Further reading on… Climate
Climate change is a multifaceted and complex global challenge — one which requires a broad, collaborative and interdisciplinary approach.
As COP28 draws to a close, we’re sharing a selection of books, media and publications from our research community — including Challenge Network leads, researchers we’ve supported through our programmes, and speakers at our events in 2023 — in the hope you find inspiration and answers to some of the biggest challenges around climate change.
So whether you’d like to learn more about faith and conservation, climate and social justice, the impact of climate on health systems resilience, or how the global financial sector can become more sustainable, you’ll find something below to help further that understanding.
Redesigning urban life in line with planetary limits
Remaking Places network co-lead Paul Chatterton released his book How to Save The City earlier this year as a way to encourage and empower readers to make changes to help cities become places where communities can thrive within planetary limits.
Sarah Ichioka, who spoke at the first of our What Comes After the SDGs? (Sustainable Development Goals) events, published Flourish with Michael Pawlyn in 2022. Exploring how we can move beyond sustainability to regenerative practices in architecture, human systems, and the way we interact with the world around us.
Exploring the nexus between climate action and culture
Another Remaking Places network co-lead, Radhika Borde, looks at how faith-based activists are taking on roles around the conservation of nature. Taking case studies from around the world, Religion and Nature Conservation explores the interplay between faith and protection and regeneration of the natural world across multiple continents.
If you’re looking for something inspiring to watch, What Comes After the SDGs? panellist and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Lisa Russell created a poetry video called Mother’s Cry, a powerful and creative depiction of catastrophic climate change.
Understanding the implications of climate on human health
Another speaker from our What Comes After the SDGs? series, Kavitha Hariharan, has co-authored this report on How healthcare providers can meet the climate challenge. This report outlines many key considerations around the risks posed by a warming climate, and shares some guidance on mitigation and resilience for healthcare providers.
Making financial systems sustainable
As part of our Climate and… series last year, Professors Iain Clacher and Jason Lowe shared their insights into how the global financial sector is turning its attention to climate change in Keeping climate on the agenda of the global financial sector
What Comes After the SDGs? speaker, former MEP and professor of green economics Molly Scott-Cato has also published Sustainable Finance: Using the Power of Money to Change the World, which looks at how the financial sector can help address climate through the power of green investment. Molly’s Environment and Economy has also been republished for its second edition.
Technologies and climate change
The potential, and limitations, for technologies to address challenges such as climate change are explored in Henrik Skaug Saetra’s book Technology and Sustainable Development: The Promise and Pitfalls of Techno-solutionism. The What Comes After the SDGs? panellist shared his views on this particular subject in the final of our panel events this year, which you can watch in full on our blog.
Want more on Climate Change from across University of Leeds? Why not take a look at the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures website to find an extensive array of climate researchers, opportunities to engage and connect, and lots of information about UNFCCC and COP.
