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University of Leeds sustainable garden on campus.

Leeds moves up in sustainability rankings

Published
Wednesday 13th December, 2023
Categories
University
Environment

The annual People & Planet University League for 2023-24 has been released, with the University of Leeds achieving a 2:1 classification.

A camera in space captures the sun as it begins to appear over the curve of the Earth

Pivotal moment as global warming threatens the Earth system

Published
Tuesday 5th December, 2023
Categories
Global
Science
Environment
Research

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.  

A graphic image of a map of the world created in an aerial view of a jungle.

Computer climate model wins science impact award

Published
Monday 4th December, 2023
Categories
Environment
Research

An ultra-fast computer model that is shaping the global outlook on tackling climate change has been recognised for its environmental science impact.

Image across a calm sea with floating ice debris to a coastline of ice and snow covered mountains. This is a the Antarctic Peninsula.

Scientists track rapid retreat of Antarctic glacier

Published
Wednesday 29th November, 2023
Categories
Global
Science
Environment

Scientists are warning that apparently stable glaciers in the Antarctic can “switch very rapidly” and lose large quantities of ice as a result of warmer seas.

Image shows an lowland open valley with a stream running through. There is just one tree and a lot of moorland tussock.

Replanting lost woodlands cuts the risk of extreme flooding

Published
Friday 17th November, 2023
Categories
Working with our region
Science
Environment
Research

Pioneering research will for the first time monitor how the creation of England’s biggest new native woodland could help stave off the worst effects of climate change, such as flooding.

View taken from above the tree canopy at the Desta coffee plantation in Ethiopia. It shows the top of the tree canopy.

Forests are vital to help reduce atmospheric CO2 

Published
Monday 13th November, 2023
Categories
Global
Science
Environment

If the world’s natural forests are allowed to grow and mature rather than being cut down, 226 billion tonnes of carbon could be taken out of the atmosphere, according to a major international study.  

A large iceberg floating in the sea in Disko Bay, Greenland. The iceberg stands tall above the sea, posing a hazard to nearby maritime traffic

AI can map the outline and area of giant icebergs

Published
Thursday 9th November, 2023
Categories
Technology
Science
Environment
Research

Scientists have trained an artificial intelligence or AI system to accurately map in one-hundredth of a second the surface area and outline of giant icebergs captured on satellite images.