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CONFERENCE: ‘1.5 degrees: Meeting the challenges of the Paris Agreement’ LAUNCH: 5pm on 20 September 2016 (conference runs 20-22 Sept) VENUE: Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate’s, Oxford, OX1 1BX The ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of the 21st Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change caught the world by...
A 24-hour event at the University of Leeds is looking to sign up participants with staying power to crack a climate change challenge for the city. Leeds is one of 121 major cities around the world taking part in the marathon climate event on 28-29 October. Participants will focus on tackling the question, “How can...
Issue 3 of the Priestley Centre ebulletin can be read here
The most extensive land-based study of the effect of drought on Amazonian rainforests to date has shown that a recent drought completely shut down the Amazon Basin’s carbon sink. Previous research has suggested that the Amazon – the most extensive tropical forest on Earth – may be gradually losing its capacity to take carbon from...
Envisaging a future under climate change tends to generate apocalyptic scenarios, which can make people feel helpless and switch them off from taking action. Leeds researcher James McKay is aiming to change perceptions with his climate fiction, which portrays positive visions through graphic novels. Laurie Goering of Thomson Reuters interviews the Priestley Centre engineer who runs...