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International alliance to accelerate climate action
A new international alliance of universities has been established to help communicate research on the most effective means to meet...
The art of an ancient climate
Imagine a temperate rainforest in Antarctica, 90 million years ago. Thanks to James McKay’s illustration on the cover of Nature, you’ve got a great...
Shining a light on international energy inequality
A new study has found extreme disparity in the use of energy among richer and poorer people – both within...
Six-fold increase in polar ice losses since the 1990s
Greenland and Antarctica are losing ice faster than in the 1990s and are both tracking the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
*POSTPONED* Communicating Climate Research: working with the press
*In light of the coronavirus (covid-19) situation, this event is postponed and will be rescheduled to a later date* In...
Negotiating our climate: what is COP and why does it matter?
In November 2020 the UK will be hosting the United Nations climate negotiations, known as COP26 – the 26th...
*CANCELLED* Forecasting Our Future: A conversation with Dr Katharine Hayhoe
**Given the current situation with coronavirus, this event has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. We...
**POSTPONED** Communicating Climate Research: talking to young people
** This event has been postponed until further notice. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause** Increasing numbers...
Piers Sellers PhD prize: one year on
Last summer I was honoured to receive the Piers Sellers prize for exceptional PhD research. Working in the NERC-funded Centre...
Even concerned consumers unsure about low impact food choices
The energy used to grow, process, package and transport food accounts for about a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions....
Telling tales for adaptation
Priestley PhD researcher, Rachel Harcourt, shares insights from her research in narrating climate change impacts and adaptation. The UK’s weather...
Three things historical literature can teach us about the climate crisis
A blog by David Higgins and Tess Somervell New novels about climate change – climate fiction, or cli-fi – are...
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The Priestley International Centre for Climate brings together world-leading expertise in all the key strands of climate change research. Climate change and its impact on society and ecosystems is a global challenge. The Centre is providing international solutions to meet this challenge.
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