Researchers from Beijing Normal University have analyzed how China's land system may change in 2100 under a 1.5°C global warming scenario and a reference scenario without updated emission reduction measures. Their findings reveal that the 1.5°C climate pledges will drive greater changes in future land systems. Under this scenario, areas of shrubland, wetland, and forest are projected to increase by 185%, 79%, and 33%, respectively. 35% of the existing cropland (as of 2020) are estimated to be converted to other types by 2100 (or earlier) under the 1.5°C scenario, with high-density cropland decreasing by nearly 50%. This shift could pose a substantial challenge to food security.

Called the Lévy walk (or in some cases the Lévy flight) after mathematician Paul Lévy, it is a type of random wandering that occurs in nature in a wide variety of ways, from predators searching for food to economic, microbiological, chemical processes to climate change. In their latest research, Dániel Kincses, Márton Nagy and Máté Csanád, researchers from the Department of Atomic Physics and the Astro- and Particle Physics Programme of Excellence (TKP) at ELTE, have shown that the motion of particles in high-energy nuclear collisions can also be described as Lévy walks, confirming the interdisciplinary nature of the phenomenon.

A new report issued by the Purdue Applied Research Institute’s Digital Innovation in Agri-Food Systems Laboratory, the research arm of DIAL Ventures, offers multiple strategies to help the agrifood sector navigate climate change-related challenges throughout the agricultural value chain.

“The findings of the Climate-Smart Agrifood Opportunities report provide a road map for stakeholders across the agrifood sector to identify and act on opportunities for sustainability,” said DIAL Ventures research manager Lourival Monaco, research assistant professor in agricultural economics. “By addressing the challenges collaboratively, the sector can build resilience and adapt to the evolving demands 

In a paper published in National Science Review, an international team of scientists found a significant decline of downward surface solar radiation (DSSR) from 1959 to 2014. Greenhouse gases (GHGs) and anthropogenic aerosols contributed equally to the weakening of the DSSR and the role of GHGs was more significant after 1979. Whether DSSR would continue to decrease in the future is highly dependent on emission policies. The implementation of relatively lower aerosols and CO₂ emissions will help to curb the weakening of DSSR and provide a key guarantee for a smooth transition from traditional fossil energy sources to a cleaner one.