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    The economic optimality of limiting global warming to below 2 °C has been questioned. This analysis shows that the 2 °C target is economically optimal in a version of the DICE model that includes updated climate science, climate damage estimates and evidence on social discount rates.

    • Martin C. Hänsel
    • , Moritz A. Drupp
    • , Daniel J. A. Johansson
    • , Frikk Nesje
    • , Christian Azar
    • , Mark C. Freeman
    • , Ben Groom
    •  & Thomas Sterner

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    The rate of warming in many marine ecosystems is faster in winter than in summer. Winter warming will impact fish species’ associations in the Mediterranean more than summer warming, and this has implications for how communities form and for future biodiversity, particularly in heavily fished areas.

    • Nicholas J. Clark
    • , James T. Kerry
    •  & Ceridwen I. Fraser

  • Article |

    Climate change has altered the vertical structure of atmospheric temperature. Global land observations show melting level height (the altitude where falling precipitation begins to melt) has increased, deepening the warm cloud layer and intensifying rainfall extremes at the expense of snow and hail.

    • Andreas F. Prein
    •  & Andrew J. Heymsfield

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    Gaps in geographic coverage of species abundance data, especially in the tropics, make determining species’ responses to climate change difficult. Modelling a dataset on global waterbird abundance shows abundance declines in the tropics and increases at higher latitudes when temperatures increase.

    • Tatsuya Amano
    • , Tamás Székely
    • , Hannah S. Wauchope
    • , Brody Sandel
    • , Szabolcs Nagy
    • , Taej Mundkur
    • , Tom Langendoen
    • , Daniel Blanco
    • , Nicole L. Michel
    •  & William J. Sutherland

  • Perspective |

    As road transport emissions are set to grow, stronger policy mixes are needed to reach mitigation goals. This Perspective considers the evidence for several policy types—strong regulation, pricing and reduced travel—and the best combination to reduce emissions for passenger and freight vehicles.

    • Jonn Axsen
    • , Patrick Plötz
    •  & Michael Wolinetz

  • Article |

    Cities have an important role in climate mitigation. Textual analysis techniques and regression modelling show the progress made by over 1,000 cities reporting in the European Covenant of Mayors initiative, active in climate action at the urban level.

    • Angel Hsu
    • , Jonas Tan
    • , Yi Ming Ng
    • , Wayne Toh
    • , Regina Vanda
    •  & Nihit Goyal

  • Article |

    Negative emissions technologies are a cornerstone of many mitigation scenarios that limit global warming under 2 °C. Depending on the conditions, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage can provide negative emissions but requires large amounts of land and should be deployed early and with limits.

    • S. V. Hanssen
    • , V. Daioglou
    • , Z. J. N. Steinmann
    • , J. C. Doelman
    • , D. P. Van Vuuren
    •  & M. A. J. Huijbregts

  • Article |

    Negative emissions technologies are essential in scenarios for meeting Paris climate targets. Modelling results show that direct air capture could play an important role with less demand for land yet high energy and water use compared with BECCS and afforestation.

    • Jay Fuhrman
    • , Haewon McJeon
    • , Pralit Patel
    • , Scott C. Doney
    • , William M. Shobe
    •  & Andres F. Clarens
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    Theory and observation suggest that populations of long-lived organisms fare worse than short-lived counterparts when submitted to increased mortality. Now, research shows that longevity affords the prospect of reducing mortality by breeding less under stress.

    • Gonçalo Ferraz

  • News & Views |

    Gravity-based estimates of mass change have been extended by the recently launched GRACE Follow-On Satellites. The satellite record, combined with regional climate models, reveals that the Greenland Ice Sheet had lower mass loss in 2017–2018, only to return to a record-breaking mass loss in the summer of 2019.

    • Yara Mohajerani

  • News & Views |

    The response of coastal groundwater to sea-level rise is largely unknown. Groundwater modelling along the California coast — accounting for complex topography and its interaction with rivers, streams and tributaries — shows that the area at risk from rising groundwater tables extends beyond that inundated by sea-level rise alone.

    • Christine May

  • News & Views |

    More intense precipitation is an expected consequence of anthropogenic climate change. Now research quantifies the effect of more concentrated rainfall on American agriculture.

    • Ethan E. Butler

  • Editorial |

    Nature Climate Change is making changes to our article formats to streamline our content and more clearly denote original research contributions.

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