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Over three quarters of people believe climate change is a serious threat to the United Kingdom according to the results of a representative survey by researchers at the University of Leeds. Almost 20% of those who responded included climate change in their top three most important issues facing the UK today – below economic issues...
An education hub that will help students and young people to turn their climate and sustainability ambitions into action is to open at the University of Leeds. The Climate Ambassadors Scheme will provide nurseries, schools, colleges and universities across England with free access to local experts. To support the expansion of the scheme, nine regional...
New research into climate change will focus on the lived experience of Indigenous communities in the Arctic. University of Leeds and Inuit researchers will look at ways to connect Indigenous knowledge with the science behind climate research in a ground-breaking new project. The project is led by Professor James Ford, Chair in Climate Adaptation at the Priestley...
The side effects of large-scale forestation initiatives could reduce the CO2 removal benefits by up to a third. Researchers at the University of Leeds and the University of Sheffield used computer models, which simulate the land, ocean and atmosphere, to investigate the impact of forestation under future climate scenarios. They found that while forestation increases...
An estimated 11,000 sq miles or 28,707 sq kilometres of Greenland’s ice sheet and glaciers have melted over the last three decades, according to a major analysis of historic satellite records. The total area of ice loss is equivalent to the size of Albania, and represents about 1.6 % of Greenland’s total ice and glacier...