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Priestley members have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action. The landmark Global Tipping Points report, launched on Monday, October 13, ahead of the COP30 summit in Brazil, sets out stark warnings that important worldwide ecosystems...
Using a decade of satellite data, researchers have identified 85 previously unknown lakes several kilometres under the frozen surface surrounding the South Pole. Hidden beneath the biggest ice mass on Earth, hundreds of subglacial lakes form a crucial part of Antarctica’s icy structure, affecting the movement and stability of glaciers, and consequentially influencing global sea...
Today, the global Times Higher Education Impact Rankings recognised the University of Leeds as one of the top three in the UK and 11th worldwide. The impact rankings measure university impact across the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which cover everything from reducing inequalities and making cities safe resilient spaces to sustainable procurement. Globally,...
Professor Piers Forster, Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, joins the expert panel advising the NHS on their pathway to net-zero. NHS Chief Sir Simon Stevens has announced that the NHS and its staff will step up action to tackle the climate “health emergency” this year, helping prevent illness, reducing pressure on A&Es,...
Professor Simon Lewis of the School of Geography at the University of Leeds has written a Guardian Opinion piece on the UK heatwave and climate change that has had over 10,000 shares on Facebook since its publication on 6 July 2018. Pointing out that the heatwave, which has seen parts of Britain experience sustained temperatures...