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Reduced rainfall in tropics linked to deforestation
Deforestation is resulting in reduced rainfall across large parts of the tropics, according to new research. People living in tropical...
Accuracy at risk as governments reject specialist mapping tools
Governments are not using the latest mapping technology to report key environmental data about tropical forests to the UN, say...
Rationing: a fairer way to fight climate change?
World War II-style rationing could be an effective way to reduce carbon emissions, according to new research from the University...
Climate Plan Annual Progress Review published
The first progress review of the University of Leeds Climate Plan has been published by the Priestley International Centre for...
Open Research for Climate Action
Science shows that humans have had an unequivocal influence on the climate, warming our atmosphere, ocean and land. The need...
Insights from psychology for climate change communications
Climate scientists have long been warning that climate change will bring more frequent severe weather events around the world. International...
From COP27 to COP28: What went well, what went badly and what comes next?
COP27, the annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, took place in November 2022. Thousands of delegates gathered in...
Engaging with UK Parliament: focus on climate and environmental research
Research and evidence have a crucial role to play in making and scrutinising policy. As the use of evidence-informed policy...
Research and evidence priorities for the UK Climate Change Committee
A blog by postgraduate researcher Sam Birch On what turned out to be a busy day for UK climate and...
Keeping climate on the agenda of the global financial sector
In recent years there has been a significant increase in the level of attention directed towards climate and the global...
Global inequality, a safe climate, and a decent standard of living for all
A blog by Dr Joel Millward-Hopkins and Dr Yannick Oswald Energy consumption is essential for human wellbeing, but there is...
Four possible consequences of El Niño returning in 2023
A blog by Paloma Trascasa-Castro, PhD Candidate in Climate Science at Barcelona Supercomputing Centre, and the University of Leeds Every...