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Scientists find three years left of remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C
The estimate of the remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C would be exhausted in a little more than three years at current levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to an international group of experts. The latest Indicators of Global Climate Change study published in the journal Earth System Science Data, reveals the central estimate of...
Methane project receives first post-Brexit Horizon grant
A €2.5m grant has been awarded to Professor Jan Selby by the European Research Council (ERC), the University’s first since the UK rejoined the EU’s Horizon research scheme post-Brexit. Professor Selby joined the School of Politics and International Studies as Professor of International Politics and Climate Change in 2023. His research focuses on international climate and...
Tree rings reveal increasing rainfall seasonality in the Amazon
Scientists have used clues locked into tree rings to reveal major changes in the Amazon’s rainfall cycle over the last 40 years which show that wet seasons are getting wetter and dry seasons drier. Oxygen isotope signals in rings from two Amazon tree species allowed the international research team led by the University of Leeds...
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University of Leeds at SB62
Each year, at the midpoint between the UN Climate Change Conferences – or, COPs – an event takes place in June to progress discussions and...
Room for change: sustainable accommodation for Scenarios Forum 2025
The city of Leeds welcomes around 2.5 million delegates annually to conferences and events. In July 2025, an international community of delegates will convene in...
Food for thought: creating a climate-friendly menu for the Scenarios Forum 2025
Food production accounts for around 26% of global greenhouse gas emissions. As a result, transformative changes to the food we eat, how it is produced...