Cameron Hepburn

Battcock Professor of environmental economics, Smith School Oxford, Sustainability at INET & OMS, Co-founder of &

[Cameron Hepburn @camjhep]

How much will getting to net zero energy cost? The answer may surprise you - there is a good chance it will actually make us richer. Mitigating climate change, reducing pollution and improving health are thrown in for free...https://t.co/xUAXmznDOq

[The Villars Institute @VillarsIdeas]

Transforming our systems to thrive within #PlanetaryBoundaries depends on influencing economic policy and equipping young people with scientific understanding, as Cameron Hepburn, Professor of Environmental Economics at the @UniofOxford explains

#VillarsSymposium#YouthEducation

[Centre for Economic Performance @CEP_LSE]

Tim Besley kicks off this evening by introducing Nick Stern, who will be delivering today’s lecture, and discussant @camjhep
#LSERobbins

[Thijs van Rens @tvanrens]

Oxford City Council is trying to reduce air pollution. If you live in Oxford, please respond to the consultation (many opponents are responding and may block this!). https://t.co/c16RSojc7w #AirPollution @Pete_Scarbs @OxHealthEcon @Oxford_NDPH @OxfordBiology

[Cameron Hepburn @camjhep]

Do you have a top quanty degree / PhD, social impact motivation, and experience in consulting, corporate finance or startups? Want to join the C-suite of a new start up with experienced co-founders? Ping [email protected] if this might be your next adventure!

[Oxford Smith School @TheSmithSchool]

A frank & honest discussion of the role of fossil fuels in net zero

Watch @UniofOxford academics @mcgivernalexis1 @camjhep & Myles Allen

"There is no long-term future of fossil fuels - they will be phased down and out, starting with the unabated fuels"

https://t.co/2DkT88hTZC

[Alex Teytelboym @t8el]

🚨We are hiring a postdoc in environmental economics joint between @OxfordEconDept and @NatureRecovery 🌳🪻🦋. 1-3 years depending on your preferences, no teaching requirements, interest in biodiversity/market design is a big plus. Please share and apply: https://t.co/APUN4B1tKI

[Channel 4 @Channel4]

We could stop climate change – and the solutions to it could benefit us all.

Tune in tonight at 9.15pm to watch The Great Climate Fight on Channel 4. #ClimateFight #ChangeClimate

[Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan_uk]

@Eddystone506 @_richardblack They mainly rely on the recent Royal Society paper https://t.co/JIK6dQ76hu

[Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan_uk]

Really interesting paper by @camjhep & colleagues

Finds solar and wind farms can easily power the UK by 2050

Though Hepburn says due to UK nuclear fleet, a 100% renewable energy system prob won't come to pass

https://t.co/biCMMZWAfB

[James Murray @James_BG]

New study reckons the UK could transition to 100 per cent renewable power. https://t.co/Ek5fuJ3QSi

[Dave Vetter @davidrvetter]

The UK Prime Minister's tweet about stopping five things that weren't happening has now received a Community Note:

[Climate Change Committee @theCCCuk]

The UK Government has announced a new approach to reaching Net Zero. The CCC has issued its response.

[Pete Barbrook-Johnson @bapeterj]

NEW WORKING PAPER

“Sensitive Intervention Points: A strategic approach to climate action”

Coming soon @OxrepJournal, we set out a framework for ‘Sensitive Intervention Points’ or SIPs

A practical way to bring systems thinking to intervention ideation & prioritisation.

Mini🧵

[Oxford Smith School @TheSmithSchool]

About to start! 👉👉👉👉👉 Is Net Zero Development Possible? with Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
Tune in on our YouTube channel and watch live:
https://t.co/LsogBoVXBE

[Oxford Smith School @TheSmithSchool]

The dangers of climate change are now widely understood. However, the willingness to take tough policy decisions is lacking, especially where there are concerns about how they could impact economic growth. 6th Adrian Fernando Memorial Lecture | 23 June | https://t.co/HBmD2OtfrB

[Oxford Smith School @TheSmithSchool]

"Just imagine if all the money that we ploughed into #fossilfuels over the last century had gone to #solar & #renewable technologies instead. Isn't that a tantalising idea?" @camjhep at @TEDxLBS
How solving the climate crisis will make us richer| Watch: https://t.co/g5kWE7uW7t

[Oxford Smith School @TheSmithSchool]

Recent calls to triple renewables by 2030 would suggest approx. 20-25% pa growth in solar and result in expected cost reductions of nearly 50% - new analysis from Rupert Way @camjhep @TheSmithSchool
https://t.co/TvpbYjy6lZ

[Cameron Hepburn @camjhep]

@Mette_Morsing Welcome Mette! We are delighted (as you know) and can't wait to have you lead @TheSmithSchool team into the future!

[Oxford Smith School @TheSmithSchool]

"I am truly honoured to become the next Director of the Smith School and I feel a strong connection with my work and the School’s mission." @Mette_Morsing appointed new director of the Smith School:

@StEdmundHall @UniofOxford @oxfordgeography
https://t.co/OKNrm6AYsj