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As it happened: #storify of the Paris Agreement debate

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There was a huge turnout of almost 400 people for the public debate 'Unpacking the Paris Agreement: is it enough to limit dangerous climate change?' at the University of Leeds Conference Centre on Wednesday 3 February. The event, presented by the Royal Meteorological Society Yorkshire Centre, Priestley International Centre for Climate and the Centre for Climate Change...

Storming through the alphabet

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Has the naming of storms in the UK been useful in raising awareness of their potential  severity? The trend for personalising storms that involve a yellow, amber or red warning and are likely to have a medium or high impact means that we've got to 'I' (for Imogen) already - and it's still only early February. ...

Paris, flooding and sceptics: Leeds academics talk climate change

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The viability of the Paris Agreement's ambitious long-term target of 1.5C was the subject of an interview with two  University of Leeds climate academics on Paul Hudson's Weather Show on BBC Radio Humberside on 30 January (repeated 1 February,  BBC Radio Lincolnshire). Prof Andy Gouldson, Professor of Environmental Policy and Harriet Thew, Postgraduate Researcher in the...