FAIR principles advance IPCC assessment cycles
Efforts to improve the transparency and utility of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments have led to the implementation of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data principles.
During the sixth assessment cycle, IPCC focused on preserving and curating digital objects, enhancing reproducibility, and aligning with open science practices. The research underscores the importance of FAIR principles in making IPCC’s extensive datasets and digital products more accessible and usable by policymakers and scientists alike. It also identifies setbacks such as the need for better standardization across working groups and stronger support for contributors.
As the IPCC prepares for its seventh assessment cycle, recommendations include tighter integration of data curation in workflows, improved software and training, and closer collaborations with external data providers. These efforts aim to ensure that data systems evolve alongside the increasing complexity of climate science assessments.
Journal Reference:
Stockhause M, Huard D, Al Khourdajie A, Gutiérrez JM, Kawamiya M, Klutse NAB, et al. ‘Implementing FAIR data principles in the IPCC seventh assessment cycle: Lessons learned and future prospects’, PLOS Climate 3 (12): e0000533 (2024). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000533
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Mindfulness reduces climate distress during wildfires
A study conducted in California’s Bay Area during the 2021 wildfire season reveals how mindfulness may buffer individuals from severe climate distress. Researchers examined over 500 adults and found that those with low trait mindfulness were more susceptible to increased distress after wildfire exposure.
Conversely, participants with high mindfulness levels experienced no significant rise in climate-related anxiety. These findings suggest that mindfulness, which aids in tolerating negative emotions, can mitigate the adverse psychological impacts of climate events and keep individuals engaged in climate action.
Climate distress was notably higher in women and among individuals with liberal political ideologies. As climate disasters become more frequent, enhancing adaptive emotional resilience through mindfulness may prove crucial.
Journal Reference:
Guan JY, Dutcher EG, Goldin P, Ahmadi SE, Fromer E, Weiser SD, et al. ‘The role of trait mindfulness in moderating climate distress during wildfire season’, PLOS Climate 3 (12): e0000524 (2024). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000524
Article Source: PLOS
Forestry carbon sequestration in Guizhou gains momentum
Guizhou Province’s forests play a vital role in carbon sequestration, as highlighted in a recent study that integrates forestry metrics into Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks using an evolutionary game model.
Researchers identified key factors, including government subsidies, enterprise ESG scores, and sequestration costs, that influence forestry-related carbon purchases. Results show that higher subsidies and ESG scores encourage businesses to invest in carbon sequestration, while high costs deter participation.
The study underscores the effectiveness of including forestry indicators in ESG systems and recommends localized policy changes to improve participation, reduce costs, and refine carbon quota systems.
Journal Reference:
Yang W, Min Z, Tao C, Jun Y, ‘Exploration of forestry carbon sequestration practice path in Guizhou province-based on evolutionary game model’, PLoS ONE 19 (12): e0314805 (2024). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0314805
Article Source: PLOS
Traffic-linked PAHs impact urban health in Malaysia
A comparative analysis of particulate matter (PM2.5) in high-traffic Kuala Lumpur (KL) and rural Hulu Langat (HL) reveals significant urban-rural disparities in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Researchers found that KL had nine times more low-molecular-weight PAHs and eleven times more high-molecular-weight PAHs than HL, primarily attributed to fossil fuel combustion. Urban residents face higher carcinogenic risks due to greater PAH exposure. This research highlights the health risks posed by traffic-related air pollution in urban Malaysia and underscores the urgent need for policies to mitigate vehicular emissions.
Journal Reference:
Al-Battawi S, Latif MT, How V, Thilakavathy K, Hamid HHA, Tan CK, et al. ‘Effect of traffic volumes on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of particulate matter: A comparative study from urban and rural areas in Malaysia’, PLoS ONE 19 (12): e0315439 (2024). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315439
Article Source: PLOS
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Multidisciplinary collaborations are necessary toward sustainability in health sector (Galozzi P, Modesti M, Pazzaglia F, Basso D (2024) | PLOS Sustainability and Transformation | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pstr.0000150)
Semiparametric change points detection using single index spatial random effects model in environmental epidemiology study (Mahmoud HFF, Kim I (2024) | PLoS ONE | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315413)
Analysis of influencing factors on review efficiency of multidisciplinary scientific research projects using DEMATEL with a 5-point scale (Li J, Xiao Y (2024) | PLoS ONE | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315349)
The role of soil surface in a sustainable semiarid ecosystem (Pal S, Banerjee M, Melnik R (2024) | PLoS ONE | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0314910)
Exploring soil bacterial and fungal communities in Colombian terrestrial ecosystems modulated by altitude-influenced factors (Reyes-Ardila WL, Vélez-Martínez GA, Duque-Zapata JD, Rugeles-Silva PA, Muñoz Flórez JE, López-Álvarez D (2024) | PLoS ONE | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312842)
Conservation futures 2050: Developing future scenarios to explore potential socio-economic developments and their impact on biodiversity (Bufford JL, Brandt AJ, Ausseil A-G, Black A, Case BS, Forbes AS, et al. (2024) | PLoS ONE | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0311361)
Advancing food security: Rice yield estimation framework using time-series satellite data & machine learning (Tiwari V, Thorp K, Tulbure MG, Gray J, Kamruzzaman M, Krupnik TJ, et al. (2024) | PLoS ONE | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309982)
Factors influencing Generation Z’s intention to purchase sustainable clothing products in Vietnam (Ngo TTA, Vo CH, Tran NL, Nguyen KV, Tran TD, Trinh YN (2024) | PLoS ONE | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315502)
Widespread loss of safe lake ice access in response to a warming climate (Culpepper J, Huang L, Woolway RI, Sharma S (2024) | PLoS ONE | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313994)
Forecasting air pollution with deep learning with a focus on impact of urban traffic on PM10 and noise pollution (Kostadinov M, Zdravevski E, Lameski P, Coelho PJ, Stojkoska B, Herzog MA, et al. (2024) | PLoS ONE | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313356)
Occupational health in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): A systematic review and call for comprehensive policy development (Masood MA, Khaled R, Bin-Ismail A, Semerjian L, Abass K (2024) | PLoS ONE | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312251)
The role of trait mindfulness in moderating climate distress during wildfire season ( Guan JY, Dutcher EG, Goldin P, Ahmadi SE, Fromer E, Weiser SD, et al. (2024) | PLOS Climate | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000524)
Estimated human-induced warming from a linear temperature and atmospheric CO2 relationship (Jarvis, A., Forster, P.M. (2024) | Nature Geoscience | DOI: 10.1038/s41561-024-01580-5)
Widespread outdoor exposure to uncompensable heat stress with warming (Fan, Y., McColl, K.A. (2024) | Communications Earth & Environment | DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01930-6)
Historical changes in the Causal Effect Networks of compound hot and dry extremes in central Europe (Tian, Y., Giaquinto, D., Di Capua, G. et al. (2024) | Communications Earth & Environment | DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01934-2)
Attention and positive sentiments towards carbon dioxide removal have grown on social media over the past decade (Repke, T., Müller-Hansen, F., Cox, E. et al. (2024) | Communications Earth & Environment | DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01914-6)
Amplified threat of tropical cyclones to US offshore wind energy in a changing climate (Lipari, S., Balaguru, K., Rice, J. et al. (2024) | Communications Earth & Environment | DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01887-6)
Three profiles of Australian climate change activism have both unique and overlapping motivators and barriers (Whitson, K.C., Callaghan, P., Thorpe, D. et al. (2024) | Communications Earth & Environment | DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01871-0)
Rethinking responses to the world’s water crises (Grafton, R.Q., Fanaian, S., Horne, J. et al. (2024) | Nature Sustainability | DOI: 10.1038/s41893-024-01470-z)
Cities incorporate equity in their climate policies but overlook procedural justice in decision-making (Yazar, M., Haarstad, H. & Elfving, J. (2024) | Nature Cities | DOI: 10.1038/s44284-024-00167-w)
Phenological divergence between plants and animals under climate change (Lang, W., Zhang, Y., Li, X. et al. (2024) | Nature Ecology & Evolution | DOI: 10.1038/s41559-024-02597-0)
Enhanced warming of European mountain permafrost in the early 21st century (Noetzli, J., Isaksen, K., Barnett, J. et al. (2024) | Nature Communications | DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54831-9)
Drivers of global tourism carbon emissions (Sun, YY., Faturay, F., Lenzen, M. et al. (2024) | Nature Communications | DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54582-7)
Thermodynamically inconsistent extreme precipitation sensitivities across continents driven by cloud-radiative effects (Ghausi, S.A., Zehe, E., Ghosh, S. et al. (2024) | Nature Communications | DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-55143-8)
Digital twinning of river basins towards full-scale, sustainable and equitable water management and disaster mitigation (Yang, Y., Xie, C., Fan, Z. et al. (2024) | npj Natural Hazards | DOI: 10.1038/s44304-024-00047-2)
Cretaceous coastal mountain building and potential impacts on climate change in East Asia (Jianhua Li et al. (2024) | Science Advances | DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ads0587)
Warming effects of reduced sulfur emissions from shipping (Masaru Yoshioka, Daniel P. Grosvenor, Ben B. B. Booth, Colin P. Morice, and Ken S. Carslaw (2024) | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics | DOI: 10.5194/acp-24-13681-2024)
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