Sea surface warming patterns drive hydrological sensitivity uncertainties

AbstractThe increase in global-mean precipitation with global-mean temperature (hydrological sensitivity; (eta)) is constrained by the atmospheric energy budget, but its magnitude remains uncertain. Here...

Coastal vegetation and estuaries are collectively a greenhouse gas sink

AbstractCoastal ecosystems release or absorb carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), but the net effects of these ecosystems on the radiative...

Funding African-led climate initiatives

During the United Nations Climate Change Conference of...

Increased ambition is needed after Glasgow

At COP26 in Glasgow, major emitters significantly ratcheted up their climate commitments. Such increased ambition will substantially contribute to getting closer to the long-term...

A multimodel analysis of post-Glasgow climate targets and feasibility challenges

AbstractThe COP26 Glasgow process resulted in many countries strengthening their 2030 emissions reduction targets and announcing net-zero pledges for 2050–2070 but it is not...

Social cost of carbon estimates have increased over time

AbstractEstimates of the social cost of carbon are the yardstick for climate policy targets. However, there is great uncertainty and we do not know...

Author Correction: National models of climate governance among major emitters

Correction to: Nature Climate Change https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01589-x. Published online...

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