Leeds and COP26 – getting the world to net-zero

Leeds researchers are helping to make the upcoming climate summit a success, shift the world rapidly to net-zero emissions, and avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis.

It is vital that young people’s needs and concerns are addressed if we are to implement the Paris Agreement in a way that is fair to all people

—Dr Harriet Thew

Impact

• International collaboration: University of Leeds researchers are working collaboratively to help find solutions to the climate crisis

Key information

• Major funders: Climate Change Committee, Leeds Climate Commission, Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN)
• Disciplines: environment, climate change
• Investigators: Dr Harriet Thew, Dr Stephen Whitfield, Professor Piers Forster

Keywords: climate change, COP, climate mitigation, global warming, environment research, extinction, extreme weather, justice, activism, climate change mitigation and adaptation