The listings below are for climate-related events across the University of Leeds.
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Abstract: Mass loss from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) has been well documented during the era of satellite observations. That loss has been attributed to warming of seawater on the adjacent continental shelf, or continuing ice response to a past climate anomaly, but may result from some combination of related processes. Here we report...
The Cultural Institute invites research staff associated with the Priestley International Centre for Climate to a panel discussion between scientists and creative technologists, exploring the value of participating in Leeds Creative Labs. The event will mark the launch of a special edition of the innovative Leeds Creative Labs programme, delivered in partnership with the Priestley...
Abstract Tropical forests store vast amounts of carbon. Protecting forests for their carbon is therefore an important strategy to mitigate climate change. Intact forests also continue to take in more carbon from the atmosphere than they release, but the sheer amount of carbon involved means that any changes to these processes will have important consequences...
Leeds Festival of Science 2018 A show about climate change from comedian and environmental economist Matt Winning describing how global warming is destroying both the planet and his life. ‘Lightweight stuff’ (Guardian). Matt gives a presentation on how a world which is sick of experts may not be about much longer. For fans of ‘An...
Hosted by the Leeds Institute for Data Analytics Abstract Humanity faces the challenge of how to achieve a high quality of life for over 7 billion people without destabilizing critical planetary processes. Using indicators designed to measure a ‘safe and just’ development space, we quantify the resource use associated with meeting basic human needs, and...