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A woman in a wheelchair sat at a train station platform. There is a train passing in the distance.

Looking at the data differently to highlight those left in the cold

Professor Lucie Middlemiss and Dr Diana Ivanova investigate how energy and environmental policies can put people with disabilities at a disadvantage.

Forests are vital to help reduce atmospheric CO2

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.

Lightning is the leading cause of wildfires in boreal forests, threatening carbon storage

New research shows that lightning is the biggest threat to boreal forests and that its frequency will increase with climate change.

Image: Dr Kanhu Charan Pattnayak, Professor Iain Clacher, Patricia Grant, Dr Anubhav Choudhary

Climate financial risk analytics hub launches at Nexus

Stronger links between UK science and innovation and financial institutions will be forged at a new Innovation Hub in Leeds.

Yorkshire Dales at Ingleborough. Credit Andrew Parkinson WWF UK.

Helping Yorkshire’s wildlife recover

Researchers and charity partners including Professor Dominick Spracklen and Dr Catt Scott are restoring nature in the Yorkshire Dales.