From Extreme Weather to Climate Change in Africa
African SWIFT Cheney Public Lecture from Dr Benjamin Lamptey
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The benefits of investing in zero-carbon cities
Thursday 19 September 2019
A new report shows low carbon measures in cities could reduce urban emissions by nearly 90% and support 87 million...
Cutting emissions gradually will not cause a sudden jump in warming
Thursday 19 September 2019
Reducing fossil fuel emissions aggressively but gradually will not cause a large spike in short-term warming as feared, according to...
University commits to bold climate crisis action
Tuesday 17 September 2019
The University of Leeds has fully divested from significant fossil fuel extractors and has set out seven bold principles it...
Priestley Centre e-news September 2019
Monday 9 September 2019
The Priestley Centre’s September 2019 e-newsletter is available to read here. Highlights include: A plethora of funding opportunities News of...
Transforming food systems under a changing climate to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
6 November 2019
Joint CCAFS / GFEI / Priestley / SRI seminar Abstract Despite decades of attention to agricultural development, poverty and food...
How ready are cities for net zero?
6 November 2019
UK law means we now need to reach “net zero” by 2050 – but how prepared are our cities and...
African SWIFT Cheney Public Lecture: From Extreme Weather to Climate Change in Africa
22 October 2019
University of Leeds Cheney Fellow, Dr Benjamin Lamptey, will talk on extreme weather and climate change in Africa, with consideration of the contribution...
How can the UK deliver net-zero emissions?
14 October 2019
A conversation with Leeds contributors to the UK Committee on Climate Change net-zero report* and the Leeds Carbon Roadmap *Net...
Building a UK climate impacts and risk assessment community
Monday 30 September 2019
In this post, Emily Vosper offers an overview of the UK’s 1st National Meeting for Climate Impact and Risk Assessment...
Stepping up climate communications
Wednesday 28 August 2019
The Climate Communication Project brought together leading academics and practitioners to take stock of what they know about public engagement...
Celebrating climate collaborations
Friday 19 July 2019
More than 280 people attended a series of six events to celebrate three years of the Priestley International Centre for...
New study shows public wants renewables – but government is not listening
Tuesday 9 July 2019
Article by Pip Roddis, University of Leeds Subsidies for onshore wind power were cut by the UK government in 2015....
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