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Industry 'must prepare now' for green electricity
Industry must speed up investment in new technologies that allow manufacture of materials using renewable electricity if net zero emissions targets are to be met, researchers warn.
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Climate predictions build resilience in African tea plantations
Researchers in the UK and Africa have teamed up to help tea producers better understand future climate risks in a bid to reduce crop damage.
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Welcoming two new Executive Deans to Leeds
Two new Executive Deans will join the University community at the start of 2022.
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Act now for economic benefits from peatland restoration
Restoring the world鈥檚 depleted peatlands now rather than later would have massive economic benefits to society, according to new research.
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Showcasing digital expertise
Researchers across the University are preparing to showcase their digital expertise as part of a packed programme for the largest tech event in the UK.
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Taste cells can control a whole animal鈥檚 foraging
Neuroscientists have developed a computer model to explain how a nematode worm searches for food, revealing that single brain cells can both sense the environment and control foraging strategy.
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Forest fires linked to tens of thousands of avoidable deaths
Setting fire to forest and agricultural land in Southeast Asia to prepare it for cultivation or grazing contributes to an estimated 59,000 premature deaths a year, say scientists.
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Carbon surprise in disappearing African tropical mountain forests
Scientists studying tropical forests in Africa鈥檚 mountains were surprised to uncover how much carbon they store, and how fast some of these forests are being cleared.
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Volcanic safety valve for Earth鈥檚 long-term climate
Extensive chains of volcanoes have been responsible for both emitting and then removing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), stabilising temperatures at Earth鈥檚 surface.
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Climate change 'widespread, rapid and intensifying'
Changes in the Earth's climate caused by human activity are being observed in every region and across the whole climate system, according to a major international report released today.聽