Nature Climate Change
A monthly journal dedicated to publishing the most significant and cutting-edge research on the nature, underlying causes or impacts of global climate change and its implications for the economy, policy and the world at large.
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“Enhanced woody biomass production in a mature temperate forest under elevated CO2”
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-024-02090-3 .
Lowering the cost of reforestation for climate mitigation
By applying natural regeneration and plantations where each is more cost-effective, reforestation could achieve up to ten times more low-cost mitigation than previously estimated by the IPCC.
Accelerated Warming in the North Pacific Since 2013
In a new study published in Nature Climate Change, a team of researchers has uncovered an accelerated warming in the North Pacific since 2013 and its causes (Hu et al. 2024)
Early life cold and heat exposure impacts white matter development in children
Brain scans of more than 2500 preadolescents suggest that early life exposure to heat and cold may have lasting impacts on brain white matter. The study, published in Nature Climate Change, highlights the vulnerability of foetuses and children to extreme temperatures
Studying animal seed dispersal and forest regeneration: where cutting-edge modelling techniques meet intensive field-based research
Behind every large-scale ecological model is the indispensable fieldwork of numerous experts on the ground. Here, we dive into the collective research effort behind our latest paper – highlighting four datasets on frugivory, animal behaviour, gut passage time of seeds, and forest restoration.
Exploring and sharing the ‘collective memory’ stored at the bottom of the ocean
Phytoplankton play a central role in the marine ecosystem as prey and recyclers of nutrients. We investigated how these organisms have adapted to the historical increase in sea surface temperature since the 1960s and are uniting with artists to translate our findings to a wider audience.
Supporting alternative scientific approaches to assess global climate adaptation
In 2015, the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), but using a very vague definition and without specifying how to assess progress towards it.