Categorie: Nature

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01988-2 Climate influencers on social media   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01986-4 Mating innovation a warming benefit   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01987-3 Ocean salinity   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01999-z Policies and subsidies can help, and have helped, to establish the electric vehicle market. As subsidies are withdrawn and policies shift, the public will play a role in the future market infiltration.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01985-5 Slow wetland sink recovery   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01982-8 Hydrological sensitivity describes how much precipitation changes for a given warming. Here, the authors show that the hydrological sensitivity differs between the three tropical ocean basins, which influences land rainfall changes across the tropical and mid-latitude regions.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 08 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01944-0 Meteorites recovered from Antarctica provide a bounty of materials from asteroids and planets and revolutionized the field of meteoritics. Warming temperatures in Antarctica may lead to the loss of a significant fraction of meteorites exposed at the surface and thus threaten the impact Antarctic meteorites have…

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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 08 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01954-y Most of the meteorites on the Earth’s surface are found in Antarctica. Here the authors show that ~5,000 meteorites become inaccessible per year as they melt into the ice due to climate change.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 08 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02009-y Author Correction: Warming and lateral shift of the Gulf Stream from in situ observations since 2001   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 08 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01967-7 Following a groundswell of voluntary net-zero targets by companies, regulators are increasingly introducing mandatory rules. If governments can overcome the barriers to rigour, coherence and fairness, such mandatory ‘ground rules’ have the potential to overcome the obstructionism that holds back a just climate transition.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 08 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01981-9 The authors use resurrected strains of a diatom species to compare temperature optima, cell size and gene expression across 60 years. Modern samples have a 1 °C higher temperature optima and probably support increased nutrient uptake, highlighting the adaptation potential of diatoms to global change.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 03 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01961-z Many cities are developing plans and strategies to achieve net-zero emissions and combat climate change. However, the operational value of residual emissions remains unknown, thus challenging the integrity, transparency and impact of such pledges.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 02 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01973-9 Using a global meta-analysis approach, the authors show that elevated CO2 alone can increase primary productivity and leaf C/N ratio and stimulate nitrogen fixation and nitrogen use efficiency. They project increasing carbon sink and decreasing reactive nitrogen loss under climate change.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 02 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01972-w As the financial system is increasingly important in catalysing the green transition, it is critical to assess the impediments it may face. This study shows that existing financial regulations may impair the shift of financial resources from high-carbon to low-carbon assets.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 02 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01959-7 Current model-based financial regulations favour carbon-intensive investments. This is likely to disincentivize banks from investing in new low-carbon assets, impairing the transition to net zero. Financial regulators and policymakers should consider how this bias may impact financial system stability and broader societal objectives.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 29 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01980-w Rapid population ageing is challenging for climate adaptation. Considering ageing demographics and green infrastructure development in 26,885 Southeast Asian communities, the authors find a reduction in green space in ageing communities, especially in socio-economically disadvantaged areas, with implications for vulnerability.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 28 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01962-y The worldwide trend of decreasing corporate tax in recent years has contributed to an increase in global carbon emissions, but implementing a global minimum tax rate of 15% could partially mitigate this impact. Policymakers should coordinate corporate tax policies with climate regulations.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 28 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01952-0 Countries use corporate tax cuts to attract foreign investment, which reshapes patterns of global production. This research shows that such competition will lead to higher carbon emissions and shift them to developing countries, while a global minimum tax could help alleviate these problems.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 28 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01964-w Global climate change will continue to reconfigure water resources and lead to more extreme events. Water markets may provide a low-cost adaptation tool. This Perspective discusses the opportunities and challenges for surface and groundwater markets to manage water resources.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 22 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01968-6 The ocean stores about 30% of the carbon emitted by human activities, regulating atmospheric CO2 levels and the Earth’s climate. Research suggests that this uptake of CO2 has strengthened much faster in coastal ocean waters than in the open ocean due to enhanced biological activity.