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NEW: We’re honoured to be ranked number one in the @timeshighered World University Rankings for the tenth consecutive year. 👏
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#OnThisDay in 1602, the Bodleian Library welcomed its first scholars 📖
Wishing a very happy birthday to @bodleianlibs! 🎉
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Happy 423 years of us! 🎉 📚
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
The Radcliffe Camera looking good ahead of the weekend 😍
A big thank you to our Estates team for their incredible work maintaining Oxford’s iconic spaces.
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Prof Andrew Davison, from the Faculty of Theology and Religion and @ChCh_Oxford, advised @RoyalMail on its 2025 Christmas stamps - ensuring the Nativity designs blend festive creativity with faithful storytelling. 🎄
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Dr Thom Wetzer: ‘Governments need to adopt better climate rules, faster.
'As countries submit their latest pledges under the Paris Agreement at COP30 in Belem in the Amazon, it is vital they underpin top-level targets with concrete regulations and policies to ensure delivery.'
The Monitor assesses regulation across six domains:
1️⃣ Carbon credits
2️⃣ Public procurement
3️⃣ Transition planning
4️⃣ Methane
5️⃣ Climate-related disclosure
6️⃣ Green prudential rules
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But major gaps remain.
In four of six policy areas examined, fewer than five governments meet key benchmarks for ambition.
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Prof Thomas Hale: ‘The engine of climate policy has moved to emerging economies...African and Latin American countries now show higher ambition, on average, than European and North American countries.'
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However, policies remain insufficient to close the gap between targets and actions and prevent severe climate impacts.
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In summary:
- On balance, climate policies are getting stronger. Across the 37 jurisdictions, policies moved closer to best practice in 82 instances and weakened in 42 instances
- Developing countries increasingly set the pace of climate action
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Since 2024, many nations have advanced their climate policies, especially across Asia and emerging markets.
But not all trends are positive:
🇺🇸 The US has rolled back measures
🇪🇺 The EU has delayed or revised some climate rules
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Created by the Oxford Climate Policy Hub with top global law firms, the Monitor tracks climate laws across 37 countries – including every G20 nation – to spot progress, gaps, and what’s needed for fair, science-based policy.
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NEW: As world leaders meet at #COP30, Oxford research reveals which countries are turning climate promises into action and which aren’t. 🌍
The Climate Policy Monitor gives the clearest picture yet of how national laws stack up against global climate goals.
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NEW: An Oxford-led study has found that reptiles confined to islands face double jeopardy - they’re more likely to go extinct than mainland species, yet remain largely overlooked by researchers.
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