584 results for 'global food and environment'
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- 30 October 2023
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- Global | Science | Environment | Research
Humanity is rapidly reaching the limit for how much additional carbon can be emitted into the atmosphere to keep global warming within 1.5 °C, according to a new research.
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- 17 October 2023
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- Science | News
A team of scientists investigating the stratosphere have found particles containing a variety of metals from satellites and spent rocket boosters, vaporised by the intense heat of re-entry.
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- 13 October 2023
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- Global | Science | Environment | Research
71 of the 162 ice shelves that surround Antarctica have reduced in volume over 25 years from 1997 to 2021, with a net release of 7.5 trillion tonnes of meltwater into the oceans, say scientists.
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- 5 October 2023
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- Technology | University
A cutting-edge digital learning space for students, staff and the local community has opened at the University of Leeds.
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- 28 September 2023
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- Environment | Business & Economy | Working with business
A spinout company from the University of Leeds has received investment to scale up its pioneering carbon dioxide removal technology.
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- 25 September 2023
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- Technology
The University of Leeds is working with businesses to help even more students achieve their dreams of a career in data science and AI.
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- 18 September 2023
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- News | Technology
Leeds Digital Festival returns this year with more than 240 events designed to celebrate and explore the city's leading role in digital enterprise and innovation.
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- 14 September 2023
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- Environment
Using geological samples from the Ythan Estuary in Scotland, scientists have identified a melting ice sheet as the probable trigger of a major climate-change event just over 8,000 years ago.
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- 13 September 2023
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- University
University of Leeds students are joining forces for a day of inspiring speeches that explore human connections.
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- 4 September 2023
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- Environment | Science | Global
Tropical forests in South America lose their ability to absorb carbon from the atmosphere when conditions become exceptionally hot and dry, according to new research.
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- 24 August 2023
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- Environment
Increased carbon emissions from the Amazon rainforest are due to weak law enforcement, new research suggests.
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- 17 August 2023
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- Environment | Science | Global
Giant dust storms in the Gulf of Alaska can last for many days and send tonnes of fine sediment or silt into the atmosphere, and it is having an impact on the global climate system, say scientists.
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- 16 August 2023
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- Technology | Working with business
A new University of Leeds course will address a skills gap in the UK’s textile industry and ensure the future production of textiles is less harmful to our environment.
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- 15 August 2023
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- Global | Science | Working with business
One of the biggest obstacles to the uptake of plant-based alternatives to meat is their very dry and astringent feel when they are eaten.
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- 8 August 2023
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- Science | Global | Environment | Research
With world attention on recent wildfires and floods in North America, Europe and China, people should not overlook the devastating impact of climate change in Antarctica, scientists have warned.