Ronald Oxburgh

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Lord Ronald Oxburgh was chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence from 1988 to 1993, and rector of Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine from 1993-2000.

He was knighted (KBE) in 1992 and made a Life Peer (crossbench) as Baron Oxburgh, of Liverpool in the County of Merseyside in 1999, where he chaired the House of Lords select committee on science and technology. Lord Oxburgh became the CEO of Shell in March 2004 (having been non-executive director) and was charged with 'restoring its battered reputation' while continuing to sit in the Lords.

Carbon Capture and Storage

He has been an advocate of Carbon Capture and Storage as a climate change solution since 2004.

A joint statement issued with Dr Jeff Chapman Carbon Capture and Storage Association, David Hawkins Natural Resources Defence Council, Ronald Oxburgh House of Lords, Richard Lambert CBI, John Prescott MP, Frederic Hauge Bellona Foundation, Stephen Hale Green Alliance, Steve Holliday National Grid, said:

'We urge ministers to ensure CCS is fully integrated within the post-2012 climate change agreement that will be negotiated at COP 15 in Copenhagen in December - which should promote the broad use of CCS technology in both developed and developing countries. This will necessitate the operation of 100 commercial-scale power plants fitted with CCS worldwide by 2020, with a commitment to invest $130bn between now and 2020'.

He is honorary president of the Carbon Capture and Storage Association.

Publications

• Butler, R. Sir, Oxburgh, R. Sir and Field, F. (1996) Social business, Newchurch lecture series, London : Newchurch & Company, ISBN 0-9529139-0-9
• Oxburgh, E.R., Baron (Chairman) (2004) "Chips for everything : follow-up : report with evidence : 1st report of session 2003-04 / House of Lords, Science and Technology Committee, House of Lords papers 15, London : Stationery Office, ISBN 0-10-400372-3
• Oxburgh, E.R., Baron (Chairman) (2004) "Radioactive waste management : report with evidence : 5th report of session 2003-04 / House of Lords, Science and Technology Committee", House of Lords papers 200, London : Stationery Office, ISBN 0-10-400568-8
• Oxburgh, E.R., Baron (Chairman) (2004) "Renewable energy : practicalities ; 4th report of session 2003-04 / House of Lords, Science and Technology Committee", House of Lords papers 126, London : Stationery Office, ISBN 0-10-400506-8
• Oxburgh, E.R., Baron (Chairman) (2004) "Science and the RDAs : follow-up : report with evidence : 2nd report of session 2003-04 / Select Committee on Science and Technology", House of Lords papers 103', London : Stationery Office, ISBN 0-10-400463-0
• Oxburgh, E.R., Baron (Chairman) (2004) "Science and treaties : 3rd report of session 2003-04 / Select Committee on Science and Technology", House of Lords papers, 110, London : Stationery Office, ISBN 0-10-400471-1

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