Policy articles from across Nature Portfolio

A mismatch in how carbon emissions are reported could endanger nations’ best efforts to meet targets for curbing curb climate change. A method for translating between reporting conventions offers a path forward.

Doctorate recipients with disabilities experienced early in life (at age <25 yr) working in STEM at academic institutions earned US$10,580 less per year than non-disabled workers and were underrepresented in higher academic positions.

Land use and development, circular economy, and waste management are the most effective climate change mitigation strategies in cities and regions, but policy choices are not always aligned with impact, according to a meta-analysis of 234 subnational case studies.

Aligning the IPCC-assessed mitigation pathways with the national greenhouse gas inventories shows that key global mitigation benchmarks become harder to achieve, requiring achieving earlier net-zero and lower cumulative emissions.

Despite diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, women remain underrepresented as academic leaders in neuroscience. In this Perspective, Bourke, Spanò and Schuman discuss current European initiatives and propose further actions to support women’s career progression in STEM.

The United States and China are pursuing parallel scientific tracks. To solve crises on multiple fronts, the two roads need to become one.