26 Andrew Challinor 25 Nov 2009
72 4 degrees plus: what might this mean for agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa? Second keynote address from session 2 (Agriculture, Food and Water Security) of the 4degrees International Climate Conference. 0:22:24 Philip Thornton 12 Nov 2009
73 4 plus degrees: a drastic reduction in the renewable energy potential of sugarcane Fourth presentation of session 2 (Agriculture, Food and Water Security) of the 4degrees International Climate Conference 0:18:30 Rasack Nayamuth 12 Nov 2009
74 What would happen to barley production in Finland if the global temperature increases above 4 degrees? Third presentation of session 2 (Agriculture, Food and Water Security) of the 4degrees International Climate Conference 0:17:41 Reimund Rotter 12 Nov 2009
75 Adapting African food systems to a 4 degree world Second presentation of session 2 (Agriculture, Food and Water Security) of the 4degrees International Climate Conference. 0:17:42 Polly Ericksen 12 Nov 2009
76 Beyond 4 degrees: impacts across the global scale Third presentation from session 1 of the 4degrees International Climate Conference. 0:20:59 Nigel Arnell 12 Nov 2009
77 Creative Commons 4 degrees of global warming: regional patterns and timing Second presentation from session 1 of the 4degrees International Climate Conference. 0:23:24 Richard Betts 12 Nov 2009
78 Terra Quasi-Incognita: Beyond the 2 Degree Line First Keynote Address from the 4degrees International Climate Conference. 0:34:21 John Schellnhuber 11 Nov 2009
79 UK Climate Projections: Questions and Answers Part six. Q and A session following the launch of the 2009 UK Climate Projections in Oxford. 0:46:04 Chris West, Roger Street, Richard Lamb 11 Aug 2009
80 UK Climate Projections: Where do we go from here Part five. UKCIP science officer Anna Steynor speaking at the launch of the 2009 UK Climate Projections in Oxford. 0:07:48 Anna Steynor 11 Aug 2009
81 UK Climate Projections: Projections in Practice and eLearning Part four. UKCIP senior training officer Richard Lamb speaking at the launch of the 2009 UK Climate Projections in Oxford. 0:06:51 Richard Lamb 11 Aug 2009
82 UK Climate Projections: User Interface Part three. UKCIP training officer Peter Walton and science officer Anna Steynor speaking at the launch of the 2009 UK Climate Projections in Oxford. 0:18:34 Peter Walton, Anna Steynor 11 Aug 2009
83 UK Climate Projections: How to use the Projections Part two. UKCIP technical director Roger Street speaking at the launch of the 2009 UK Climate Projections in Oxford. 0:21:56 Roger Street 11 Aug 2009
84 UK Climate Projections: Launch Part one. UKCIP director Dr. Chris West speaking at the launch of the 2009 UK Climate Projections in Oxford. 0:16:06 Chris West 11 Aug 2009
85 We're the people we've been waiting for Lord Puttnam discusses how education and learning will develop over the next decade and beyond, given the pace of change driven by digital technologies. He reflects on the impact of the recession and climate change on how we equip learners for the future. 0:27:31 David Puttnam 12 Jun 2009
86 We're the people we've been waiting for Lord Puttnam discusses how education and learning will develop over the next decade and beyond, given the pace of change driven by digital technologies. He reflects on the impact of the recession and climate change on how we equip learners for the future. 0:33:47 David Puttnam 12 Jun 2009
87 Interview with Andrew Goudie, Master of St Cross College Author of more than 30 books on global warming, Andrew Goudie charts the way forward in present crisis and explains how university research and advice can contribute to solving the problems that face our planet. 0:17:56 Andrew Goudie 28 May 2009
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1 Creative Commons Organisms Lecture 4: The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation 2020 (Slides) Fourth and final lecture in Professor Tim Walker's Organisms series in which he looks at how we can conserve the world's vital plants on a global scale Tim Walker 07 May 2013