Category: Nature

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02081-4 The greenhouse gas abatement costs for two forest restoration methods — natural regeneration and plantations — are estimated by integrating observations on the costs of reforestation projects with other biophysical and economic data. This analysis reveals that a mix of reforestation methods offers greater potential to…

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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02068-1 It is important to understand the cost-effectiveness of natural regeneration and plantations, which are common reforestation methods for mitigation. The authors estimate and map abatement costs for the two approaches across low- and mid-income countries, helping to guide reforestation initiatives.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02066-3 The Southern Ocean takes up substantial amounts of heat and carbon. Here the authors show that it has historically accounted for a much greater proportion of global ocean heat uptake—and link this to aerosols depressing uptake in northern oceans—but that future heat and carbon uptake will…

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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 23 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02088-x Climate change is increasing ocean temperature, particularly in the surface waters. Here the authors show that accelerated surface warming in the North Pacific in the past decade is driven by shoaling of the ocean mixed layer with some dampening by increased latent heat loss from the…

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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 19 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02054-7 Tracking adaptation requires countries’ commitments as the baseline for measuring future progress. By analysing 65 African national adaptation documents, this research finds that most countries fail to provide internally consistent and operational plans, while efforts towards adequacy exist.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 19 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02055-6 Inadequate information in national adaptation policies limits the ability to track national adaptation progress in Africa. Enhancing coverage, consistency and robustness of these policies offers a clear path to establish effective, nationally led adaptation-tracking infrastructure.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 18 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02067-2 Currently, no comprehensive scientific methodology of corporate risk quantification, in response to new disclosure regulations, has been proposed in the literature. Here we develop fundamental principles that are important for the appropriate use of climate scenario science in transition risk assessments.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 16 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02070-7 The growth and yield of 3,652 wheat genotypes under past and simulated future climates indicate that adaptation to a wide range of environments will decrease by 8.7% for each 1°C of warming. Thus, future breeding strategies must deliver genetically diverse elite lines that can adapt to…

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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 16 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02069-0 Given the importance of crop breeding and adaptation for future food security, the authors investigate yield response of wheat cultivars under warming. They find low adaptation to recent warming and low phenotype stability across environments, with further reductions expected under future climates.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 12 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02072-5 Governments are increasingly using industrial policy to develop low-carbon economic sectors and catalyse the energy transition. A recent study provides a framework to explain why governments adopt different types of green industrial policy, depending on industry position in the global supply chain and types of uncertainty.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02028-9 Projections of the future climate of small island states and territories are currently limited by the coarse resolution of models. We call for rapid global and regional cooperation to develop projections compatible with small island scales, providing relevant local information and decision-making tools.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02005-2 Effective domestic climate policies to protect small island states   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02077-0 Small island states and territories have been leading climate action in many ways. In this issue, we highlight climate change research conducted on large ocean islands and how science can improve to help them adapt to changing environments.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02053-8 Small island states and territories are often seen as particularly vulnerable to climate change, which affects the shape of the land, its ecosystems and the resources that people depend on. Nature Climate Change asked a selection of scientists from different island states and territories to discuss…

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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 03 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02060-9 Urban areas are an important focus for effective climate action in the coming decade. This Perspective proposes transformational strategies to accelerate and upscale the impact of the planned Special Report on Climate Change and Cities in the IPCC seventh assessment cycle.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 03 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02051-w The authors combine field data with models of coastal geomorphology and bird behaviour and dynamics to understand the impact of sea-level rise on shorebird populations. They show that habitat quality is already declining and that the current focus on habitat quantity loss can underestimate threats.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 01 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02061-8 How the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) will change under sustained warming beyond the year 2100 is not well known. Here the authors show that while ENSO variability will exhibit diverse changes in the short term, continued warming will lead to a consistent decrease in variability in…

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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 01 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02058-3 The changing climate threatens water quality in lakes, particularly oxygen levels. Here the authors present evidence for northern lakes of rapidly reducing oxygen levels, mainly driven by longer stratification in the warm season, with implications for lake ecosystems.   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 28 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02062-7 Limits on modelling the thermal sensitivity of Wolbachia   

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 28 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02033-y Ocean salinity changes are thought to be dominated by freshwater fluxes. Here the authors show that amplification of the Atlantic–Pacific salinity contrast also involves wind- and ocean warming-driven processes, with larger salinity increases in the North Atlantic, relative to the North Pacific.