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The listings below are for climate-related events across the University of Leeds.

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Policing and our Climate Crisis: Reflections on the 2019-20 Black Summer Bushfires in Australia

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In this Centre for Criminal Justice Studies public lecture, Dr Jarrett Blaustein will explore what policing is, and what it might become, in the climate crisis. Climate change is the defining issue of our time. As the disruptive and destructive effects of environmental hazards increase, the conceptual boundaries between human and environmental security become increasingly...

Collaborating for Impact: Bridging the gap between climate science and insurance industry practice

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A detailed discussion of four of the biggest challenges facing the insurance sector and how to align cutting edge climate science and practical applications in the insurance sector. The UK CGFI Leeds Innovation Hub, in collaboration with the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS), are hosting an event on the biggest climate related challenges facing the insurance sector. Working...

Net Zero transition plans: Credibility and action

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Significant numbers of companies and financial institutions have publicly committed to achieve sustainability objectives, including net zero. Join us to learn more about how transition plans can enable the journey to net zero and climate resilience.

COP28: what went well, what went badly and what comes next?

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  Towards the end of 2023, thousands of delegates gathered in Dubai to discuss action on climate change. Some welcomed the outcomes of COP28, others insist that more could be done. Now it is time to implement the resolutions made at COP28 and turn ambitions into actions. With COP29 in Azerbaijan on the horizon, we...

Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) accumulation under hedgerows: how variable is it across England?

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The Global Food and Environment Institute (GFEI) invites you to join our December 2023 webinar: ‘Soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation under hedgerows: how variable is it across England?’ During this talk, Professor Pippa Chapman, Chair in Biochemistry, School of Geography, University of Leeds, and Dr Sofia Biffi, Research Fellow, School of Geography, University of Leeds, will highlight the...