Green growth not happening in high-income countries
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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Nature’s kitchen – how chemistry used by cooks helped create life on Earth
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.
University – a ‘convening power’ in climate action
Businesses need to become more sustainable or risk not being able to cope with the shocks of future climate change.
Too Good To Go: Protecting pockets and the planet
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.
Fossil study reveals origins of biodiversity gradient
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.
Leeds spinout Slingshot Simulations secures £3m investment
Slingshot Simulations, a spinout from the University of Leeds, has secured a £3 million round of investment led by Northern Gritstone, alongside Mercia and the Northern Powerhouse Fund.
UK needs to use phosphorus sustainably
Phosphorus use in the UK needs to be better managed and used in a much more sustainable way to reduce river pollution and increase resilience over rising fertiliser prices, say researchers.
COP27 and research at Leeds
The 2020s have been described as the critical decade for climate change.
Negotiating on behalf of the UK
Acting on behalf of the UK in climate negotiations, Leeds alum Kate Fearnyough travelled to COP27 hoping the conference would accelerate mitigation action around the world.
Mapping the pressures of global food production
A map showing the environmental pressures from global food production has been developed by researchers, to identify ways of creating more sustainable and just food systems.