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COVID-19 recovery choices shape future climate
A post-lockdown economic recovery plan that incorporates and emphasises climate-friendly choices could help significantly in the battle against global warming,...
New Zealand’s Southern Alps glacier melt has doubled
Glaciers in the Southern Alps of New Zealand have lost more ice mass since pre-industrial times than remains today, according...
COP26 Fellowship for Leeds researcher
A Priestley Centre researcher has been awarded a Fellowship to engage with the international climate negotiations in the run up...
Pristine environments offer a window to our cloudy past
A new study uses satellite data over the Southern Hemisphere to understand global cloud composition during the industrial revolution. This...
Celebrating the benefits of trees in Leeds
Join researchers Dr Cat Scott, Hazel Mooney and Anna Gugan for the first LEAF lecture of 2020. The team will...
RINGO and You: Researcher Engagement with COP26
The UN climate change negotiations rely on relevant and current climate research in the sciences and humanities to move the...
Net-Zero Research Forum: Moving to a circular economy
How can Leeds research help shift society towards a circular economy that is in line with net-zero targets? This net-zero webinar,...
Malawi’s Climate & Hydrological Futures: How can we improve the use of information for a climate-resilient Malawi?
Join AFRICAP to hear key Malawi-specific findings from the Future Climate for Africa UMFULA project. Chaired by Professor Andy Dougill,...
A hot topic: heat hazards in the media
Priestley PhD researcher Rachel Harcourt explores how UK newspapers talk about hot weather risks. May was the sunniest month ever...
Building flexibility into COVID recovery planning
Dr Katy Roelich explores how techniques from decision making under deep uncertainty might help during COVID-19 recovery planning. Decision making...
Collaboration to unpick the complexities of fog
Dr Craig Poku writes about attending the first WCSSP India Annual Science Workshop in Pune, India If you had told...
The role of universities on the road to COP26
In November 2020, the UK was due to host the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP26, which is...
Build Back Better
Leeds researchers have published a range of content about the need to build back better, putting climate action and resilience at the heart of the coronavirus recovery.
