Events
The listings below are for climate-related events across the University of Leeds.
If you have an event that you’d like us to promote, email the details to climate@leeds.ac.uk
Radiocarbon – An essential dating method and a key tracer for studying the Earth system
The School of Mathematics within the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Leeds is pleased to present an inaugural lecture in mathematics by Professor Tim Heaton: “Radiocarbon – An essential dating method and a key tracer for studying the Earth system” The lecture is aimed at a broad scientific audience and…
Value of 1.5 ambition for the GST – an interactive discussion
Join us for this interactive side event at the UNFCCC intersessionals in Bonn to hear the latest science on the value of the 1.5°C limit for the Global Stocktake’s main themes – mitigation, adaptation, and means of implementation. The event will explore cutting-edge research on 1.5-aligned pathways, the implications of overshooting, and the co-benefits and trade-offs of…
Building bridges to accelerate food systems transformation under climate change
To accelerate a transformation in food systems in response to climate change, there is an urgent need to bridge the gap between science and policy, and the food and climate communities. Clim-Eat was established as a ‘think and do tank’ for food and climate to address these gaps and serve as an effective bridge. In…
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Far Out in Three Dimensions: Solar Geoengineering and Security from the Middle of the USA
Solar geoengineering is our attempt to respond to a climate crisis that we are unwilling, due to the constraints of sovereignty, to respond to in any other way. The customary international law regime has failed us when it comes to climate, as the recent COP26 demonstrated. States are unable or unwilling to shoulder the cost…
Decolonising Gender and Climate Change: Women and Indigenous Knowledge
Hear about the experiences of women in West Java and indigenous people in Papua, Indonesia, as they navigate political and historical environmental injustices. Speakers: Ratnasari (Researcher at CIFOR-ICRAF, Indonesia) Els Tieneke Rieke Katmo (Lecturer at Papua University, Indonesia) Moderator: Andi Misbahul Pratiwi (PhD Student, University of Leeds)
From COP27 to COP28: What went well, what went badly and what comes next?
COP27, the annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, took place in November 2022. Thousands of delegates gathered in the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh to discuss action on climate change. The delegates have now returned to their home countries and organisations, bringing with them the final outcomes of the negotiations. Now it is…
Insights from psychology for climate change communications
Climate scientists have long been warning that climate change will bring more frequent severe weather events around the world. International organizations such as the IPCC, United Nations Foundation and others face the challenge of communicating about climate scientists’ projections with policy makers, practitioners and members of the general public who don’t have a background in…
Open Research for Climate Action
Science shows that humans have had an unequivocal influence on the climate, warming our atmosphere, ocean and land. The need for widespread and well-informed climate action has never been greater. Such action is needed across all parts of society, including within and outside of academia. Moving towards open climate research within academia encourages maximum impact…
Engaging with UK Parliament: focus on climate and environmental research
Research and evidence have a crucial role to play in making and scrutinising policy. As the use of evidence-informed policy making has increased following the pandemic, the demand for high quality and relevant research to inform decisions continues to grow. But what is the best way to go about sharing your research with UK Parliament?…
Carbon bombs and the global climate change mitigation agenda
Carbon bombs are fossil fuel projects with more than 1 gigaton of potential CO2 emissions. University of Leeds researchers have established the global list of such projects consisting of roughly 200 oil and gas fields and 200 coal mines. The potential for defusing new carbon bombs, putting existing ones into harvest mode and how to…
Research and evidence priorities for the UK Climate Change Committee: What’s coming and how to get involved
We have now reached the venue capacity for this event. Please contact us by emailing climate@leeds.ac.uk if you wish to be added to the waiting list. Please note that this is an internal event for students and staff of the University of Leeds and members of Nexus. The Climate Change Committee (CCC) is the UK’s…
Climate and Finance
Experts share insights on the priorities, and pitfalls, of the COP27 finance negotiations, and how finance is key to climate action. COP27 saw renewed focus, and pressure, on the role of financial institutions and economic policy as crucial to achieving a ‘just transition’, with the ‘Loss and Damage’ fund. This was agreed by governments after…
COP27 reflections
After two weeks of fierce negotiations and countless conversations, COP27 in the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh came to a close. As an official observer of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the University of Leeds sent a delegation to COP27. These researchers spent an intense time at COP27, presenting their research,…