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'Decade of action' to restore world's forests
Leading researchers, including University of Leeds academics, want to see a decade of “global action” to restore the world’s lost and depleted forests.
Transition to a low-carbon energy system
Dr Dan O’Neill and colleagues explored the energy requirements, and carbon emissions, associated with the energy transition.
'Communicate smarter' about climate change action
Dr Bianca van Bavel is at COP27 to launch an online decision-support tool to help policymakers identify the wider benefits of climate change policies.
Green Youth Deal launched for Yorkshire and Humber
Young people from across Yorkshire and the Humber have launched an action manifesto – a ‘Green Youth Deal’ – that sets out progressive policies to help achieve net zero and social justice.
Congo peatlands could release billions of tonnes of carbon
The world’s largest tropical peatland turned from being a major store of carbon to a source of carbon dioxide emissions as a result of climate change thousands of years ago, new research has revealed.