Environmental Science

Charlie Wilson examines how artificial intelligence affects energy transitions and carbon emissions, from data centres to the wider economy. The talk evaluates evidence behind competing claims, identifies optimism bias in assessments extending beyond data-centre electricity use, and presents research quantifying AI’s effects on global emissions pathways to 2050. It considers how aligning AI development with climate action changes the feasibility and cost of meeting long-term climate targets. Wilson is Professor at the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford. Takeshi Kuramochi provides commentary; Naoko Shimazu moderates. Online via Zoom Webinar. Wednesday 30 September 2026, 14:00–15:00 JST (Asia/Tokyo; UTC+9). Public advance registration is required through the organizer’s event page. The lecture is in English with Japanese interpretation. Organized by Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study.

GHGT-18 is an international forum for carbon capture, utilisation and storage, bringing together scientific research, demonstration projects, business strategy and policy across the CCUS value chain. The programme includes keynote and plenary talks, technical sessions, panel discussions, a business stream, poster sessions and networking, with more than 1,000 delegates expected. IEAGHG organises the conference, co-hosted by Australian Energy Producers, CO2CRC, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia. Registration is currently open for the Perth meeting.

SETAC’s annual North American meeting takes place in Montreal on 2–5 November 2026 under the theme One Planet, Shared Future. Registration is open and late-breaking science poster abstracts are accepted until 14 October at 17:00 EDT, subject to available space and a submission fee. The meeting includes environmental-science sessions, training and professional exchange. Virtual registration provides recorded and on-demand content; student and low- and middle-income-country rates are available. The early registration deadline has passed.

Join the African Climate and Development Initiative and its People in Nature and Climate Lab as a Chapter Scientist supporting the Africa chapter of IPCC AR7. The fellow will synthesize evidence on climate impacts, projected risks, adaptation and loss and damage, with particular attention to water and infrastructure. Duties include research synthesis, figures, publications and coordination with chapter authors. The fellowship offers ZAR 480,000 annually for up to two years, renewed subject to progress, and requires a start by 1 November 2026. Apply by 30 September with one PDF containing a suitability letter, CV and publications, academic records and two referee contacts. Later applications may be considered only if the vacancy remains unfilled.

Round 2 is open for doctoral researchers presenting at in-person conferences between November 2026 and April 2027. Applications close on 4 October 2026 through UCT’s PeopleSoft Student Portal. Awards contribute to travel, registration and conference-day subsistence. Local and specified SADC conference support is capped at ZAR 10,000; the overall maximum is ZAR 32,000. The grant does not normally fund the full trip. Applicants must secure remaining costs, provide proof of paper acceptance before payment and submit a post-conference report. At most one local and one international grant may be awarded per applicant in a calendar year within the overall limit.

A 17-month postdoctoral fellowship investigates heat-vulnerability indicators in Jundiaí, Brazil, to inform urban cooling and climate-adaptation decisions. The research combines data analysis, geoprocessing, fieldwork and collaboration with municipal staff. The researcher must be able to reside in Campinas and travel to Jundiaí. Applications close on 8 October 2026; the official selection notice specifies the cover letter, reference and CV requirements.

Study how urban energy, material and population flows change over decades and centuries in Patrick Roberts’s Department of Coevolution of Land Use and Urbanization. Research connects supply-chain vulnerabilities and land-use impacts with historical, archaeological and environmental evidence. The Jena fellowship lasts three years; full time is standard and a minimum 75% appointment can be requested. This vacancy belongs to the September 2026 Max Planck Postdoc Program call, which accepts applications until 13 October 2026 at 12:00 CEST through the official application platform.

Charlie Wilson examines how artificial intelligence affects energy transitions and carbon emissions, from data centres to the wider economy. The talk evaluates evidence behind competing claims, identifies optimism bias in assessments extending beyond data-centre electricity use, and presents research quantifying AI’s effects on global emissions pathways to 2050. It considers how aligning AI development with climate action changes the feasibility and cost of meeting long-term climate targets. Wilson is Professor at the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford. Takeshi Kuramochi provides commentary; Naoko Shimazu moderates. Online via Zoom Webinar. Wednesday 30 September 2026, 14:00–15:00 JST (Asia/Tokyo; UTC+9). Public advance registration is required through the organizer’s event page. The lecture is in English with Japanese interpretation. Organized by Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study.

SETAC’s annual North American meeting takes place in Montreal on 2–5 November 2026 under the theme One Planet, Shared Future. Registration is open and late-breaking science poster abstracts are accepted until 14 October at 17:00 EDT, subject to available space and a submission fee. The meeting includes environmental-science sessions, training and professional exchange. Virtual registration provides recorded and on-demand content; student and low- and middle-income-country rates are available. The early registration deadline has passed.

A 17-month postdoctoral fellowship investigates heat-vulnerability indicators in Jundiaí, Brazil, to inform urban cooling and climate-adaptation decisions. The research combines data analysis, geoprocessing, fieldwork and collaboration with municipal staff. The researcher must be able to reside in Campinas and travel to Jundiaí. Applications close on 8 October 2026; the official selection notice specifies the cover letter, reference and CV requirements.

GHGT-18 is an international forum for carbon capture, utilisation and storage, bringing together scientific research, demonstration projects, business strategy and policy across the CCUS value chain. The programme includes keynote and plenary talks, technical sessions, panel discussions, a business stream, poster sessions and networking, with more than 1,000 delegates expected. IEAGHG organises the conference, co-hosted by Australian Energy Producers, CO2CRC, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia. Registration is currently open for the Perth meeting.