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Ice sheets could add 39 centimetres to sea level by 2100
Scientists warn that if greenhouse gas emissions continue apace, Greenland and Antarctica’s ice sheets could together contribute more than 39cm...
Home of ‘Asian unicorn’ becomes nature reserve in Vietnam
Research by the University of Leeds has helped secure the highest government protection for internationally-important Vietnamese forests. Over the past...
Trees living fast die young
A global analysis reveals for the first time that across almost all tree species, fast growing trees have shorter lifespans....
Aviation contributes 3.5% to human-caused climate change
Aviation has been calculated to be 3.5 per cent of all human activities that drive climate change, new research shows....
Sustainable Geoenergy Solutions
Dr Anne Velenturf and Dr Imogen Rattle present their work looking at offshore wind and the decarbonisation of heat. Chaired...
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...
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...
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,...
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.
