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Greenland ice losses rising faster than expected

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Greenland is losing ice seven times faster than in the 1990s and is tracking the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s high-end climate warming scenario, which would see 40 million more people exposed to coastal flooding by 2100. A team of 89 polar scientists from 50 international organisations have produced the most complete picture of Greenland...

How to capture and use atmospheric carbon dioxide

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A new study, co-authored by a researcher at the Priestley Centre, quantifies the prospects and costs of the ten most important applications of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide (CO2), the main greenhouse gas responsible for global warming, can also be used as a raw material, for example in the production of chemicals, building materials, novel...

Fungi could reduce reliance on fertilisers

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Introducing fungi to wheat boosted their uptake of key nutrients and could lead to new, ‘climate smart’ varieties of crops, according to a new study.  Researchers at the University of Leeds have demonstrated a partnership between wheat and soil fungi that could be utilised to develop new food crops and farming systems which are less...

The benefits of investing in zero-carbon cities

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A new report shows low carbon measures in cities could reduce urban emissions by nearly 90% and support 87 million jobs worldwide by 2030. The Coalition for Urban Transitions is supported by 50 leading international institutions including the University of Leeds. Its report, Climate Emergency Urban Opportunity, shows that governments which invest in low carbon...

Cutting emissions gradually will not cause a sudden jump in warming

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Reducing fossil fuel emissions aggressively but gradually will not cause a large spike in short-term warming as feared, according to new research. Climate negotiations have been clouded in recent years by studies predicting that cleaning up fossil-fuel air pollution rapidly will inadvertently lead to a sudden rise in atmospheric temperature – roughly half a degree...