Piers Forster

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December 9, 2020

For a carbon‑neutral UK, the next five years are critical – here’s what must happen

Piers Forster, University of Leeds

The Climate Change Committee has laid out a road map for net zero emissions that the UK government could follow.

Bondi Beach in Sydney is locked down, April 2020. Bianca De Marchi / EPA

August 7, 2020

Coronavirus lockdown will have ‘negligible’ impact on the climate – new study

Piers Forster, University of Leeds

My research shows we’ll need transformative change not just temporary lockdowns for COVID-19 to make much difference to the climate.

An NGO representative stands in front of a replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris climate change conference in December 2015. (Michel Euler/AP Photo)

December 5, 2018

The Climate Clock: Counting down to 1.5°C

H. Damon Matthews, Concordia University; Glen Peters, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Myles Allen, University of Oxford, and Piers Forster, University of Leeds

We are on track to reach 1.5°C of global warming within 16 years according to new data.

There are indications that climate change in Malawi will make the country poorer and its people more static. Meaduva/Flickr

June 7, 2016

How climate change could affect African migration patterns

Piers Forster, University of Leeds and Evan Fraser, University of Guelph

There is belief among some that climate change drives human displacement, but research in Malawi suggests otherwise.

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For a carbon‑neutral UK, the next five years are critical – here’s what must happen

Coronavirus lockdown will have ‘negligible’ impact on the climate – new study

The Climate Clock: Counting down to 1.5°C

How climate change could affect African migration patterns

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