Nature Climate Change
Plant nutrient acquisition under elevated CO<sub>2</sub> and implications for the land carbon sink
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 18 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02386-y
Elevated atmospheric CO2 has stimulated plant growth, yet the future land carbon sink may be constrained in part by nutrient availability. Here the authors review plant nutrient acquisition strategies and the need for better representation in models to improve predictions of land carbon uptake.Genetic diversity must be explicitly recognized in ecological restoration
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 15 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02405-y
Genetic diversity must be explicitly recognized in ecological restorationClosing the flood insurance protection gap
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 15 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02385-z
Climate change is increasing financial impacts for households, yet flood insurance coverage remains insufficient. Now research affirms that there are still opportunities to substantially close the protection gap, in particular for disadvantaged groups.Measuring flood underinsurance in the USA
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 15 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02396-w
Homeowners could benefit from flood insurance to offset the negative impacts of climate-induced natural disasters. However, with detailed micro-level data, researchers find substantial protection gaps and underinsurance across the USA that disproportionately affect low-income households.Publisher Correction: Consequential differences in satellite-era sea surface temperature trends across datasets
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 14 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02422-x
Publisher Correction: Consequential differences in satellite-era sea surface temperature trends across datasetsStreetscapes and heat tolerance
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 14 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02416-9
During hot weather, dense urban areas are often not conducive to outdoor recreation. However, pedestrian tolerance to heat can be increased by almost 2 °C through more climate-sensitive streetscape design.Transition risk in the banking sector
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 08 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02400-3
Estimating transition risk is important for the banking sector, yet current practices still rely on conceptual scenarios. Now, a study provides a concrete approach to help regulators calculate the immediate risk that banks face from exposure to climate policy shocks.Navigating energy transition solutions for climate targets with minerals constraint
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 07 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02373-3
The decarbonization of energy systems requires access to minerals that are critical for manufacturing low-carbon technologies. Here researchers show that meeting climate targets could be impeded by material shortages, revealing the importance of diverse solutions that balance mitigation, equity and resource constraints.Structural limitations of the decarbonization state
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 07 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02394-y
The implementation gap between national climate targets and actual policies has been seen as a main barrier for decarbonization. Here researchers show it is rooted in the structural limitation of states and discuss future research directions to promote the emergence of transformative states.Neural traits of pro-environmental behaviour
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 05 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02403-0
Neural traits of pro-environmental behaviourCyclones and economic growth
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 05 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02401-2
Cyclones and economic growthStable Arctic dense water formation
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 05 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02404-z
Stable Arctic dense water formationShifting work hours reduces labour loss
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 05 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02402-1
Shifting work hours reduces labour lossMaking the most of the Methods
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 05 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02406-x
Clear methods reporting is key for reliable and reproducible science and can also prevent an extended review process. We highlight Methods section requirements for a more efficient publication process.Contemporary trends in planetary photosynthetic production
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 01 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02390-2
Terrestrial and marine photosynthetic production are typically studied separately. Now, an integrated analysis of land and ocean net primary production for 2003–2021 reveals that land and ocean net primary production show contrasting trends. Enhanced biospheric primary production is predominantly driven by an increase over land, partially offset by an oceanic decrease.Contrasting biological production trends over land and ocean
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 01 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02375-1
The authors jointly assess the changes in land and ocean net primary production from 2003 to 2021. They show contrasting trends, with overall planetary increases (0.11 ± 0.13 PgC yr−1) driven by terrestrial enhancement and offset by oceanic decline.Shifting hotspot of tropical cyclone clusters in a warming climate
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 31 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02397-9
Tropical cyclones can occur concurrently in the same basins in clusters, potentially resulting in greater damage. Here the authors show that global warming causes a shift in hotspots of such clusters towards the North Atlantic.Reconsidering space-for-time substitution in climate change ecology
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02392-0
Ecologists often leverage patterns observed across spatial climate gradients to predict the impacts of climate change (space-for-time substitution). We highlight evidence that this can be misleading not just in the magnitude but in the direction of effects, explain why, and make suggestions for improving the reliability of ecological forecasts.Green backlash and right-wing populism
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 29 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02384-0
This Review considers research on the politics of climate policies. Climate policies, through their economic and cultural repercussions, impact public climate attitudes and voting behaviour, which in turn affect election outcomes and future policies.Wind droughts threaten energy reliability
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 28 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02383-1
Wind energy is helping to mitigate climate change. But now a study shows that climate change may make wind power less reliable.