GX & Decarbonization Research

Tamiru Chalchisa, Yadeta Bekele, Shigdaf Mekuriaw +6

This study investigates the relationship between sheep offtake rates (the proportion of livestock sold or consumed) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in central and southern Ethiopia. It provides a quantitative assessment of how livestock …

Ranvijay Kumar, Sonali Kumari, Shashidhar Ks +7

This review synthesizes the effects of agroforestry on soil carbon storage and nutrient cycling. Key mechanisms include increased organic matter inputs and soil aggregation, leading to higher soil organic carbon stocks in topsoil. The paper…

Jun‐Oh Min, Boyeon Lee, Chorom Shim +5

This study investigates anthropogenic black carbon signatures in Antarctic fjords and their implications for carbon cycling. Using observational data, it analyzes deposition patterns, highlighting the significance of human-induced carbon in…

Marcos Quijal-Zamorano, Pierre Masselot, Antonio Gasparrini +1

This tutorial provides a step-by-step methodology for projecting health impacts under climate and demographic scenarios, using heat-related mortality in London as an example. It covers data acquisition, processing, uncertainty propagation, …

Grace Handy

This study investigates fine root biomass and morphology in a mature deciduous forest under elevated CO2 at BIFoR FACE. Fine root biomass increased by ~40%, concentrated in the top 50 cm, without shifting to greater depth. These results imp…

Meng X.

This paper investigates how nitrogen deposition affects greenhouse gas emissions from terrestrial ecosystems. It likely presents empirical evidence that increased nitrogen inputs alter fluxes of CO2, N2O, and CH4, contributing to understand…

Altyeb Ali Abaker Omer, Yajie Dong, Jie Liu +2

This systematic review of 46 studies on coffee agroforestry systems (CAFS) finds that carbon storage is higher under moderate to high shade, structural complexity, and lower management intensity. Soil organic carbon is the largest pool. Lim…

Manoj Hari, Sassan S. Saatchi, Ane Alencar +5

This paper shows that mitigating fire risk is crucial for the durability of Nature-based Climate Solutions (NbS) in the Amazon. It examines how fire management protects forest carbon stocks and enhances long-term climate mitigation benefits…

Adewale Suraj Bello, Niloufar Lorestani, Mohammed Abu-Dieyeh +1

This review synthesizes evidence that climate change reduces essential nutrients in crops, including protein, iron, and zinc, threatening human health, especially in vulnerable regions. It explores mechanisms and mitigation strategies such …

Isaac T. Okurut, David Abigaba, Catherine Mulinde +4

Assesses the effect of agroforestry shading on Robusta coffee suitability under climate change in Uganda. Models how shading modifies temperature and moisture conditions, indicating potential adaptation benefits for coffee production.

Manas Protim Rajbonshi, Pratap Bhattacharyya, Sudip Mitra

This study investigates the critical roles of soil enzymes in regulating greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddies under various climate-smart agriculture practices, aiming to understand mitigation potential.

Pedro Araújo Pietrafesa, Laumar Neves de Souza, José Paulo Pietrafesa

This paper analyzes how economic development affects greenhouse gas emissions across Brazilian municipalities using a two-level multilevel model. It finds that economic complexity, GDP, social vulnerability, and deforestation significantly …

Erwinsyah

This study analyzes economic drivers and sustainability issues in Indonesia's forestry sector. Using a simultaneous-equations econometric model on data from 2000-2023, it finds that economic growth and stable commodity prices reduce defores…

Bingbing Jiang, Zhang Chen, Yiyun Fu +1

This study reveals that summer extreme heat events in the Sichuan-Chongqing region exhibit asymmetric and hysteretic responses to CO2 removal. Even after CO2 returns to initial levels, positive temperature anomalies persist due to slow ocea…

Juan Carlos Trejos-Espeleta, James A. Bradley, Ömer K. Coskun +3

This study quantifies for the first time fungal assimilation of dissolved free amino acids in high Arctic fjord sediments, showing that marine fungi promote carbon stabilization through high metabolic efficiency. The efficient assimilation …

L R Li, Xingyue Li, Chengyong Wu +5

Using PLUS and InVEST models, this study analyzes PLES pattern evolution and carbon stock changes from 2000-2020 in Qinghai Lake Basin, and simulates 2035 under four scenarios. Ecological space is the main carbon contributor; the sustainabl…

Liang Zheng, Hao Wu, Jianzhong Lu +4

This paper shows that increased precipitation partially alleviates the carbon-water trade-off under China's Grain for Green program, highlighting its role as a climate adaptation strategy for ecosystem services.

Grace Handy, Angeliki Kourmouli, Marie Arnaud +11

Using soil cores from years 5 and 7 of the BIFoR FACE experiment in a mature temperate forest, this study found that elevated CO2 increased fine root biomass by ~40%, concentrated in the top 50 cm, and altered root morphology. This leads to…

Zhaohai Bai, Xiaoyang Shan, Xun Wei +3

This study analyzes how asymmetric cropland intensification affects global cropland use and greenhouse gas emissions, revealing that intensification in certain regions increases burdens elsewhere, exacerbating global disparities.

Nan Meng, Wei Li, Philippe Ciais +17

Afforestation in China (89.6 M ha) reduced forest fragmentation, converting edge forests to interior forests. These transformed forests sequestered an extra 1.4±0.2 Pg CO2e from biomass but caused biophysical warming of 0.9 Pg CO2e from alb…