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Priestley Chair awarded an OBE
Professor Jason Lowe, Chair in Interdisciplinary Climate Research at the Priestley Centre, has been awarded an OBE for services to...
Meltwater lakes are accelerating glacier ice loss
Meltwater lakes that form at glacier margins cause ice to recede much further and faster compared to glaciers that terminate...
Global food production poses an increasing climate threat
Rising nitrous oxide emissions are jeopardizing climate goals and the Paris Accord, according to a new international study. The growing...
Transition to post-carbon economy must be inclusive
The transition to net-zero cannot be sustainable if it creates or exacerbates social inequalities, warns a group of academic experts...
Kirklees workshop: Maximise your business’s potential through a circular economy
University of Leeds/Kirklees Council joint workshop Circular economy is about creating a more social, resilient and sustainable economy. It is...
Climate, race and Indigenous peoples
There is growing recognition of the importance of justice in responses to climate change – particularly in trying to avoid...
Forecasting Our Future: A conversation with Dr Katharine Hayhoe
Increasingly, the impacts of climate change are never far from the headlines. Calls for climate action are getting steadily louder...
Sustainable Geoenergy Solutions
Dr Anne Velenturf and Dr Imogen Rattle present their work looking at offshore wind and the decarbonisation of heat. Chaired...
Interweaving knowledge systems to navigate the health impacts of climate change
Priestley PhD researcher Bianca van Bavel writes about the findings from her recent study. Our health is inextricably linked with...
A hot topic: heat hazards in the media
Priestley PhD researcher Rachel Harcourt explores how UK newspapers talk about hot weather risks. May was the sunniest month ever...
Building flexibility into COVID recovery planning
Dr Katy Roelich explores how techniques from decision making under deep uncertainty might help during COVID-19 recovery planning. Decision making...
Collaboration to unpick the complexities of fog
Dr Craig Poku writes about attending the first WCSSP India Annual Science Workshop in Pune, India If you had told...
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.
