{"title":"Global energy and climate benefits from photovoltaics integrated in building façades","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s41558-026-02621-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-026-02621-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18974,"journal":{"name":"Nature Climate Change","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":30.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147611817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Food loss and waste associated with misbehaviour drives 11% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s41558-026-02597-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41558-026-02597-x","url":null,"abstract":"Food loss and waste (FLW) is often attributed to technoeconomic inefficiencies of food systems. However, using a mechanistic analysis framework, we show that food surplus and misconsumption accounted for 11% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions in 2021, exceeding FLW-associated emissions that are driven by technoeconomic constraints.","PeriodicalId":18974,"journal":{"name":"Nature Climate Change","volume":"16 4","pages":"401-402"},"PeriodicalIF":27.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147611710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Biochemical future of marine ecosystems","authors":"Adam C. Martiny","doi":"10.1038/s41558-026-02590-4","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41558-026-02590-4","url":null,"abstract":"Warming oceans will alter not only how much phytoplankton grow, but what they are made of and how they function within marine food webs. Now a mechanistic model shows how environmental change reshapes cellular composition, offering a path towards more physiologically grounded marine ecosystem projections.","PeriodicalId":18974,"journal":{"name":"Nature Climate Change","volume":"16 4","pages":"397-398"},"PeriodicalIF":27.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147611711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shlomit Sharoni, Keisuke Inomura, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, Oliver Jahn, Zoe V. Finkel, Andrew Irwin, Mohammad M. Amirian, Erwan Monier, Michael J. Follows
{"title":"Biochemical remodelling of phytoplankton cell composition under climate change","authors":"Shlomit Sharoni, Keisuke Inomura, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, Oliver Jahn, Zoe V. Finkel, Andrew Irwin, Mohammad M. Amirian, Erwan Monier, Michael J. Follows","doi":"10.1038/s41558-026-02598-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41558-026-02598-w","url":null,"abstract":"Although the macromolecular composition of phytoplankton shapes the nutrition available to marine ecosystems and regulates global biogeochemistry, there are no mechanistic, predictive models for its global distribution. Here, using a cellular allocation model, we simulate phytoplankton allocation to proteins, carbohydrates and lipids in the present day and a warming scenario. Our simulations predict spatial variations consistent with available observations: in nutrient-sufficient, low-light, high-latitude regions, phytoplankton allocate more to nitrogen-rich proteins, while in nutrient-depleted subtropical regions, allocation favours carbohydrates and lipids. Under warming, subtropical phytoplankton increase protein allocation by ~20%, as subsurface populations rich in light-harvesting proteins thrive, whereas high-latitude protein allocation declines by ~15–30% due to warming and relief from light limitation. In situ macromolecular measurements in polar regions show recent trends consistent with our predictions. These results suggest that macromolecular composition responds measurably to changing environmental conditions, reshaping the nutritional landscape at the base of the marine food web. The authors simulate phytoplankton macromolecular composition—proteins, carbohydrates and lipids—under present and future scenarios. They show increased protein allocation in subtropical phytoplankton but declines in high-latitude populations under warming, with implications for marine food webs.","PeriodicalId":18974,"journal":{"name":"Nature Climate Change","volume":"16 4","pages":"494-500"},"PeriodicalIF":27.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-026-02598-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147585966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhuoxuan Xia, Lin Liu, Ingmar Nitze, Nina Nesterova, Jurjen Van der Sluijs, Xiaofan Zhu, Tonghua Wu, Ksenia Ermokhina, Emma C. Hall, Rustam Khairullin, Artem Khomutov, Mark J. Lara
{"title":"Vegetation recovery following retrogressive thaw slumps across northern tundra regions","authors":"Zhuoxuan Xia, Lin Liu, Ingmar Nitze, Nina Nesterova, Jurjen Van der Sluijs, Xiaofan Zhu, Tonghua Wu, Ksenia Ermokhina, Emma C. Hall, Rustam Khairullin, Artem Khomutov, Mark J. Lara","doi":"10.1038/s41558-026-02603-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-026-02603-2","url":null,"abstract":"Warming permafrost is driving widespread terrain destabilization and collapse through retrogressive thaw slumps, stripping vegetation and releasing soil carbon. Despite increasing thaw slump disturbances in permafrost regions, the time and patterns of vegetation recovery remain uncertain. Here we estimate surface greenness recovery times and compositional changes following disturbances across northern tundra regions, using data from remote sensing imagery. Our findings reveal that low-stature vegetation recolonizes barren terrain in low-Arctic sites within a decade, followed by erect shrubs, resulting in greener surface than undisturbed areas. In contrast, vegetation recovery in high-Arctic and high-elevation sites requires over 30 years. Greenness recovery time (τ, years) varies widely but can be accurately predicted by a power-law function (1.35 × (GPP)−1.68, P < 0.05) based on solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence-derived ecosystem gross primary productivity (GPP, kgC m−2 yr−1). We present a regionally scalable framework to quantify surface greenness recovery times and reveal divergent vegetation succession pathways following permafrost disturbances across tundra regions.","PeriodicalId":18974,"journal":{"name":"Nature Climate Change","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":30.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147585943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hou Jiang (姜侯), Ling Yao (姚凌), Jun Qin (秦军), Wenli Zhao (赵文利), Tang Liu (刘唐), Rui Zhu (朱瑞), Fangyu Ding (丁方宇), Jia Wang (王佳), Xingxing Zhang (张星星), Fan Zhang (张帆), Ning Lu (吕宁), Fenzhen Su (苏奋振), Chenghu Zhou (周成虎)
{"title":"Building façade photovoltaics enhance global climate resilience","authors":"Hou Jiang \u0000 (姜侯), Ling Yao \u0000 (姚凌), Jun Qin \u0000 (秦军), Wenli Zhao \u0000 (赵文利), Tang Liu \u0000 (刘唐), Rui Zhu \u0000 (朱瑞), Fangyu Ding \u0000 (丁方宇), Jia Wang \u0000 (王佳), Xingxing Zhang \u0000 (张星星), Fan Zhang \u0000 (张帆), Ning Lu \u0000 (吕宁), Fenzhen Su \u0000 (苏奋振), Chenghu Zhou \u0000 (周成虎)","doi":"10.1038/s41558-026-02606-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-026-02606-z","url":null,"abstract":"Climate change is intensifying global energy demands and amplifying exposure to extreme heat. Building façade-integrated photovoltaics (FIPV) present a largely untapped opportunity to supply renewable electricity while enhancing urban climate resilience. Here we show that deployable FIPV systems worldwide could generate 732.5 ± 4.5 TWh of electricity annually, based on a global synthesis of building datasets, climate projections and façade-scale simulations, with theoretical bounds of 8.9–7,671.3 TWh under conservative-to-optimistic assumptions. Although FIPV deployment costs exceed those of conventional photovoltaics, over 80% of urban districts exhibit lifetime expenditure savings due to combined electricity generation and cooling-load reductions. Under a gradual S-curve adoption reaching upper-bound potential by 2050, FIPV could deliver cumulative emission reductions of up to 37.7 GtCO2, corresponding to 0.0519 ± 0.0111 °C of avoided warming under currently announced national policies. These results identify FIPV as a complementary mitigation–adaptation strategy, highlighting the need for targeted policies to address regional and economic disparities in climate-resilient urban transition.","PeriodicalId":18974,"journal":{"name":"Nature Climate Change","volume":"229 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":30.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147536123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Royé, A. T. Amorim-Maia, E. Jiménez-Navarro, A. López-Díez, A. Tobías, J. Martin-Vide, M. Olazabal
{"title":"Pioneering Spanish experience in climate shelters practice","authors":"D. Royé, A. T. Amorim-Maia, E. Jiménez-Navarro, A. López-Díez, A. Tobías, J. Martin-Vide, M. Olazabal","doi":"10.1038/s41558-026-02587-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41558-026-02587-z","url":null,"abstract":"As cities heat up, climate shelters are increasingly vital for protecting people from extreme heat. Beyond temporary emergency stopgaps, Spain’s pioneering experience shows how climate, health and governance align to turn these spaces into enduring infrastructures of care and resilience.","PeriodicalId":18974,"journal":{"name":"Nature Climate Change","volume":"16 4","pages":"378-381"},"PeriodicalIF":27.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147506479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ke Yin, Jingyu Zhu, Mo Wu, Houhu Zhang, Xue Ling, Maoyao Cai, Shuhan Ren, Xingyu Zhao, Chen Ling, Lei Yu, Huanhuan Tong, Chao He, Yao Wang, Xunchang Fei
{"title":"Misbehaviour dominates GHG emissions from food loss and waste","authors":"Ke Yin, Jingyu Zhu, Mo Wu, Houhu Zhang, Xue Ling, Maoyao Cai, Shuhan Ren, Xingyu Zhao, Chen Ling, Lei Yu, Huanhuan Tong, Chao He, Yao Wang, Xunchang Fei","doi":"10.1038/s41558-026-02596-y","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41558-026-02596-y","url":null,"abstract":"Food loss and waste (FLW) generates ~19% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, yet its determinants and mitigation potential remain insufficiently understood. To address this, we develop a mechanistic framework that disaggregates FLW emissions into those driven by techno-economic constraints, surplus production and mis-consumption, with the latter two constituting misbehaviour-driven emissions. We show that global misbehaviour-driven emissions amounted to 4.0 Gt of CO2-equivalent emissions in 2021, representing 59% of total FLW emissions, with meat consumption and structural surplus contributing 50% and 15%, respectively. We further quantify country-level FLW emission reduction potentials through behavioural, technological and dietary pathways, finding that behavioural controls provide the greatest reduction potentials globally. However, any single intervention is insufficient to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 of halving FLW emissions, underscoring the need for integrated strategies. Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to be the largest regional FLW emitter and account for 21% of global misbehaviour-driven emissions and 18% of global techno-economic-constraint-driven emissions by 2050. Food loss and waste (FLW) is a major source of global GHG emissions, yet its drivers and mitigation potential remain understudied. By attributing FLW to techno-economic and misbehavioural drivers, this study shows misbehaviour dominates FLW emissions and offers substantial mitigation potential.","PeriodicalId":18974,"journal":{"name":"Nature Climate Change","volume":"16 4","pages":"424-432"},"PeriodicalIF":27.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147496847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Theo Spira, Marcel du Plessis, F. Alexander Haumann, Isabelle Giddy, Aditya Narayanan, Alessandro Silvano, Sebastiaan Swart
{"title":"Wind-triggered Antarctic sea-ice decline preconditioned by thinning Winter Water","authors":"Theo Spira, Marcel du Plessis, F. Alexander Haumann, Isabelle Giddy, Aditya Narayanan, Alessandro Silvano, Sebastiaan Swart","doi":"10.1038/s41558-026-02601-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-026-02601-4","url":null,"abstract":"Between 2015 and 2017, Antarctic sea ice underwent a drastic shift from a record high to a record low in sea ice area. While intensified atmospheric circulation and warmer upper-ocean temperatures in 2016 have been cited as possible causes for this sea ice regime shift, the contemporaneous subsurface ocean state remains poorly characterized. Here, using ~110,000 hydrographic profiles from the seasonally ice-covered Southern Ocean and atmospheric reanalysis, we show that a change in ocean–sea ice state was preconditioned by a thinning of Antarctic Winter Water between 2005 and 2015, while the reservoir of warmer deep water moved closer to the surface and sea ice. Then, in 2015, anomalously strong winds enhanced mixing across the thin Winter Water layer, entraining warm and salty subsurface waters, which broke down upper-ocean stratification. This combination of decadal-scale oceanic preconditions and strong wind-driven mixing in 2015 drove the sea ice loss that marked the regime shift.","PeriodicalId":18974,"journal":{"name":"Nature Climate Change","volume":"118 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":30.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147496848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}