Aerial view of a deforested section of the Amazon rainforest. The image shows a stark contrast between the dense, green trees and an area of cleared land with tree stumps and barren soil.

Dr Mark Tebboth from @developmentuea.bsky.social has been the lead author of an opinion piece that says a new UK Government report on global biodiversity loss and national security risks distorting evidence and driving ineffective policy.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4viBb55

#ResearchMatters

Two woodpeckers with red heads perched on tree trunks in a lush, green forest setting.

Prof Carlos Peres, from @ueaenv.bsky.social has been a researcher on a study that has found that improving the landscapes surrounding forest remnants can dramatically increase their ability to retain bird species.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4v2Gup8

#NewStudy #ResearchMatters #Birds

Research strategy: 2025-2030 This research strategy sets out the Tyndall Centre's priorities and approach for the next five years, as we remain a thought-leading, internationally

Check out the Tyndall Centre's 2025-2030 research strategy, focusing on how we will advance interdisciplinary #ClimateResearch, strengthen collaboration across partner institutes, and maximise research impact over the next 5 years ⬇️ tyndall.ac.uk/research-str...

Professor Corinne Le Quéré FRS, Royal Society Research Professor of Climate Change Science and Professor at the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social, made a special address at the Royal Society earlier today.

Watch now and read the full address on our website:
royalsociety.org/news/2026/03...

A silhouette of a power plant with multiple smokestacks releasing plumes of smoke. The sun sets in the background, casting an orange hue across the sky. Nearby, a few low buildings and trees are visible along the horizon.

Prof Benjamin Santer from@ueaenv.bsky.social has sought to set the record straight over “demonstrably incorrect” claims made in a major US government report that misrepresented his work and downplayed the role of human activity in global warming.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4r2ZxMY

#ResearchMatters

Subnational Climate Leadership Dynamics Among Under2 Coalition Members This open access book analyzes climate action taken by subnational governments around the world participating in the Under2 Coalition

Very proud to have co-authored a new book, Subnational Climate Leadership Dynamics Among Under2 Coalition Members, alongside the brilliant Jale Tosun, Simon Bulian, Joan Enguer, and Emiliano Levario Saad.

It is available for free and open access here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007....

A large industrial power plant with multiple cooling towers emitting steam into the cloudy sky. The scene includes electrical pylons and a field of green grass in the foreground. The weather appears overcast.

A new study co-authored by researchers from @tyndallcentre.bsky.social and Norwich Business School has found that countries with stricter and better-targeted climate policies cut carbon emissions faster.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4tVMQGk

@ecioxford.bsky.social

#ResearchMatters #CarbonEmissions

Decoding nature’s temperature signatures 🌡️🌍

New findings from UEA's School of Environmental Sciences & Massachusetts Institute of Technology highlight how large-scale eruptions and wildfires leave clear climatic fingerprints at the global scale.

www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...

A scenic landscape featuring vibrant wildflowers in the foreground, lush evergreen trees, and a clear lake. Mountains rise in the background under a bright sun with rays radiating across a clear blue sky.

Dr Jeff Price from @tyndallcentre.bsky.social is the lead author on the most comprehensive assessment to date of how climate change threatens biodiversity in more than 98,000 protected areas worldwide.

#ReserachMatters #ClimateChange #Biodiversity

Sunset casting an orange glow over the silhouette of the Montreal skyline, with the sun prominently centered in the sky above the cityscape.

Research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) shows how many tropical cities are predicted to warm faster than expected under 2°C of global warming.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4khpy9G

#ResearchMatters #Academia #ThisIsUEA

Aerial view of the braided river channels, showcasing vivid blue waters weaving through gray sediment.

Prof Robert Nicholls has co-authored a study revealing how fast the world’s deltas are sinking.

Led by the @uofcalifornia.bsky.social, Irvine and involving @tyndallcentre.bsky.sociall, the study shows that millions of people are at risk of flooding.

Read more: https://bit.ly/459eULY

#NewStudy

2025 has been confirmed as the third warmest year on record, following 2024 and 2023, in a series stretching back to 1850.

Data from the Met Office, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and @ncas-uk.bsky.social shows 2025 was 1.41 °C above the average for 1850-1900.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/3NkfQH9

Young trees planted in a field with numbered markers under a hillside, promoting reforestation and environmental conservation.

A new study led by researchers from @developmentuea.bsky.social has found that social justice must be at the heart of global restoration initiatives if ecosystem degradation is to be addressed effectively.

Read more on our website: https://bit.ly/3Y8tmzB

#SocialJustice #ResearchMatters

View of a flooded riverside walkway with lamp posts and railings in the foreground, overlooking skyscrapers of a modern city skyline on a cloudy day.

A new study has found that the combination of extreme climate events, sea-level rise and land subsidence could create larger floods for coastal cities.

Read more on our website👉 https://bit.ly/3KcJXiG

#NewStudy #ResearchMatters #Floods #ClimateEvents

UEA has strengthened its position in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026 — now placed in the world top 100 🙌

We’re ranked:
• 61st of 2,001 institutions globally (top 3%)
• 35th of 620 in Europe (top 6%)

www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...

A person's hand pulling a wet wipe from a blue packaging against a light green background.

Daniel Jolly, a postgraduate from @ueaenv.bsky.social has been featured by the BBC for his research into how biodegradable wet wipes break down.

Watch the interview (from 2:16:37 onwards) 👉 https://bit.ly/44ir4RY

Read the article here 👉 https://bit.ly/3LKDegk

#ResearchMatters #Academia #WetWipes

Aerial view of a circular island featuring lush greenery and clear blue water, designed in the style of the Earth.

Prof Corinne Le Quéré from the School of Environmental Sciences has appeared on the BBC Radio 4's Rare Earth programme, discussing the COP30 summit.

Listen to the programme: https://bbc.in/3LDKnPm

#ResearchMatters #COP30 #ClimateChange

Filmmaker highlights life on crumbling Happisburgh cliffs Joseph Harrington says seeing the coastal erosion for himself was "incredibly stark".

New documentary After the Tide follows three people who have lost, or risk losing, their homes at Happisburgh on the #Norfolk coast. It was made w/ contributions from Sophie Day at @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social + Tyndall Centre, and streams on Disney+ next year.

I tried out a new version of Minecraft to see why environmental storylines help children learn A new version of Minecraft gives players the chance to make decisions about tackling coastal erosion in scenarios based on Bude in Cornwall.

Minecraft teaching climate resilience?

Dr Elliot Honeybun-Arnolda’s new Conversation piece explores a version of the game helping students understand coastal change and flooding through play.

Read more: theconversation.com/i-tried-out-...

Congratulations to Dr Matt Jones for being awarded the prestigious 2025 Philip Leverhulme prize for Geography. This award shows significant recognition for his leading contributions in climate research.

Watch this space! Read more about Matthew's research here -

www.uea.ac.uk/climate/caus...

View of a lush leek farm with rows of mature crops under a clear sky, with small white buildings in the background surrounded by trees in a rural landscape.

“We still have time to shape our future, and positively impact national security, national health, economic growth and climate change," said Prof Neil Ward, Co-lead of @afnnetwork.bsky.social and professor in @ueaenv.bsky.social in a new report.

Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4oj1J1V

#Research #UKFood

📹 Tyndall Centre's Asher Minns took questions from pupils in Hertfordshire on subjects from transport and wildlife to climate anxiety and their own contributions. Have a watch via ITV Anglia:

Publics and UK parliamentarians underestimate the urgency of peaking global greenhouse gas emissions Communications Earth & Environment - UK members of parliament overestimate the time available to mitigate climate change, with notable partisan differences, and a similar lack of knowledge is...

New paper with @lucasgeese.bsky.social at @commsearth.nature.com

UK MPs + publics in Britain, Canada, Chile & Germany underestimated the urgency of peaking global GHG emissions when surveyed in 2023.

@tyndallcentre.bsky.social @cast-centre.bsky.social
@climateuea.bsky.social

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As part of a special programme on ITV Anglia schoolchildren asked Asher Minns from the @tyndallcentre.bsky.social at UEA about climate change, from causes to solutions.

Watch here 👉 www.itv.com/watch/news/w...

#ClimateChange #ClimateScience

@climateuea.bsky.social

Are we ready for life beyond 1.5°C of global warming? We are on the verge of crossing the threshold set out in the Paris Climate Agreement. David Gunn and Matthew Harris explore the ideas that may help us navigate a world of more frequent and severe clim...

A new Chatham House article cites a report from the Climate Majority Project (@climatemajority.bsky.social), co-founded by UEA Emeritus Professor Rupert Read.

Are we ready for life beyond 1.5°C of global warming?
📰 Read more: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

Research Areas - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Research Areas Archive - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research

Four key research areas drive our mission:

🌍 Accelerating social change
🌱 Achieving wellbeing
🥬 Boosting adaptation and resilience
♻️ Reaching net zero emissions

Stay informed about our #ClimateResearch projects and updates: tyndall.ac.uk/research ⬇️

1850-2025 time series of global mean temperature anomaly from the HadCRUT5 dataset.

After a brief (ahem) hiatus, the HadCRUT5 global temperature dataset has now been updated to June 2025 by @metoffice.gov.uk @climateuea.bsky.social and @ncas-uk.bsky.social

View from behind of a fisherman paddling a canoe with trees and riverbanks in the background and large fish in the canoe, after a fishing in a local lake in Amazonas, Brazil

New research reveals “unprecedented” conservation results of community management of protected areas in the Amazon - as many face an uncertain future due to low enforcement of regulations, external encroachment and competition for resources. 🌳🐟🧵

Read more 👇:
bit.ly/3VmTqpB

#Amazon #Conservation

It may sound like a scene from Moana, but our researchers have found that climate change pushed islanders to ‘chase the rain’ across the Pacific 1,000 years ago! 🌧️🛶

Read more 👉 bit.ly/4nvxtAL

@climateuea.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social

#Moana #ClimateChange #UEAResearch

📷 Mark Peaple

An unprecedented marine heatwave in 2023 resulted in the global ocean absorbing significantly less CO₂ than anticipated, according to new research involving our School of Environmental Sciences. 🌊🌡️

Read more 👉: bit.ly/41E7BtQ

#CarbonDioxide #OceanSink #ClimateChange

@ueaenv.bsky.social @ethz.ch