Sociology articles from across Nature Portfolio

Cities are grappling with climate change. A study examines the mechanisms of climate justice policy in Boston, Massachusetts, including efforts to incorporate various definitions of justice into urban climate policy.

To prevent eating disorders in the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) community, we must enact safeguards for sexual and gender minority individuals to live in their bodies authentically, address stigma against and within the LGBTQ+ community, and fund research to develop a better understanding of the unique drivers of eating disorder behaviours and to tailor prevention efforts.

Many nations have embraced burning wood pellets to produce electricity — under the assumption that it is carbon neutral. But research shows this approach can boost greenhouse-gas emissions and threaten the health of local communities.

America’s current housing regime—meaning the ways housing is allocated, owned, taxed, and regulated—is a major barrier to the kinds of collective action needed to decarbonize the economy and the atmosphere. We outline why this is the case and argue that major reforms to the housing regime are necessary for fostering collective climate action.

Using carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) for carbon removal is crucial to climate policy, but implementation at scale is at risk owing to political obstacles. Climate policies must avoid relying on empty promises of CCS for carbon removal without necessary financial resourcing and support emissions reductions separately from carbon removal.

Concurrent food and water insecurity doubled among children from 2005 to 2020, with minoritized children facing far more insecurity than their white counterparts.