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New fellowship for innovative solutions
A Priestley Centre researcher will be joining an international organisation to bring novel thinking to address global food systems challenges....
New approach to city planning could help people of Leeds and the planet thrive
The city of Leeds has a huge opportunity to meet the needs of all of its citizens and improve the...
Climate advisors for schools in new education scheme
University of Leeds experts will be providing schools and colleges with essential climate change advice, as part of a new...
“Tree of life” could help slow climate change
Changing the way fruit is gathered from a “tree of life” could have hugely positive environmental and financial impacts in...
The University of Leeds Climate Plan and you
The University of Leeds published its Climate Plan in December 2021, setting out the pathway to an ambitious goal of...
IPCC WGIII report – Mitigation of Climate Change: insights and implications
The latest report from IPCC Working Group III was published on 4 April 2022. The report, which has been developed...
CANCELLED – Regional collaboration for climate action: a leadership discussion
The end of 2021 saw significant climate ambitions set out at both global and regional scales: at COP26, and in...
‘habis jatuh tertimpa tangga’: Climate change, Covid-19 and Being Transgender in Indonesia
This multi-media roundtable event foregrounds the voices and experiences of transgender communities living in Indonesia. It explores how climate change,...
Towards COP27: Climate leadership, the UK presidency and the Russian dilemma
Professor Richard Beardsworth examines the UK’s presidency in the run-up to COP27 in Egypt and the implications of Russia’s invasion...
What do we really know about the impacts of climate change on sanitation?
This blog is by Leonie Hyde-Smith a PhD student on the WaterWiser CDT programme. It was originally published on the...
Climate Plan Student Challenge 2022
Do you have an idea that can address climate change at the University of Leeds? Take part in the Climate...
Earth Day 2022: Taking Action on Climate Change
Earth Day, widely seen as the birth of the modern environmental movement, marks its 52nd anniversary on Friday 22 April 2022. This...
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.
