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Tropical forests can recover twice as quickly after deforestation if they have adequate soil nitrogen, according to new research published today. A team of scientists led by the University of Leeds established the world’s largest and longest experiment to see how nutrients affect forest regrowth in areas cleared for activities such as logging and agriculture....
Director of the Priestley Centre and one of the UK’s foremost climate scientists, Professor Piers Forster, has been awarded a CBE for his ongoing work to tackle climate change. Professor Forster, who has worked at the University of Leeds since 2005, is also a Professor of Physical Climate Change and academic lead for the University's...
An international assessment report was released today, to provide definitive statements on the atmospheric impacts from a huge volcanic eruption in 2022. The assessment was unprecedented, for a specific geophysical event, and involved more than 100 scientists from around the world, including four academics and Priestley members from the University of Leeds. The Hunga volcano...
The Management Board of the European Environment Agency (EEA) designated yesterday the EU scientific experts that will be members of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change for its second term, from 2026 until 2030. The independent advisory body, tasked to provide the European Union (EU) with scientific knowledge, expertise and advice relating to...
First published in Climate Home News - written by Professor Piers Forster The accord has become a key compass in climate policy-making in the past decade, steering the world away from dangerous global warming of 4C. Today marks the 10th anniversary of the landmark Paris Agreement, which has become a key compass in policymaking over...