The true impacts of the built environment - Nature Sustainability

Cement and concrete underpin modern societies, yet their true resource demands and the dynamics that govern their efficient use remain poorly understood. Two recent studies suggest that the most power...

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Plastisphere: plastic-microbial interactions in the environment

The collection covers, but is not limited to, how microorganisms, by colonizing plastics, may influence ecosystems, nutrient cycling and biodegradation ...

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The science of climate heat risks has a metric problem - Communications Earth & Environment

Heat stress risk is increasingly assessed using composite indices that were derived for narrowly defined applications and then extrapolated far beyond those use cases. This Comment argues that users m...

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Global sustainable development trends reveal widespread inequality and tradeoffs - Communications Sustainability

From 2000–2019, sustainable development progressed unevenly. Most places saw decline in at least one area, while only a few improved across all four. Carbon emissions, air pollution, nighttime light a...

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Accelerating industrial emissions reductions in China

Nature Reviews Clean Technology, Published online: 28 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s44359-026-00205-xAn article in Joule examines industrial decarbonization scenarios in China and highlights the importance of technologies and processes that reduce emissions at the source.

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Impact in engineering research: more than a number

Communications Engineering, Published online: 31 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s44172-026-00744-yOf the many journal metrics available to consider in weighing up the performance of a research journal, probably the best known is the Impact Factor (IF). The IF provides a mean average of the citations accrued in one year by all the papers of a particular journal published in the previous two years, based on citation data from Web of Science. The release of a journal’s first IF will be of interest to the research community, and ours was published in June of this year.

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Multifunctional hybrid shoreline framework enhances coastal resilience and infrastructure sustainability - Communications Sustainability

A framework that integrates climate change into design, supports multiple performance objectives, and evaluates trade offs and co benefits across ecological scales to prevent unintended impacts on bio...

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Job insecurity is chipping away at me and my cohort. Is it us, or the state of the economy?

The career market is difficult to navigate — and academic achievements feel like they’re no longer enough, says Daniella Watson.

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Feedstock reporting gaps limit interpretation of circularity claims across conversion technologies - Communications Sustainability

Biomass and waste conversion studies often lack feedstock details needed to interpret circularity claims. This Scopus-based evidence map of 133,832 labelled feedstock items provides a reusable diction...

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Beyond lithium: how sodium-ion batteries could change the world

Batteries based on sodium ions are entering mass production. Some researchers say they could ultimately be a cheaper, safer alternative to lithium in electric cars and other energy applications.

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Road transport carbon pricing creates uneven burdens across Europe and requires targeted revenue recycling - Communications Sustainability

Average progressivity masks within-group inequalities, according to a study using household budget data from 23 European countries to estimate household impacts of higher road fuel prices.

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Ambient concrete carbonation is a trivial contributor in mitigating carbon dioxide emissions from cement production - Communications Sustainability

By 2030, ambient carbonation will capture about 0.23 gigatons of carbon dioxide each year, under 10 percent of cement emissions, indicating minor impact, according to thermodynamic and diffusion analy...

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The Ecological Activity Index tool for mapping potential ecosystem exposure to ocean alkalinity enhancement - Communications Sustainability

Ecological activity varies across space and time and shapes potential exposure to ocean alkalinity enhancement, as revealed by an index integrating ecological and human use datasets for a quantitative...

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Spa visits carry measurable carbon footprints that vary with energy use and renewables - Communications Sustainability

SPA-DEC is a dynamic carbon calculator that translates a facility’s metered energy and water use, together with waste and other operational sources, into the footprint of a single spa or wellness visi...

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Global particulate pollution research reflects economic capacity more than pollution burden - Communications Sustainability

Regions with the highest particulate pollution contribute the fewest studies and remain understudied, according to a study that used large language models to analyze more than 55,000 publications and ...

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AI Data Centers and the Power-Computing-Carbon Nexus

This collection invites manuscripts that highlight research advancing the synergistic operation, control, and co-planning of AI Data Centers.

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International trade substantially reshapes methane emissions from rice cultivation - Communications Sustainability

Considering international trade in methane emissions accounting substantially reshapes the geographical distribution of methane emissions from rice cultivation, according to a global assessment of tra...

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Communications Sustainability

Communications Sustainability is an open-access journal from Nature Portfolio that publishes high-quality research, reviews and commentary in all ...

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Global assessment shows blue carbon wealth dominated by ocean processes and unevenly distributed across countries - Communications Sustainability

Annual carbon removal value reaches 2.32 trillion US dollars with strong per-capita asymmetries and weak alignment with national emissions, according to a framework combining coastal ecosystems and op...

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Mechanism-based framework enables consistent assessment of carbon offsetting projects - Communications Sustainability

Mechanism-based categorization of carbon offset projects reflects differences in impact quantification and risks. Case studies and database reallocation highlight implications of the framework derived...

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Public support for climate action is underestimated in the German political domain - Communications Earth & Environment

In Germany, public support for climate action is underestimated in the political sphere, especially regarding taxes, laws, and financial contributions, according to surveys of legislative offices and ...

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How armed conflict shapes food insecurity in the Sahel and Lake Chad Region - Communications Sustainability

Even where foods are available, conflict often coincides with key routes, most essential flows traverse exposed networks, heightening food insecurity, according to a 2022 Sahel and Lake Chad Region ne...

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Sustainability goal literacy enables mission-oriented agrifood research - Communications Sustainability

Research and innovation in agrifood systems can advance global goals, yet their complexity demands clearer guidance. Here, using a German agrifood research program, we show how integrating sustainabil...

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Managing cascading and non-linear climate risks

This cross-journal Collection focuses on complex climate risks, including cascading impacts, compound events and tipping-point risks.

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A framework for assessing climate costs and economic benefits of major entertainment events - Communications Sustainability

A new framework shows how to assess economic value alongside emissions costs in major events, using resale ticket data to estimate demand and carbon pricing to quantify impacts.

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Speeding incurs substantial environmental and economic costs nationwide for negligible travel time savings - Communications Sustainability

Obeying speed limits can save over six million gallons of fuel and fifty thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide per day with minimal delay, based on analysis of more than one hundred twenty million vehicle trajectories assessing speed limit interventions across the United States.

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Speeding incurs substantial environmental and economic costs nationwide for negligible travel time savings - Communications Sustainability

Obeying speed limits can save over six million gallons of fuel and fifty thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide per day with minimal delay, based on analysis of more than one hundred twenty million vehicle trajectories assessing speed limit interventions across the United States.

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Ideological polarization on anthropogenic climate change is stronger among politicians than among citizens across eight countries - Communications Sustainability

Right-leaning politicians are even less convinced of anthropogenic climate change than their own voters, and ideological divides reflect policy support for climate mitigation policies, according to cr...

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Microbiome manipulation and enhanced weathering influence tree growth in reforestation - Communications Sustainability

Enhanced rock weathering increased tree growth and aboveground carbon stocks while microbiome enrichment showed variable and transient effects, according to a replicated four-year field experiment in ...

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