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Humans have already caused 1.5 °C of long-term global warming according to new estimates
Humans may have already caused 1.5 °C of global warming when measured from a time genuinely before the industrial revolution and the start of large-scale carbon emissions, according to new research.
Pine martens thrown a lifeline in the Lake District
Pine martens have been reintroduced into woodland in South Cumbria thanks to a project involving researchers from the University of Leeds.
Study warns of 'alarming rise' in long-lived greenhouse gas
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.
Studying warm climates of the past can reveal our future
New research combines climate modelling with fossil shell analysis to understand what a warm future could be like over Western Europe.
Leeds to host regional hub for climate education
A climate education hub that will help young people across all educational settings turn their sustainability ambitions into action will be hosted by the University of Leeds.