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Urgent action needed to restrict region’s carbon emissions
Carbon limits needed to contain global warming could be breached within six years in the Yorkshire and Humber region, a new report warns.
Africa Day – celebrating partnerships across the continent
As the world marks Africa Day, the University celebrates its existing partnerships across the continent and looks forward to further collaboration as a key strategic aim for the future.
Government and top scientists discuss net-zero transport
Officials responsible for decarbonising UK transport met with leading researchers this week to discuss how best to deliver the transition to net-zero in the transport sector.
Rock dust on croplands could draw two billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere
A major new study shows adding rock dust to farmland could remove the carbon dioxide equivalent of more than the current total emissions from global aviation and shipping combined.
The storm chasers making life-saving forecasts
Weather forecasters in Africa are getting access to satellite data that will allow them to track the path and severity of developing storms – and reduce the death toll from extreme weather events.x