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New approach to city planning could help people of Leeds and the planet thrive

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The city of Leeds has a huge opportunity to meet the needs of all of its citizens and improve the health of the planet, according to a new report. The report, called the ‘Leeds City Portrait’, provides a snapshot of the social and environmental conditions in the city using the groundbreaking Doughnut Economics model. It...

Climate advisors for schools in new education scheme

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University of Leeds experts will be providing schools and colleges with essential climate change advice, as part of a new nationwide programme. The Climate Ambassador Scheme, led by the University of Reading and STEM Learning, will support schools and colleges in the UK to develop knowledge and skills so that everyone involved – including young...

“Tree of life” could help slow climate change

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Changing the way fruit is gathered from a “tree of life” could have hugely positive environmental and financial impacts in Amazonia, according to a new study. An international research team, jointly led by the University and the Peruvian Amazon Research Institute (Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia; IIAP) has shown for the first time the widespread harm...

Halving emissions by 2030 can keep 1.5°C within reach

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Without significant increases in the speed and ambition of climate action across all of society, limiting global warming to 1.5°C will be beyond reach, according to a major international report published today. Researchers from the University of Leeds have worked with hundreds of experts from across the world to deliver the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

Priestley researcher joins European board of climate experts

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Professor Suraje Dessai, Priestley Centre researcher and co-Champion for the UK Climate Resilience Programme, has been appointed to the new European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change. The appointment sees Professor Dessai joining a panel of 15 independent senior scientific experts covering a broad range of disciplines. The Advisory Board will provide the European Union with scientific...