Grassland ecosystem services: a systematic review of research advances and future directions
Context Grasslands provide a variety of ecosystem services (ESs) for humans. While much
ES research has focused on forests and wetlands, synthesizing the currently somewhat …
ES research has focused on forests and wetlands, synthesizing the currently somewhat …
Bioenergy for climate change mitigation: Scale and sustainability
Many global climate change mitigation pathways presented in IPCC assessment reports rely
heavily on the deployment of bioenergy, often used in conjunction with carbon capture and …
heavily on the deployment of bioenergy, often used in conjunction with carbon capture and …
Diurnal interaction between urban expansion, climate change and adaptation in US cities
Climate change and urban development are projected to substantially warm US cities, yet
dynamic interaction between these two drivers of urban heat may modify the warming. Here …
dynamic interaction between these two drivers of urban heat may modify the warming. Here …
Which practices co‐deliver food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and combat land degradation and desertification?
There is a clear need for transformative change in the land management and food
production sectors to address the global land challenges of climate change mitigation …
production sectors to address the global land challenges of climate change mitigation …
Cooling effect of urban trees on the built environment of contiguous United States
Exacerbated heat stress has resulted in a series of environmental issues in urban areas.
Mounting empirical evidence shows that urban trees are effective in mitigating the thermal …
Mounting empirical evidence shows that urban trees are effective in mitigating the thermal …
Sustainable land use and viability of biojet fuels
Decarbonizing aviation requires, among other strategies, use of low-carbon liquid fuels,
since electrified propulsion of large aircraft is not yet viable. However, commercialization of …
since electrified propulsion of large aircraft is not yet viable. However, commercialization of …
Interlinkages between desertification, land degradation, food security and greenhouse gas fluxes: synergies, trade-offs and integrated response options
Executive summary The land challenges, in the context of this report, are climate change
mitigation, adaptation, desertification, land degradation, and food security. The chapter also …
mitigation, adaptation, desertification, land degradation, and food security. The chapter also …
[HTML][HTML] Climate change mitigation potentials of biofuels produced from perennial crops and natural regrowth on abandoned and degraded cropland in Nordic …
Bioenergy expansion is present in most climate change mitigation scenarios. The
associated large land use changes have led to concerns on how bioenergy can be …
associated large land use changes have led to concerns on how bioenergy can be …
Precipitation response to climate change and urban development over the continental United States
Appropriately characterizing future changes in regional-scale precipitation requires
assessment of the interactive effect owing to greenhouse gas-induced climate change and …
assessment of the interactive effect owing to greenhouse gas-induced climate change and …