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UK struggling to keep pace with climate change impacts
Leeds researchers have contributed to a report concluding that action to improve the nation’s resilience to climate change is failing...
Helping flood-hit companies build for the future
Companies affected by floods are working with a ground-breaking project aimed at protecting their future interests. The study, led by...
Rings of Fire: How heat could impact the 2021 Tokyo Olympics
High levels of heat and humidity driven by climate change could pose a significant threat to competitors at the Tokyo...
Infertility poses major threat to biodiversity during climate change
Heat induced male infertility will see some species succumb to the effects of climate change earlier that thought, new research...
AFRICAP webinar – Biodiversity, Crop Yields & Climate Change
Climate risks pose unprecedented risks to agricultural food production. Farmers cope with climate risks through adjustments in farm management practices....
The role of the University in a sustainable future
Vice-Chancellor Professor Simone Buitendijk will gather a number of key voices to discuss the role of academic institutions in driving...
Partnerships for Climate Action in the North
MPs from the Yorkshire and Humber region join the University of Leeds to discuss a framework for ongoing collaboration on...
From Farm to Fork: The climate impact of our food
Leading researchers will talk about the climate impacts of the food supply chain, including sustainable agriculture, consequences for consumer behaviour,...
Reducing poverty can actually lower energy demand
A blog from Marta Baltruszewicz, postgraduate researcher in the School of Earth and Environment. As people around the world escape...
What would happen to the climate if we reforested the entire tropics?
A blog from Simon Lewis, Professor of Global Change Science in the School of Geography; Alexander Koch, University of Hong...
Research to innovation: solutions to the climate crisis in Africa
Despite its low contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, Africa is the most vulnerable continent to climate change. Today, on World...
COVID-19 could end our dependence on cars — if we ‘build back better’
A blog from Andrew Brown, Professor of Economics and Political Economy at the University of Leeds, with Cameron Roberts, Carleton University;...
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.
