[HTML][HTML] Embracing a diverse approach to a globally inclusive green energy transition: Moving beyond decarbonisation and recognising realistic carbon reduction …

Y Ghorbani, SE Zhang, GT Nwaila, JE Bourdeau… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
The green energy transition is aimed at mitigating the impact of climate change. Yet, the
current emphasis on 'green'is narrowly centred around decarbonisation, or CO 2 reduction …

Trends and drivers of terrestrial sources and sinks of carbon dioxide: an overview of the TRENDY Project

S Sitch, M O'sullivan, E Robertson… - Global …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The terrestrial biosphere plays a major role in the global carbon cycle, and there is a
recognized need for regularly updated estimates of land‐atmosphere exchange at regional …

A consistent budgeting of terrestrial carbon fluxes

L Dorgeist, C Schwingshackl, S Bultan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Accurate estimates of CO2 emissions from anthropogenic land-use change (E LUC) and of
the natural terrestrial CO2 sink (S LAND) are crucial to precisely know how much CO2 can …

Canopy structure regulates autumn phenology by mediating the microclimate in temperate forests

X Wu, C Niu, X Liu, T Hu, Y Feng, Y Zhao, S Liu… - Nature Climate …, 2024 - nature.com
Autumn phenology plays a critical role in shaping the carbon sequestration capacity of
temperate forests. Notable local-scale variations in autumn phenology have drawn …

Global rise in forest fire emissions linked to climate change in the extratropics

MW Jones, S Veraverbeke, N Andela, SH Doerr… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Climate change increases fire-favorable weather in forests, but fire trends are also affected
by multiple other controlling factors that are difficult to untangle. We use machine learning to …

Contributions of ecological restoration policies to China's land carbon balance

C Yue, M Xu, P Ciais, S Tao, H Shen, J Chang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Unleashing the land sector's potential for climate mitigation requires purpose-driven
changes in land management. However, contributions of past management changes to the …

Global patterns and drivers of tropical aboveground carbon changes

Y Feng, P Ciais, JP Wigneron, Y Xu, AD Ziegler… - Nature Climate …, 2024 - nature.com
Tropical terrestrial ecosystems play an important role in modulating the global carbon
balance. However, the complex dynamics and factors controlling tropical aboveground live …

Geological Net Zero and the need for disaggregated accounting for carbon sinks

MR Allen, DJ Frame, P Friedlingstein, NP Gillett… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Achieving net zero global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), with declining emissions of
other greenhouse gases, is widely expected to halt global warming. CO2 emissions will …

The key role of forest disturbance in reconciling estimates of the northern carbon sink

M O'sullivan, S Sitch, P Friedlingstein… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Northern forests are an important carbon sink, but our understanding of the driving factors is
limited due to discrepancies between dynamic global vegetation models (DGVMs) and …

Mapping global drought-induced forest mortality based on multiple satellite vegetation optical depth data

X Zhang, X Zhang, BK Terfa, WH Nam, J Zeng… - Remote Sensing of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The frequency and intensity of global drought events are continuously increasing, posing an
elevated risk of forest mortality worldwide. Accurately understanding the impact of drought …