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Up to two thirds of the world’s temperate rainforests could fall victim to climate change by the year 2100 according to a new study by researchers at the University of Leeds. In the first ever worldwide assessment of the impacts of global overheating on these rare ecosystems, scientists used maps of tree cover, forest condition,...
Humans may have already caused 1.5 °C of global warming when measured from a time genuinely before the industrial revolution and the start of large-scale carbon emissions, according to new research. The Paris Climate Agreement from 2016 established a long-term temperature goal of “limiting global temperature increase well below 2 degrees Celsius, while pursuing efforts...
Over three quarters of people believe climate change is a serious threat to the United Kingdom according to the results of a representative survey by researchers at the University of Leeds. Almost 20% of those who responded included climate change in their top three most important issues facing the UK today – below economic issues...
The Priestley Centre for Climate Futures has appointed a new Deputy Director to spearhead innovation that addresses climate change. Chelsea Boothroyd will join the Priestley Centre leadership team in late 2024. In 2023 the Priestley Centre announced an expanded remit, taking its activities beyond research, to include innovation, knowledge exchange and collaboration on postgraduate education....
Researchers are to investigate whether the humble earthworm is being threatened by climate change and flooding here in the UK. Scientists from the University of Leeds, the University of York and the University of Liverpool will spend the next two years blending field sampling, laboratory experiments and modelling techniques to assess the impact on the numbers of earthworms and...