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Act now for economic benefits from peatland restoration
Restoring the world’s depleted peatlands now rather than later would have massive economic benefits for society, according to new research....
Priestley Centre researcher chosen for prominent funding programme
A Leeds expert working at the cutting edge of climate research has received a prestigious national award. Dr Viktoria Spaiser...
Forest fires linked to tens of thousands of avoidable deaths
Setting fire to forest and agricultural land in Southeast Asia to prepare it for cultivation or grazing contributes to an...
Carbon surprise in disappearing African tropical mountain forests
Scientists studying tropical forests in Africa’s mountains were surprised to uncover how much carbon they store, and how fast some...
The role of climate emulators in the AR6 Assessment: online workshop
Following the recent release of the IPCC’s AR6 Working Group (WG) I Report, CONSTRAIN and the IPCC are hosting an...
Forecasting science for extreme weather & climate resilience across Africa
Despite its low contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, Africa is the most vulnerable continent to climate change. Already, the region...
Sequestering soil carbon by planting hedgerows
Carbon sequestration by vegetation and soil is an essential part of the approach when it comes to addressing climate change...
University of Leeds at COP26
In just a few weeks, Glasgow will play host to a historical event of global importance, as people from across...
Is there such a thing as green eggs and ham?
A blog post by Alice Garvey, PhD researcher and Priestley Climate Scholar Over four-fifths of the English population say they...
Why we built a Place-Based Carbon Calculator
A blog post by Dr Malcolm Morgan, Research Fellow for Transport and Spatial Analysis in the Institute for Transport Studies...
Prehistoric creatures flocked to different latitudes to survive climate change – the same is taking place today
A blog post by Bethany Allen, School of Earth and Environment, and Emma Dunne, University of Birmingham Life on Earth...
Workers are ready for a green future
A blog post by Professor Vera Trappmann and Dr Jo Cutter, both of the Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and...
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.
