What do we need to live within the Earth’s limits? An ambitious, multi-disciplinary, multi-national research project launched this month at Leeds, aims to answer this question. The five-year Living Well Within Limits (LiLi) project will investigate what natural resources – specifically energy – are needed to achieve human well-being. It also seeks to determine how...
The Royal Society of Chemistry Environment Prize has been awarded to Dwayne Heard, Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at the University of Leeds and a member of the Priestley International Centre for Climate. Professor Heard works to improve the accuracy of atmospheric models which guide legislative controls on emissions to combat global warming and deteriorating air...
A new film featuring academics from the Priestley International Centre for Climate shows that scientists are optimistic about the prospects of managing climate change if public opinion accepts lifestyle changes. The climate scientists talk about the need for everyone to play their part in tackling the problem and the opportunities for health and the environment. They also...
Professor Piers Forster, Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, will be part of a panel of distinguished scientists participating in a livestreamed public meeting and debate on Saturday 18 March at the University of Aberdeen for British Science Week 2017 and Climate Week. The event, titled Science and Climate Change in an Alternative Facts...
The March 2017 ebulletin for the Priestley International Centre for Climate is available to read here