Category: Nature

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 12 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02115-x Tropical aboveground biomass carbon is a crucial, yet complex, component of the terrestrial C budget. Here remote observations demonstrate that fire emissions and post-fire recovery in non-forested African biomes dominate the interannual variability of aboveground biomass carbon, which acts as a moderate net C sink.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 12 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02127-7 The authors consider environmental niche models for the current and future distribution of fishing fleets and gear from 82 countries. Despite overall redistribution of fleets to the poles, they show that most nations—particularly tropical ones—may struggle to track expected fish stock shifts.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 12 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02130-y Existing studies show carbon footprint inequality between and within countries, but awareness of this inequality is unclear. This study finds widespread underestimation of carbon footprint inequality and its associations with climate policy support and perceived fairness.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 12 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02121-z Healthcare emissions negatively affect the environment and health, posing ethical questions between health and environmental impacts. A focus group study in US health systems revealed a willingness to make environmentally informed health decisions and identified barriers to making such decisions.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02111-1 Biogas is promoted as an alternative fuel with the potential to lower net CO2 emissions. However, here the authors calculate that growing biogas feedstock crops on drained peatlands may produce three times more CO2 than burning natural gas.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 06 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02138-4 Participating in or spectating at sporting events is a favourite pastime for many, but climate change could alter the sporting landscape. Yet, sports are unifying to be part of the solution.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 06 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02124-w National adaptation plans   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 06 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02125-9 Ancient carbon released   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 06 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02123-x Community interventions   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 06 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02126-8 Drying groundwater   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 03 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02117-9 Night-time activities substantially impact climate change yet remain widely overlooked in climate research and action. We advocate for incorporating night studies into discussions surrounding climate socio-ecological dynamics to develop equitable and effective adaptation and mitigation strategies, especially in cities.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 29 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02113-z Increases in crop and timber production are necessary to meet rising needs. Here the authors predict how current forestry land is likely to face increased competition from agriculture as climate change shifts land-use suitability.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02133-9 Addendum: Reduced Arctic Ocean CO2 uptake due to coastal permafrost erosion   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02132-w Author Correction: Feasibility of peak temperature targets in light of institutional constraints   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 23 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02095-y Machine learning methods allow for advances in many aspects of climate research. In this Perspective, the authors give an overview of recent progress and remaining challenges to harvest the full potential of machine learning methods.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02092-1 The decarbonization of energy systems needs to be integrated with electric grid infrastructure, yet combined climate–grid studies are lacking. This Perspective discusses electric grid research that should be prioritized, and how researchers from different communities could better collaborate.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02093-0 The authors link a recent collapse of a commercially valuable snow crab stock to borealization of the Bering Sea that is >98% likely to have been human induced.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02106-y Large animal conservation and rewilding are increasingly considered to be viable climate mitigation strategies. We argue that overstating animal roles in carbon capture may hinder, rather than facilitate, effective climate mitigation and conservation efforts.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 19 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02110-2 Brazil’s coastline under attack   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 15 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02102-2 The authors demonstrate that integrating phenology data with evolutionary relationships can improve predictions of change. They show how including phylogenetic structure in plant responses to temperature produces better estimates and reveals markedly different responses across species.