The Earth; It's the only one we have
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 13 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02571-7
Planning for climate action in food systems requires disaggregated spatial information on greenhouse gas emissions and removals. Now, a study on the major emission sources for global croplands yields such emissions estimates, identifies the locations of hotspots and assesses mitigation trade-offs with food productivity.
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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02549-x
Mountains, with their sharp climatic contrasts, are emblematic of climate-driven species movement and, ultimately, loss. Here, we argue that these same contrasts make mountains powerful natural laboratories for discovering the mechanisms that underlie biological change.
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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 05 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02567-3
A spatial assessment of global decarbonization scenarios reveals that land allocated for carbon dioxide removal substantially overlaps with areas of high biodiversity importance. The implications of such overlap depend on location and mode of implementation and demonstrate that careful assessment will be required when implementing decarbonization pathways to safeguard biodiversity.
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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02557-5
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) plays an important role in decarbonization pathways to meet climate goals, but some methods are land-intensive. Multimodel analysis reveals conflicts between biodiversity and CDR that are distributed unevenly, and shows that synergies are crucial to meet climate and conservation goals.
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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 26 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02547-z
Climate change is tightening its grip on the world’s drinking water, threatening both safety and supply. Without urgent and coordinated adaptation of treatment systems, this overlooked vulnerability could compromise global water security.
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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 21 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02545-1
Current climate migration literature focuses on quantifying the link between climate drivers and migration, yet overlooks its broader and more complex interactions with mitigation, adaptation and climate impacts. This Perspective highlights key gaps and offers concrete solutions.
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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 16 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02541-5
Economists have spent a decade designing the perfect climate club, yet political reality has hitherto rendered these designs practically infeasible. The Open Coalition on Compliance Carbon Markets offers a path forward, but only if its architects recognize that understanding political feasibility is crucial to turning a declaration into a functioning carbon pricing club that could close the emissions gap.
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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02534-4
The El Niño–Southern Oscillation threatens human health, and its impacts are likely to intensify under climate change. This research examines how historical El Niño–Southern Oscillation events have caused life expectancy and economic losses across the Pacific Rim and projects future impacts and vulnerable groups.
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