582 results for 'global food environment'
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- 13 September 2024
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Mega ocean warming El Niño events were a significant driver of the largest mass extinction of life on Earth some 252 million years ago, according to new research.
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- 13 June 2024
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Emissions of a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide or methane increased unabated up to 2020, according to a new report which a University of Leeds academic helped to produce.
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- 30 May 2024
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Data scientist Craig Poku advocates for minorities working in STEM, acting as the role model he never had early in his career.
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- 14 March 2024
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Partners from across Africa gathered in Leeds for a week of research dedicated to tackling challenges in food systems and supply chains.
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- 2 February 2024
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- Environment
Switching to plant-based pies, burgers and hot dogs at home football games over the Green Football Weekend would save more than 250,000kg of carbon emissions, new research shows.
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- 1 February 2024
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Harmful emissions from the industrial sector could be reduced by up to 85% across the world, according to new research.
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- 6 December 2023
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Three Leeds researchers have received prestigious fellowships to support their research in climate, health and mitigating the damage from invasive species.
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- 5 December 2023
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Climate change is pushing the world towards a series of “tipping points” which will see rapid and irreversible change across the natural and social worlds, say a group of leading experts.
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- 21 November 2023
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New and novel techniques in satellite analysis will be used by scientists at the University of Leeds to help farmers in Kenya respond to global warming and environmental degradation.
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- 25 September 2023
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A new study shows unprecedented heat is likely to lead to the next mass extinction since the dinosaurs died out, eliminating nearly all mammals in some 250 million years time.
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- 5 September 2023
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The continued pursuit of economic growth in high income countries is at odds with the climate targets and fairness requirements of the Paris Agreement, say researchers.
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- 2 August 2023
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A chemical process used in the browning of food to give it its distinct smell and taste is probably happening in the oceans, where it helped create the conditions necessary for life.
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- 3 July 2023
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- Environment | Working with our region
Businesses need to become more sustainable or risk not being able to cope with the shocks of future climate change.
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- 18 May 2023
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At a time of rising food prices and a deepening climate crisis, Jamie Crummie has created a global phenomenon which helps customers rescue unsold food from businesses, saving it from going to waste.
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- 15 February 2023
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Researchers have used nearly half a million fossils to solve a scientific mystery - why the number of different species is greatest near the equator and decreases towards polar regions.