Contributions of natural systems and human activity to greenhouse gas emissions
December 2018
In this study, we conducted a literature review of relevant research and then statistically analyzed global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from natural systems, including forest fires, oceans, wetlands,...
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An overview of climate change impacts on the society in China
April 2021
Society could sustain the impact of climate change by adapting to the change and mitigating risks from adverse effects of increasing changes, so that it can continue maintaining its prospect and improving...
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U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement: Reasons, impacts, and China's response
December 2017
Applying qualitative and quantitative methods, this article explains the driving forces behind U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, assesses the impacts of this...
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Impacts of climate-induced permafrost degradation on vegetation: A review
February 2021
Under a warming climate, degrading permafrost profoundly and extensively affects arctic and alpine ecology. However, most existing relevant studies are more focused on the hydrothermal impacts of vegetation...
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The withdrawal of the U.S. from the Paris Agreement and its impact on global climate change governance
December 2017
The global community has prepared for the withdrawal of the U.S. from the Paris Agreement since Donald Trump was elected as the president of the U.S. However, Trump's formal declaration of withdrawal...
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Achieving Paris Agreement temperature goals requires carbon neutrality by middle century with far-reaching transitions in the whole society
April 2021
The concept of carbon neutrality is much emphasized in IPCC Spatial Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C in order to achieve the long-term temperature goals as reflected in Paris Agreement. To keep these...
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Understanding systemic risk induced by climate change
June 2021
The systemic risk induced by climate change represents one of the most prominent threats facing humanity and has attracted increasing attention since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic at the end...
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Disaster effects of climate change in High Mountain Asia: State of art and scientific challenges
June 2024
High Mountain Asia (HMA) shows a remarkable warming tendency and divergent trend of regional precipitation with enhanced meteorological extremes. The rapid thawing of the HMA cryosphere may alter the...
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Timber and carbon sequestration potential of Chinese forests under different forest management scenarios
Available online 22 October 2024
Developing forestry action plans with the goal of carbon neutrality is a critical task to identify carbon sink potential and balance the pathways of China's forests. Current research that predicts forest...
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Glacier geoengineering to address sea-level rise: A geotechnical approach
December 2020
It is remarkable that the high-end sea level rise threat over the next few hundred years comes almost entirely from only a handful of ice streams and large glaciers. These occupy a few percent of ice...
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The historical to future linkage of Arctic amplification on extreme precipitation over the Northern Hemisphere using CMIP5 and CMIP6 models
August 2024
Arctic warming played a dominant role in recent occurrences of extreme events over the Northern Hemisphere, but climate models cannot accurately simulate the relationship. Here a significant positive...
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Will China achieve its 2060 carbon neutral commitment from the provincial perspective?
April 2022
China has pledged to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and strive to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060. However, the significant variations of provincial carbon emissions make it unclear whether...
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Debates on the Causes of Global Warming
25 March 2012
The controversy between the IPCC and Non-governmental IPCC (NIPCC) on the attribution of global warming are reviewed. IPCC holds that today’s global warming is mainly due to anthropogenic activities...
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State of polar climate in 2023
October 2024
The year 2023 has become the warmest year on global record. As the Antarctic and Arctic are sensitive regions to global warming, the climate changes in 2023 in these regions have attracted widespread...
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Challenges and countermeasures for developing countries in addressing loss and damage caused by climate change
April 2024
Loss and damage caused by extreme climate events have attracted increasing attention. The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereinafter referred...
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Which sectors should be covered by the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism?
December 2023
The European Union (EU) is developing the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to address carbon leakage in international trade. However, the EU has paid inadequate attention to input‒output linkages,...
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Integrated impacts of climate change on glacier tourism
June 2019
Glacier tourism is an important type of nature-based tourism with great global potential. However, glacial landscapes and environments are seriously affected by global warming. This study used a scoping...
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Sea-level change in coastal areas of China: Status in 2021
June 2024
The sea level in coastal areas of China reached the second highest in 2021, just after that recorded in 2022. External force and dynamic analyses based on tide gauges, satellite observations, reanalysis...
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Influences of forest fires on the permafrost environment: A review
February 2021
In boreal and arctic regions, forest fires exert great influences on biogeochemical processes, hydrothermal dynamics of the active layer and near-surface permafrost, and subsequent nutrient cycles....
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Evaluation of CMIP6 HighResMIP models in simulating precipitation over Central Asia
February 2022
The High Resolution Model Intercomparison Project (HighResMIP) experiment within the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6), for the first time, has provided an opportunity to evaluate...
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Impact of extreme seasonal drought on ecosystem carbon‒water coupling across China
October 2024
Water use efficiency (WUE) is a critical evaluation indicator of ecosystem responses to climate change and its extremes. However, the influence of the timing of extreme drought on the variation of ecosystem...
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Earth observation big data for climate change research
June 2015
Earth observation technology has provided highly useful information in global climate change research over the past few decades and greatly promoted its development, especially through providing biological,...
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Evolution of research on climate risk insurance: A bibliometric analysis from 1975 to 2022
August 2023
Insurance against climate risk is essential for mitigating the adverse effects of climate change. However, theoretical consensus regarding climate risk insurance remains elusive, and the implementation...
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Could the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism promote climate mitigation? An economy-wide analysis
June 2024
Due to concerns about carbon leakage and sectoral competitiveness, the European Union (EU) proposed implementing the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). The effectiveness and potential negative...
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Saltwater intrusion into groundwater systems in the Mekong Delta and links to global change
June 2021
In recent decades, changes in temperature, wind, and rainfall patterns of Southeast Asia induced by climate warming in the Tibetan Plateau result in many environmental changes that have serious impacts...
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