Global research at Leeds recognised by top honour
The University of Leeds has been awarded the country’s most prestigious higher education honour.
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Free green services could substantially reduce household emissions
Using carbon tax revenue to fund free green electricity and public transport could significantly reduce individual households’ greenhouse gas emissions, a new study has found.
Leeds academic awarded first 10 Downing Street data science Fellowship
A University of Leeds data expert has been awarded a prestigious Fellowship, working in the heart of government.
Nations are overusing natural resources faster than they are meeting basic human needs
For at least the last 30 years, not a single country has met the basic needs of its residents without overconsuming natural resources, according to new research led by the University of Leeds.
Urgent action needed to restrict region’s carbon emissions
Carbon limits needed to contain global warming could be breached within six years in the Yorkshire and Humber region, a new report warns.
Biodiversity ‘time machine’ uses AI to learn from the past
Experts can make crucial decisions about future biodiversity management by using artificial intelligence to learn from past environmental change, according to a new study.
Extreme ice melting in Greenland raises global flood risk
Global warming has caused extreme ice melting events in Greenland to become more frequent and more intense over the past 40 years according to new research, raising sea levels and flood risk worldwide
Leeds research inspires glacier names to mark COP26
A glacier in West Antarctica has been formally named after the city of Glasgow to mark its hosting of the COP26 climate change conference.
Industry 'must prepare now' for green electricity
Industry must speed up investment in new technologies that allow manufacture of materials using renewable electricity if net zero emissions targets are to be met, researchers warn.
Leeds at COP26: Our climate experts address global leaders
Leeds climate researchers working to tackle the environmental crisis and help the world achieve net zero carbon emissions are preparing to address 200 world leaders at COP26.