Earth and Environment at Leeds

School of Earth and Environment, @UniversityLeeds.
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[Earth and Environment at Leeds @SEELeeds]

Find us at @envleeds.bsky.social. LinkedIn coming soon.

[University of Leeds @UniversityLeeds]

Since 2009, we’ve used this account to share University updates, highlight research stories, and connect with the Leeds community far and wide.

However, in recent years - like many others - we’ve experienced a huge drop in engagement due to developments on the platform.

[Earth and Environment at Leeds @SEELeeds]

Ofgem has awarded over £3m in funding to a new project, GeoGrid.

It'll use the university’s Geothermal Campus to understand how thermal energy storage can improve energy and heating systems across the UK.

Read more:
https://t.co/KpbJuLv4qp

[Earth and Environment at Leeds @SEELeeds]

Inclusion, agroecology and community resilience – PhD researcher Ankitha Manohar reflects on her insights from the Feed, Care, Protect training school at the University of São Paulo.

https://t.co/htlYQzKJ2C

[Faculty of Environment - University of Leeds @EnvLeeds]

Asif Husain-Naviatti is the new chair of @YHClimateCom.

He brings three decades of experience with the United Nations and World Bank on sustainable development and climate governance.

https://t.co/iCQ1XanDrT

[Earth and Environment at Leeds @SEELeeds]

An international team of 67 researchers, including four from the School of Earth and Environment, has now revealed the true scope of the Nord Stream pipeline leak in 2022 – the largest single release of methane ever recorded.

https://t.co/9S1GegqGH0

[Earth and Environment at Leeds @SEELeeds]

Illicit wildlife reintroduction is controversial - seen as heroic to some and frustrating to others. Either way, it is surprisingly common.

@_GeorgeHolmes co-wrote a @ConversationUK article to explore why it happens and why it matters.

https://t.co/ggDQ2Tq2gB

[Earth and Environment at Leeds @SEELeeds]

Professor Amanda Maycock was featured in @bbcworldservice's More or Less programme, speaking about the increase in average global temperatures.

Listen from 00:54
https://t.co/j0dL6mLHZO

[Restoring Hardknott Forest @HardknottForest]

We're starting a community nursery to grow rare wildflowers, trees and shrubs for our project. Please donate and share if you can.
@SEELeeds @UBoCarbon @NECumbria @ShowcaseCumbria @leeinthelakes @nationaltrust @ForestryEngland
https://t.co/nDl8xJx3vb

[Earth and Environment at Leeds @SEELeeds]

Sedimentologists from around the world gathered for the 63rd British Sedimentological Research Group Annual General Meeting in Leeds.

The inspiring conference included a field trip and core workshop and over 120 talks on a diverse range of topics.

https://t.co/BeP0gBlpGv

[Earth and Environment at Leeds @SEELeeds]

Congratulations to Dr Phil Murphy, who was awarded @yorksgeolsoc's 2024 Moore Medal! 👏

The award recognises Phil's services to geology in the north of England over the past two decades.

https://t.co/2bQS2TeANl

[Earth and Environment at Leeds @SEELeeds]

The School of Earth and Environment hosts several visiting researchers and joint PhD students with the China Scholarship Council.

Visiting researchers contribute to Leeds's vibrant research culture and gain invaluable international experience.

Read more:
https://t.co/mzpejCfmKC

[Earth and Environment at Leeds @SEELeeds]

China plans to announce new climate targets in the next few weeks, outlining its first roadmap for reducing emissions.

Professor Piers Forster (@piersforster) is mentioned in this article, comparing China's emissions caps to the UK's carbon budgets.

https://t.co/6unGrom12D

[Earth and Environment at Leeds @SEELeeds]

Researchers in the Faculty of Environment have collaborated on a new, more inclusive model to understand the key processes in ocean sediments' carbon preservation.

The tool and its insights can be used to support climate change mitigation strategies.

https://t.co/vAaxXVbFuO

[Earth and Environment at Leeds @SEELeeds]

Dr Sheridan Few will lead a work package in the new 'Moving IMPACT' project, a consortium with partners in Ghana, Kenya, and Rwanda that aims to improve access to solar energy for mobility, health and education.

https://t.co/VrYZoQE4Wq

[Earth and Environment at Leeds @SEELeeds]

Callum Smith, @DomSpracklen, and @JessTreeBaker explain how the transformation of forests into farms is detrimental to the environment in @ConversationUK.

https://t.co/U1Ay46wgFs

[iCASP @YorkshireiCASP]

If you work with Nature Based Solutions (NBS) please help us by taking part in this survey so that your work can be even more widespread.

It's part of a project funded by @ResEngland
to understand challenges which could be improved by policy support https://t.co/VWMwp4WZ8a

[iCASP @YorkshireiCASP]

We're delighted that the #GreatNorthBog is the UK Action Site featured in the @WaterLANDS_EU latest newsletter.

Read all about the considerable progress being made restoring peatlands in the north of England & throughout Europe.

Happy 3rd birthday to #WaterLANDSH2020!

[European Social Survey @ESS_Survey]

New research published by the Journal of European Social Policy (@SageJournals) included analysis of our data.

Milena Büchs (@SEELeeds 🇬🇧), Elena Bastianelli (@Unibocconi 🇮🇹) and Sylke Schnepf (@EU_ScienceHub 🇪🇺) examined opposition to fossil fuel taxes.

https://t.co/MA9J4YMLGG

[Earth and Environment at Leeds @SEELeeds]

A House of Lords report urges the UK government to take action on methane emissions.

@piersforster, interim chair of the advisory @theCCCuk, explains that this would reduce global warming.

https://t.co/lO0KLuK0py