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Less healthy foods and drinks also damage climate
Cutting out your morning pastry and expensive coffee might help fight the climate crisis, a Leeds-led study reveals. Many less...
Global research at Leeds recognised by top honour
The University of Leeds has been awarded the country’s most prestigious higher education honour. The Queen’s Anniversary Prizes recognise excellence, innovation...
Nations are overusing natural resources faster than they are meeting basic human needs
For at least the last 30 years, not a single country has met the basic needs of its residents without...
Urgent action needed to restrict region’s carbon emissions
Carbon emission limits needed to contain global warming could be breached within six years in the Yorkshire and Humber region,...
COP26 and its legacy: a conversation with Alex Sobel MP
COP26 is said to be the most crucial climate negotiations to date, but what legacy will it have? Join...
COP26 – Can bioenergy make a difference?
Join this live panel discussion with experts from universities and organisations from Leeds, Indonesia, India and Uganda discussing how bioenergy can help achieve the aspirations of COP26 and the sustainable development goal of universal access to modern clean energy.
African Knowledges for COP26: Decolonising climate change narratives on Africa
This webinar builds on the recent LUCAS Sadler Series on ‘African Knowledges’. This series of events sought to place African...
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...
Transforming food systems needs strong partnerships and cycles of innovation
Following the announcement of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize awarded to the University of Leeds for research into tropical weather systems...
Climate Resilient and Equitable Agricultural Transformation in Africa
Dr Stephen Whitfield shares his thoughts on the role of agriculture in the UNFCCC – the international environmental treaty to tackle...
Climate innovation is critical to a just and resilient net-zero transition
In this blog, Priestley Centre Research and Innovation Development Manager, Shona Smith, reflects on commitments announced on Science and Innovation...
We cannot avoid ‘hairshirtism’ because of technological promises
A blog post by Dr Noel Cass, Research Fellow in Energy Demand Behaviour at the Institute for Transport Studies Recently,...
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.
