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Sustainable all-silk textiles for personal thermal management 用于个人热管理的可持续全丝纺织品

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Nature Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-22 DOI: 10.1038/s41893-026-01887-8

Xun-En Wu, Yida Wang, Shuo Li, Yong Zhang, Haojie Lu, Lin Zhu, Muqiang Jian, Meihui Jiang, Mengjia Zhu, Mei Zou, Huarun Liang, Yaoyao Zhou, Peng Bi, Xiaoping Liang, Renchuan You, Wenshuai Chen, Yingying Zhang

{"title":"Sustainable all-silk textiles for personal thermal management","authors":"Xun-En Wu, Yida Wang, Shuo Li, Yong Zhang, Haojie Lu, Lin Zhu, Muqiang Jian, Meihui Jiang, Mengjia Zhu, Mei Zou, Huarun Liang, Yaoyao Zhou, Peng Bi, Xiaoping Liang, Renchuan You, Wenshuai Chen, Yingying Zhang","doi":"10.1038/s41893-026-01887-8","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41893-026-01887-8","url":null,"abstract":"Hierarchically structured synthetic textiles incorporating pores or nanoparticles have demonstrated considerable promise for daytime radiative cooling. However, their widespread adoption is constrained by substantial risks to environmental and human health, including microplastic shedding and nanoparticle toxicity. Here we report an all-silk nanotextile (SilkNT) that delivers high-performance radiative cooling while remaining entirely free of synthetic polymers and toxic additives. Fabricated by wrapping silk nanofibres around silk yarns using a Fermat-spiral twisting technique, SilkNT leverages hierarchical architecture and inherent optical properties of the material to achieve a remarkable solar reflectance of 94.8% and a reduced UV absorption of 8.19%. Under practical applications, skin covered by SilkNT exhibits a 4.3 °C lower temperature than that covered with conventional silk fabric. Comprehensive experimental characterizations and life cycle assessment confirm the material’s exceptional biodegradability, recyclability, biocompatibility and reduced environmental impact. This work establishes a sustainable engineering paradigm for next-generation high-performance cooling textiles with a minimal ecological footprint. Traditional synthetic textiles for radiative cooling often rely on additives that risk releasing harmful microplastics and toxic nanoparticles. This work shows an all-silk nanotextile that achieves superior personal thermal management while ensuring full biodegradability and a minimal environmental footprint.","PeriodicalId":19056,"journal":{"name":"Nature Sustainability","volume":"9 10","pages":"1618-1628"},"PeriodicalIF":32.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149214742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Demand-side factors as dominant drivers of resource efficiency in the concrete aggregates cycle 需求侧因素是混凝土骨料循环中资源效率的主要驱动因素

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Nature Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-22 DOI: 10.1038/s41893-026-01860-5

Zhi Cao, Jia Liu, Xiaoke Su, Jingyang Song, Xiaoyang Zhong, Takuma Watari, Paul Behrens, Tong Zhang

{"title":"Demand-side factors as dominant drivers of resource efficiency in the concrete aggregates cycle","authors":"Zhi Cao, Jia Liu, Xiaoke Su, Jingyang Song, Xiaoyang Zhong, Takuma Watari, Paul Behrens, Tong Zhang","doi":"10.1038/s41893-026-01860-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41893-026-01860-5","url":null,"abstract":"Cement, concrete and aggregates are essential to modern infrastructure, but drive substantial resource use. We develop an integrated framework of the global concrete aggregates cycle, combining flows, stocks and services into a resource-use intensity metric, defined as resource use per unit of the Human Development Index. Using data for 184 economies from 1990 to 2018, we attribute changes to production- and demand-side drivers. Production-side improvements, such as clinker substitution or efficiency gains in concrete formulation, have yielded only marginal reductions. By contrast, demand-side drivers dominate. Developing economies face large imbalances between inflows and outflows, while industrialized economies show stock saturation and declining turnover. Effective levers include extending building lifespans, reducing material stock intensity through design and urban planning, and enabling reuse and structural intensification. These results highlight the decisive role of demand-side strategies in advancing resource sustainability, while underscoring the importance of linking resource efficiency to social welfare rather than economic output. Cement, concrete and aggregates dominate global resource use, but it is unclear whether future efficiency gains will come mainly from production- or demand-side changes. A study now analyses the concrete aggregates cycle across 184 economies, showing that demand-side drivers dominate efficiency changes.","PeriodicalId":19056,"journal":{"name":"Nature Sustainability","volume":"9 7","pages":"1118-1127"},"PeriodicalIF":32.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148522986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Respiratory-inspired electrostatic open-microfluidics for air purification 用于空气净化的呼吸式静电开放微流体

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Nature Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-22 DOI: 10.1038/s41893-026-01872-1

Hanxu Chen (, ), Ning Li (, ), Minhui Lu (, ), Junkai Wang (, ), Yuanjin Zhao (, )

{"title":"Respiratory-inspired electrostatic open-microfluidics for air purification","authors":"Hanxu Chen \u0000 (, ), Ning Li \u0000 (, ), Minhui Lu \u0000 (, ), Junkai Wang \u0000 (, ), Yuanjin Zhao \u0000 (, )","doi":"10.1038/s41893-026-01872-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41893-026-01872-1","url":null,"abstract":"The human respiratory system can remove most pollutants from inhaled air through the abundance of mucus and cilia on curved airway surfaces. Inspired by such a gas–liquid interface, here we develop an electrostatic open-microfluidics (EOM) system for biomimetic air purification. The EOM system features electrostatic field-assisted polarization and deflection and dynamically refreshed gas–liquid interface of open-microfluidics. Due to the surface energy difference and tailored wettability, particulate pollutants in the air are preferentially captured at the gas–liquid interface, enhanced by extra electric field force. Besides, polarized gaseous pollutants can be activated by free radicals and electrons and removed by customized functional liquids. Additionally, herringbone-like open channels contribute to sufficient interaction between flowing air and liquids, further updating the interface and improving the removal efficiency. The application potential of the EOM system is demonstrated for air purification in domestic scenarios and lung disease prevention. Moreover, the operability and integration capabilities endow the EOM system with application potential for scaled-up industrial exhaust gas purification. Overall, this work provides a viable approach for efficient air purification. Efficient air purification is essential to improve air quality and safeguard human health. Inspired by the human respiratory system, the authors develop an electrostatic open-microfluidics air filter system for the efficient removal of airborne pollutants.","PeriodicalId":19056,"journal":{"name":"Nature Sustainability","volume":"9 10","pages":"1629-1639"},"PeriodicalIF":32.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149214743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A versatile sustainable biosubstrate stabilizing metal conductors for soft sensors 一种用于软传感器的多功能可持续生物基质稳定金属导体

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Nature Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-19 DOI: 10.1038/s41893-026-01870-3

Chao Dang, Yizhe Shao, Ting Zhu, Jiulin Tang, Haobo Qi, Yijing Zhao, Haoran Pei, Changyou Shao, Sihan Zhang, Yidan Jin, Kai Wu, Tongqing Lu, Wei Zhai

{"title":"A versatile sustainable biosubstrate stabilizing metal conductors for soft sensors","authors":"Chao Dang, Yizhe Shao, Ting Zhu, Jiulin Tang, Haobo Qi, Yijing Zhao, Haoran Pei, Changyou Shao, Sihan Zhang, Yidan Jin, Kai Wu, Tongqing Lu, Wei Zhai","doi":"10.1038/s41893-026-01870-3","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41893-026-01870-3","url":null,"abstract":"In soft electronics, metal-on-polymer soft sensors serve as the critical interface between physical stimuli and electronic signals. However, the growing environmental burden of electronic waste, together with limited material durability, underscores the urgent need for substrate materials that can address sustainability challenges at both ecological and performance levels. Existing petroleum-derived substrates lack self-repairability, suffer from interfacial instability and pose persistent environmental concerns due to their non-recyclable nature. Here we develop an intrinsically dynamic biosubstrate prepared by melt polymerization of naturally sourced phytic acid and lipoic acid. The synergistic interplay of disulfide, ester and hydrogen-bonding networks provide desirable mechanical properties, self-repairability and thermally enhanced self-adhesion, ensuring stable metal–substrate interfacial integrity. In addition, the material enables degradability and closed-loop recyclability. The intrinsically dynamic biosubstrate demonstrates broad applicability in metal-on-polymer soft sensors, supporting remote sensing and biosignal acquisition under repeated deformation, structural damage and continuous friction. Overall, intrinsically dynamic biosubstrate redefines the role of substrates in soft sensors, transforming them from conventionally passive support layers to key performance-driving components, while enabling sustainable end-of-life management through facile device disassembly and recyclability. The growing market for soft electronics largely relies on fossil fuel-based polymer substrates. This work points towards a more sustainable future for the field by presenting a bio-based substrate for metal-on-polymer soft sensors that are degradable, recyclable, interfacially robust, mechanically tough and self-reparable.","PeriodicalId":19056,"journal":{"name":"Nature Sustainability","volume":"9 9","pages":"1441-1454"},"PeriodicalIF":32.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148305617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Synergistic pathways to mitigate climate and water scarcity risks 缓解气候和水资源短缺风险的协同途径

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Nature Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-19 DOI: 10.1038/s41893-026-01880-1

Haodong Lv, Jizhe Li, Kai Li, Jingli Fan, Jing Meng, Klaus Hubacek, Xian Zhang

{"title":"Synergistic pathways to mitigate climate and water scarcity risks","authors":"Haodong Lv, Jizhe Li, Kai Li, Jingli Fan, Jing Meng, Klaus Hubacek, Xian Zhang","doi":"10.1038/s41893-026-01880-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41893-026-01880-1","url":null,"abstract":"Energy security, climate change and water scarcity are inextricably linked challenges that require integrated solutions for sustainable development. A promising approach combining carbon capture and storage (CCS) with enhanced water recovery (EWR), termed CCS–EWR, provides a technically and economically viable solution to the energy–carbon–water dilemma. By developing a high-resolution source–sink matching model for coal-fired power plants in China, we found that retrofitting plants with a total capacity of 567.4 GW with CCS could store 1.6 GtCO2 in 2030. Associated water extraction from EWR is expected to increase from 1.7 Gt (1.5–1.9 Gt) in 2030 to 3.3 Gt (2.9–3.7 Gt) in 2060, equivalent to 79.2% (68.1–90.4%) and 154.1% (136.3–172.0%) of the current industrial water shortage in China. Cumulative water extraction reaches 94.6 Gt (83.0–106.3 Gt) during 2025–2060, with a net increase in blue water extraction of 54.6 Gt (33.3–76.0 Gt) after accounting for additional water requirements with CCS. In 2030, there will be 0.48 Gt of blue water extracted in water-scarce regions through CO2 sequestration from water-abundant regions. With maximum cumulative profits of CCS–EWR expected to be US$370.8 million per year, this approach highlights the transferable framework for assessing energy–carbon–water synergy in regions where energy security, carbon mitigation and water scarcity concerns intersect with geological storage potential. Combining carbon capture and storage (CCS) with enhanced water recovery could be a viable solution to improve the sustainability of the energy–carbon–water system. With a high-resolution CCS source–sink matching model for coal-fired power plants, this study analyses this synergistic approach in China.","PeriodicalId":19056,"journal":{"name":"Nature Sustainability","volume":"9 9","pages":"1395-1405"},"PeriodicalIF":32.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148981540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Broad-spectrum insecticide detoxification for the protection of managed pollinators 广谱杀虫剂解毒保护管理传粉昆虫

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Nature Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-18 DOI: 10.1038/s41893-026-01867-y

Zuliang Huang, Yan Wang, Jiakun Guo, Suhui Lv, Jie Gui, Zhiyuan Zhong, Jing Chen, Chao Deng

{"title":"Broad-spectrum insecticide detoxification for the protection of managed pollinators","authors":"Zuliang Huang, Yan Wang, Jiakun Guo, Suhui Lv, Jie Gui, Zhiyuan Zhong, Jing Chen, Chao Deng","doi":"10.1038/s41893-026-01867-y","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41893-026-01867-y","url":null,"abstract":"Sustainable agriculture relies heavily on various pollinators that support the production and diversity of approximately 75% of global food crops. However, pollinator populations are in sharp decline largely due to insecticide exposure during crop pollination and a lack of effective protective interventions. Here we report a biomimetic detoxification system—mesoporous silica microparticles (MTSMs) coated with locust cell membrane and tannic acid—to protect bumblebees against insecticides. By leveraging π–π stacking and specific enzyme interactions, MTSMs presented high removal efficiency across organophosphate, pyrethroid and neonicotinoid classes, while maintaining minimum non-specific clearance of favourable enzymes predominantly present in the gastrointestinal system of bees. In addition to revealing dose-dependent detoxification capacity towards organophosphate and neonicotinoid insecticides, MTSMs exhibited over 12-h residency in the gastrointestinal tract of bumblebees to facilitate insecticide scavenging, and could be mostly excreted by bees within 48 h, causing no death of bees even at a high concentration of 50 mg ml−1. Environmental safety assessments indicate that MTSMs exhibit no observable inhibition effects on other insect viability (for example, Teleogryllus mitratus and Teleogryllus emma) and leguminous plant morphogenesis, suggesting their potential compatibility with agricultural applications. Overall, MTSMs have the potential to provide efficient broad-spectrum insecticide detoxification for the protection of managed pollinators. Pollination services are crucial for crop cultivation worldwide but pollinators face detrimental effects from insecticide exposure. Here, the authors develop a broad-spectrum insecticide detoxification technology that has the potential to protect managed pollinators such as bumblebees.","PeriodicalId":19056,"journal":{"name":"Nature Sustainability","volume":"9 9","pages":"1406-1418"},"PeriodicalIF":32.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148981553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Neighbourhood design and the environmental and social costs of suburbanization 社区设计与郊区化的环境和社会成本

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Nature Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-17 DOI: 10.1038/s41893-026-01842-7

Arianna Salazar-Miranda

{"title":"Neighbourhood design and the environmental and social costs of suburbanization","authors":"Arianna Salazar-Miranda","doi":"10.1038/s41893-026-01842-7","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41893-026-01842-7","url":null,"abstract":"Are the social and environmental costs of suburbanization a consequence of where suburbs are located or of how they are designed? This paper disentangles the two by examining the role of garden city design (GCD), the dominant suburban planning paradigm for US suburbs in the twentieth century, characterized by winding streets, cul-de-sacs and hierarchical road networks. I construct a composite measure of GCD from street layouts and block configurations for over 60,000 neighbourhoods. I then estimate its effects on greenhouse gas emissions, social isolation and sedentary behaviour using ordinary least squares, propensity score matching and an instrumental-variable strategy that exploits historical waves in GCD adoption. GCD substantially worsens all three outcomes. Neighbourhood design accounts for 25–41% of the sustainability costs typically attributed to suburbanization, indicating that how suburbs are designed matters independently of where they are located. The growth of suburban areas increases car use, raises emissions and affects social cohesion, but it is unclear whether this is driven by suburban design or distance from the city centre. This study estimates the social and environmental effects of the garden city design concept on neighbourhoods in the USA.","PeriodicalId":19056,"journal":{"name":"Nature Sustainability","volume":"9 9","pages":"1371-1381"},"PeriodicalIF":32.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148981546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Author Correction: Effects of forestry decentralization on rural inequality in Nepal 作者更正：尼泊尔林业分权对农村不平等的影响

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Nature Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-17 DOI: 10.1038/s41893-026-01893-w

Nathan J. Cook, Krister P. Andersson, Michelle E. Benedum, Tara Grillos, Birendra K. Karna, Dil B. Khatri, Dilli P. Poudel

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Limited reach of zero-deforestation commitments to Indonesian oil palm smallholders 零森林砍伐承诺对印尼油棕小农的影响有限

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Nature Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-17 DOI: 10.1038/s41893-026-01861-4

Adelina Chandra, Janina Grabs, Eva-Marie Meemken, Nia Kurniawati Hidayat, Arya Hadi Dharmawan, Dyah Ita Mardiyaningsih, Rachael D. Garrett

{"title":"Limited reach of zero-deforestation commitments to Indonesian oil palm smallholders","authors":"Adelina Chandra, Janina Grabs, Eva-Marie Meemken, Nia Kurniawati Hidayat, Arya Hadi Dharmawan, Dyah Ita Mardiyaningsih, Rachael D. Garrett","doi":"10.1038/s41893-026-01861-4","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41893-026-01861-4","url":null,"abstract":"Many companies have adopted zero-deforestation commitments (ZDCs) to remove products linked to forest loss from their supply chains. A common concern is that such policies may lead to the supply chain exclusion of smallholder farmers. Here, in this study of the Indonesian palm oil sector, we draw on surveys with 1,541 farm households and 53 interviews with supply chain actors to assess whether and how ZDCs reach non-industrial producers, including effects on market access, prices, training and village-level deforestation. We find that access to ZDC markets depends largely on location within company sourcing areas, while active exclusion appears to be limited. Certification-based engagement reaches some tied smallholders, but ZDC awareness remains low, with weak policy dissemination, limited bottom-up traceability and almost no ZDC-focused capacity building or price differentiation for producers, especially independent smallholders. Deforestation levels in villages within the sourcing areas of ZDC firms are low but similar to patterns elsewhere. These findings highlight effectiveness and equity gaps in current ZDC approaches. Zero-deforestation commitments in the Indonesian palm oil sector have limited reach among smallholders. This study combines surveys and interviews to assess market access and deforestation, finding limited smallholder inclusion and minimal differences in forest outcomes.","PeriodicalId":19056,"journal":{"name":"Nature Sustainability","volume":"9 9","pages":"1338-1351"},"PeriodicalIF":32.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-026-01861-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148981545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Human health effects of amine-based carbon capture and storage in the US electricity sector 美国电力部门胺基碳捕获和储存对人类健康的影响

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Nature Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-06-15 DOI: 10.1038/s41893-026-01869-w

Wilson H. McNeil, Robert A. Harley, Chelsea V. Preble, Corinne D. Scown

{"title":"Human health effects of amine-based carbon capture and storage in the US electricity sector","authors":"Wilson H. McNeil, Robert A. Harley, Chelsea V. Preble, Corinne D. Scown","doi":"10.1038/s41893-026-01869-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41893-026-01869-w","url":null,"abstract":"Postcombustion carbon capture and storage (CCS) can reduce CO2 emissions from coal and natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) power plants. Integrating CCS affects other air pollutant emissions as well. Flue gas must be pretreated to avoid undesirable reactions between pollutants and solvents, whereas amine-based solvents can degrade, leading to NH3 emissions. Here we explore the air pollution and CO2 emissions impacts of national-scale postcombustion CCS adoption at coal and NGCC plants using monoethanolamine and a mixture of 2-amino-2-methyl-1 propanol and piperazine (CESAR1) as representative solvents. If CCS retrofits are only viable on newer facilities, 97% of NGCC plant emissions are addressable versus 27% of coal plant emissions. Potential human health benefits of CCS retrofits are concentrated at coal plants, where the net benefits of added flue gas pretreatment are substantial, regardless of solvent. NGCC plants, however, require NH3 emissions controls and/or modern solvents, as using monoethanolamine without NH3 emissions controls could increase net human health burdens fourfold. Thus, the human health impacts from adopting postcombustion CCS using amine-based solvents depend on solvent choice, fuel type, existing flue gas concentration and NH3 emission controls. Careful consideration of such factors can maximize the climate and health benefits of postcombustion CCS deployment. Postcombustion carbon capture and storage (CCS) at power plants can lower CO2 emissions, but the health benefits may depend on the solvents used and control of related NH3 emissions. The authors assess the climate and health impacts of CCS adoption at coal and natural gas combined cycle power plants in the USA.","PeriodicalId":19056,"journal":{"name":"Nature Sustainability","volume":"9 9","pages":"1352-1360"},"PeriodicalIF":32.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-026-01869-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148981539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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