Source: University of Leeds

Articles from this source (6)

Rate of global warming caused by humans at an all-time high

  2024-06-05 (or before) by in University of Leeds

Global warming caused by humans is advancing at 0.26 °C per decade – the highest rate since records began, according to new research by over 50 leading international scientists.

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Climate change will reduce crop yields sooner than we thought

  2021-12-21 (or before) by in University of Leeds

A study led by the University of Leeds has shown that global warming of only 2°C will be detrimental to crops in temperate and tropical regions, with reduced yields from the 2030s onwards.

  Tagged under: Climate Change

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Sea level rise matches worst-case scenario

  2021-10-19 (or before) by in University of Leeds

Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica whose melting rates are rapidly increasing have raised the global sea level by 1.8 cm since the 1990s, and are matching the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s worst-case climate warming scenarios.

  Tagged under: Climate Change | Antarctic | Ice Melting | Sea Level

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Global ice loss increases at record rate

  2021-01-25 (or before) by in University of Leeds

The rate at which ice is disappearing across the planet is speeding up, according to new research.

  Tagged under: Arctic | Climate Change | Antarctic

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Decent living for all does not have to cost the Earth

  2020-10-02 (or before) by in University of Leeds

Global energy consumption in 2050 could be reduced to the levels of the 1960s and still provide a decent standard of living for a population three times larger, according to a new study

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Shining a light on international energy inequality

  2020-03-28 (or before) by in University of Leeds

A new study examines energy inequality for income classes across 86 countries, from highly industrialised to developing ones, revealing extreme disparity in energy footprints, both within nations and globally.

  Tagged under: Sustainability

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