Land use effects on climate: current state, recent progress, and emerging topics
J Pongratz, C Schwingshackl, S Bultan… - Current Climate Change …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review As demand for food and fiber, but also for negative emissions,
brings most of the Earth's land surface under management, we aim to consolidate the …
brings most of the Earth's land surface under management, we aim to consolidate the …
Environmental outcomes of the US renewable fuel standard
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) specifies the use of biofuels in the United States and
thereby guides nearly half of all global biofuel production, yet outcomes of this keystone …
thereby guides nearly half of all global biofuel production, yet outcomes of this keystone …
Forest expansion dominates China's land carbon sink since 1980
Carbon budget accounting relies heavily on Food and Agriculture Organization land-use
data reported by governments. Here we develop a new land-use and cover-change …
data reported by governments. Here we develop a new land-use and cover-change …
Cropland expansion in the United States produces marginal yields at high costs to wildlife
Recent expansion of croplands in the United States has caused widespread conversion of
grasslands and other ecosystems with largely unknown consequences for agricultural …
grasslands and other ecosystems with largely unknown consequences for agricultural …
Spatiotemporal evolution of urban carbon balance and its response to new-type urbanization: A case of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River Urban …
In recent years, low-carbon sustainable development has attracted increasing attention
worldwide. However, the spatiotemporal evolution of carbon balance and the impact of …
worldwide. However, the spatiotemporal evolution of carbon balance and the impact of …
Spatial-explicit carbon emission-sequestration balance estimation and evaluation of emission susceptible zones in an Eastern Himalayan city using Pressure …
Urbanization and associated land-use change is one of the major sources of cumulative
greenhouse gas emissions and has become a serious concern for climate change and …
greenhouse gas emissions and has become a serious concern for climate change and …
[HTML][HTML] How will the progressive global increase of arid areas affect population and land-use in the 21st century?
J Spinoni, P Barbosa, M Cherlet, G Forzieri… - Global and Planetary …, 2021 - Elsevier
One of the possible consequences of projected global warming is the progressive
enlargement of drylands. This study investigates to what extent population and land-use …
enlargement of drylands. This study investigates to what extent population and land-use …
Restoring abandoned farmland to mitigate climate change on a full earth
Degraded farmlands have been abandoned worldwide, especially in high-and middle-
income countries. These lands help combat climate change as they undergo natural …
income countries. These lands help combat climate change as they undergo natural …
Climate benefits of increasing plant diversity in perennial bioenergy crops
Bioenergy from perennial grasses mitigates climate change via displacing fossil fuels and
storing atmospheric CO 2 belowground as soil carbon. Here, we conduct a critical review to …
storing atmospheric CO 2 belowground as soil carbon. Here, we conduct a critical review to …
Future land use/land cover change has nontrivial and potentially dominant impact on global gross primary productivity
Anthropogenic land use/land cover (LULC) change alters terrestrial gross primary
productivity (GPP), the largest land‐atmosphere carbon exchanges. Identifying the impacts …
productivity (GPP), the largest land‐atmosphere carbon exchanges. Identifying the impacts …