People rely on ocean life for many benefits, including seafood, tourism, employment and climate regulation. But those benefits are coming under increasing pressure due to climate change, which will only become more pronounced if little is done to stem greenhouse gas emissions. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are a key tool for ensuring a sustainable ocean…
The Priestley Centre’s September 2019 e-newsletter is available to read here. Highlights include: A plethora of funding opportunities News of recognitions and awards for Priestley Centre members Recent blogs on climate communications and public support for renewables
Research by University of Leeds academics underpins the groundbreaking commitment from the UK government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. Following a request from governments of the UK, Wales and Scotland, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), made their net-zero recommendation in May. Professor Piers Forster, Director of the Priestley International Centre…
The Priestley Building will provide a base on the University’s main campus for leading climate-related research. Launched in 2016, the Priestley International Centre for Climate has already brought together world-leading expertise in all the key strands of climate change research. The centre has more than 300 members from across the University covering a broad range of research…
A human environment geographer who is a prominent thinker in the field of environmental justice has been named as the 2019 Piers Sellers Prize winner. Petra Tschakert, whose work focuses on understanding how climate change is experienced and responded to among marginalized communities in the global south, will receive the prize for a world leading…
