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Greenland ice losses rising faster than expected
Tuesday 10 December 2019
Greenland is losing ice seven times faster than in the 1990s and is tracking the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s...
New study explores the fate of marine protected areas in a changing ocean
Wednesday 27 November 2019
People rely on ocean life for many benefits, including seafood, tourism, employment and climate regulation. But those benefits are coming...
The greenhouse gas nitrous oxide is on the rise
Monday 25 November 2019
During the last two decades agricultural practices and nitrogen-rich fertilisers have significantly increased the amount of nitrous oxide emissions in...
How to capture and use atmospheric carbon dioxide
Thursday 7 November 2019
A new study, co-authored by a researcher at the Priestley Centre, quantifies the prospects and costs of the ten most...
A framework to assess the quality of regional climate information for adaptation
11 December 2019
Joint SRI-CCCEP-Priestley Centre seminar Abstract: There are now a plethora of data, models and approaches available to produce regional climate...
Climate Entrepreneurs Workshop
4 December 2019
Are you interested in taking an active part in the energy transition using your research expertise? Are you looking for...
The state-dependence of climate sensitivity: a paleoclimate perspective
12 November 2019
ICAS external seminar Abstract Climate sensitivity is a key metric used to assess the magnitude of global warming given increased...
Transforming food systems under a changing climate to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
6 November 2019
Joint CCAFS / GFEI / Priestley / SRI seminar Abstract Despite decades of attention to agricultural development, poverty and food...
Reducing uncertainty in Nationally Determined Contributions
Wednesday 20 November 2019
Under the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit the increase in global mean temperature to well below 2°C, countries make...
The important role for researchers in achieving net-zero emissions
Tuesday 29 October 2019
‘Net-zero’ has become an increasingly familiar term over the past few months, appearing in policy announcements, conference titles and opinion...
Building a UK climate impacts and risk assessment community
Monday 30 September 2019
In this post, Emily Vosper offers an overview of the UK’s 1st National Meeting for Climate Impact and Risk Assessment...
Stepping up climate communications
Wednesday 28 August 2019
The Climate Communication Project brought together leading academics and practitioners to take stock of what they know about public engagement...
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