Meet our Fellow @profjamesford.bsky.social, Priestley Chair in Climate Adaptation at @priestleycentre.bsky.social! His research advances understanding of climate change impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability at global to local scales. Find out more➡️ acss.org.uk/professor-ja...
piers forster on 10 years of the priestley centre: reflections and hopes for the future
10 years of the Priestley Centre!
Piers Forster’s new blog looks back at Paris 2015, how optimism sparked action, and what we’ve built since.
Still lots to fight for, but lots to celebrate too.
climate.leeds.ac.uk/piers-forste...
want to do a (fully funded) PhD with me modelling climate adaptation futures from the bottom-up? if so: phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2465... @priestleycentre.bsky.social
New Fellow @profjamesford.bsky.social is Priestley Chair in Climate Adaptation at @priestleycentre.bsky.social! James works closely with Indigenous communities in the Arctic & globally with a focus on health & wellbeing, food security, & climate change adaptation. acss.org.uk/news/the-aca...
I am extremely honoured to have just been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences! Thanks to colleagues and collaborators over the years who made this possible! acss.org.uk/news/the-aca... @priestleycentre.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social
for political ecologists out there, see our new paper examining where has the field been and where is it going .....
link.springer.com/article/10.1... @priestleycentre.bsky.social @ishfaqmalik.bsky.social
what are the key elements of transformational adaptation? see our paper just out today in @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41... @priestleycentre.bsky.social
see our new paper just out on disaster preparedness and recovery for riverbank erosion in Bangladesh www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @priestleycentre.bsky.social
🌎The Priestley Centre and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero are hosting the UK’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change community for the Seventh Assessment Cycle.
The first UK Government event of its kind, it brings together new and experienced UK IPCC authors allowing connection.
see our new paper on the concept of habitability and what it means for adaptation: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @priestleycentre.bsky.social
A critique of climate objectivity in the context of global injustice
doi.org/10.1088/1748...
via @ioppublishing.bsky.social
Professor Suraje Dessai, Principal Fellow at Priestley, has been appointed to the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change.
Suraje is one of the 15 independent senior scientific experts appointed to the board
climate.leeds.ac.uk/news/suraje-...
@unep.org just released their GEO-7 report on the state of the global environment. For the first time the GEO includes the perspectives of Indigenous peoples. It was an honor to serve on the assessment advisory board
www.unep.org/resources/gl... @priestleycentre.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social
Just finishing an exciting and intense week for the IPCC first lead author meeting n Paris. I am on the responses to losses and damages chapter, with Canada nominating me. Lots of work ahead! @priestleycentre.bsky.social
Our paper in Nature (Humanities and Social Sciences Communications) on political ecology of climate change adaptation in Nunatsiavut, environmental injustices, & barriers and limits to adaptation.”https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-06058-2 @profjamesford.bsky.social @labradorice.bsky.social
Day 9 Elevate both planetary and community stewardship, showcasing inclusive, grounded, and nature-aligned solutions. Leeds’ involvement: Matthaeus Menezes Assef speaking on a panel on policy proposals Piers Forster is giving a keynote at: ‘Carbon Neutrality and Energy System Transformation (CNEST): Advancing technology, industry, and policy innovations and international collaboration’
Day 9 at #COP30
Today's focus continues on from yesterday, which is to elevate both planetary and community stewardship, showcasing inclusive, grounded, and nature-aligned solutions. 🌎
Check out the graphic below to see how Leeds is involved today ⬇️
Graphic with the text: Theme - Laying the groundwork for climate readiness and resilience across all systems, sectors, communities, and regions. Professor Steve Arnold speaking at a session on the climate effects of black carbon and methane in the Arctic
Day 2 at #COP30 🌍
Focus remains on building climate readiness and resilience across all systems and regions.
Our Leeds delegate speaking today is Prof. Steve Arnold in a session on black carbon & methane impacts in the Arctic.
📍 Cryosphere Pavilion, 14.00 Brazil time
➡️ Stay tuned for updates!
Professor Piers Forster, Director of the Priestley Centre, spoke in the plenary session at Earth Information Day at #COP30 yesterday - if you missed it, you can watch it here! unfccc.int/event/earth-...
Read about some of the work we're doing on sea ice change and livelihoods in the Arctic as part of my ERC Advanced Grant spotlight.leeds.ac.uk/researching-... @priestleycentre.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu
11 days left to apply to be a #PriestleyClimateScholar
From art to science, if your PhD is climate-related apply to join our 2 year programme of engagement and professional development!
👉 Find out more and apply climate.leeds.ac.uk/learn-with-u...
Send this to someone you think should go for it!
Looking forward to participating in FAOs World Food Forum next week in Rome. I'll be on a panel on Wednesday on "Ethical co-creation of knowledge." Look out for the big IPON presence in the Indigenous Nomadic tents across the week @priestleycentre.bsky.social @fao.org
⏰ Applications are now open to be a Priestley Climate Scholar!
No matter your discipline, if you’re a Uni of Leeds PhD student researching something related to climate, we want you to apply!
For more info and how to apply, visit the Priestley Centre website: climate.leeds.ac.uk/learn-with-u...
See our new study modeling the relationship between weather-dependent trail access and store-bought food sales in Nunavut, further developing our ethnoclimatology approach iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... @priestleycentre.bsky.social
For those interested in knowledge synthesis in climate change research, especially for informing IPCC AR7, here are some tips:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Excited to have been selected as a Lead Author for Chp 5 of IPCC AR7 WGII on Responses to Losses and Damages. I am looking forward to working with the diverse author teams over the next few years
@ipcc.bsky.social @priestleycentre.bsky.social
Under 100 days until the 7th Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) report is published!
💡Not sure what UNEP's GEO-7 report is about? Take a look at this interview with the co-chair of the GEO-7 report: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
#GEO7 #UNEP
see our paper just out on wildfire in high latitude regions www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/8/... @priestleycentre.bsky.social @centrewildfires.bsky.social
An abstract image overlain by text showing the change in the remaining carbon budget since the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report was published. The budget for a 50% probability of remaining with 1.5°C has decreased by 74%, from 500 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide in the Sixth Assessment Report to 250 gigatonnes in 2022; 200 gigatonnes in 2023; and 130 gigatonnes in 2024.
⚠️ The amount of CO2 the world can emit and still have a good chance of staying within 1.5°C of global warming is 130 billion tonnes. This would be exhausted in a little more than three years if emissions remain at current levels.
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