Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts reviews BECCS as the leading carbon-removal technology, showing retrofitted coal plants co-fired with biomass can cut 1.6 Gt CO₂ yr^-1 by 2040. Five policy and supply-chain recommendations aim to scale negative emissions without harming food security or water resources.

Undocumented immigrants have limited insurance coverage after birthing. During the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City extended Medicaid coverage for residents, including immigrants, beyond the normal 60-day period. Now a study has found that this policy changes reduced inequities in health coverage in the postpartum period between immigrants and US-born residents in the city. The reduction in insurance coverage inequity among the Hispanic population was the least compared to other racial groups.

How can quantum technologies be developed responsibly? In the journal Science, researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the University of Cambridge, Harvard University and Stanford University argue that international standards should be established before laws are enacted. Prof. Urs Gasser explains why the authors propose a quality management system for quantum technologies, how standards create trust and where even competing countries such as China and the US can cooperate.

The growing healthcare burden posed by hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common subtype of liver cancer, has prompted the establishment of a Commission comprising a wide range of medical and public health experts. Now, they present their findings in a recent report, which defines concrete goals for the reduction of hepatocellular carcinoma cases, and presents a set of evidence-based recommendations to help stakeholders work together to achieve these goals.