Search

Ten new insights in climate science 2020 – a horizon scan
Erik Pihl, Eva Alfredsson, Magnus Bengtsson, Kathryn J. Bowen, Vanesa Cástan Broto, Kuei Tien Chou, Helen Cleugh, Kristie Ebi, Clea M. Edwards, Eleanor Fisher, Pierre Friedlingstein, Alex Godoy-Faúndez, Mukesh Gupta, Alexandra R. Harrington, Katie Hayes, Bronwyn M. Hayward, Sophie R. Hebden, Thomas Hickmann, Gustaf Hugelius, Tatiana Ilyina, Robert B. Jackson, Trevor F. Keenan, Ria A. Lambino, Sebastian Leuzinger, Mikael Malmaeus, Robert I. McDonald, Celia McMichael, Clark A. Miller, Matteo Muratori, Nidhi Nagabhatla, Harini Nagendra, Cristian Passarello, Josep Penuelas, Julia Pongratz, Johan Rockström, Patricia Romero-Lankao, Joyashree Roy, Adam A. Scaife, Peter Schlosser, Edward Schuur, Michelle Scobie, Steven C. Sherwood, Giles B. Sioen, Jakob Skovgaard, Edgardo A. Sobenes Obregon, Sebastian Sonntag, Joachim H. Spangenberg, Otto Spijkers, Leena Srivastava, Detlef B. Stammer, Pedro H. C. Torres, Merritt R. Turetsky, Anna M. Ukkola, Detlef P. van Vuuren, Christina Voigt, Chadia Wannous, Mark D. Zelinka
Journal:

Global Sustainability / Volume 4 / 2021

Published online by Cambridge University Press:

27 January 2021, e5
- Article
- - You have access
  - Open access
- PDF
- HTML
- Export citation
Non-technical summary
We summarize some of the past year's most important findings within climate change-related research. New research has improved our understanding of Earth's sensitivity to carbon dioxide, finds that permafrost thaw could release more carbon emissions than expected and that the uptake of carbon in tropical ecosystems is weakening. Adverse impacts on human society include increasing water shortages and impacts on mental health. Options for solutions emerge from rethinking economic models, rights-based litigation, strengthened governance systems and a new social contract. The disruption caused by COVID-19 could be seized as an opportunity for positive change, directing economic stimulus towards sustainable investments.
Technical summary
A synthesis is made of ten fields within climate science where there have been significant advances since mid-2019, through an expert elicitation process with broad disciplinary scope. Findings include: (1) a better understanding of equilibrium climate sensitivity; (2) abrupt thaw as an accelerator of carbon release from permafrost; (3) changes to global and regional land carbon sinks; (4) impacts of climate change on water crises, including equity perspectives; (5) adverse effects on mental health from climate change; (6) immediate effects on climate of the COVID-19 pandemic and requirements for recovery packages to deliver on the Paris Agreement; (7) suggested long-term changes to governance and a social contract to address climate change, learning from the current pandemic, (8) updated positive cost–benefit ratio and new perspectives on the potential for green growth in the short- and long-term perspective; (9) urban electrification as a strategy to move towards low-carbon energy systems and (10) rights-based litigation as an increasingly important method to address climate change, with recent clarifications on the legal standing and representation of future generations.
Social media summary
Stronger permafrost thaw, COVID-19 effects and growing mental health impacts among highlights of latest climate science.

Part II - Global Urban Sustainable Development
Edited by Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Xuemei Bai, Australian National University, Canberra, Niki Frantzeskaki, Corrie Griffith, Arizona State University, David Maddox, Timon McPhearson, New School University, New York, Susan Parnell, University of Cape Town, Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, David Simon, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Mark Watkins, Arizona State University
Book:

Urban Planet

Published online:

27 April 2018

Print publication:

26 April 2018, pp 147-260
- Chapter
- - You have access
  - Open access
- PDF
- HTML
- Export citation

Contents
Edited by Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Xuemei Bai, Australian National University, Canberra, Niki Frantzeskaki, Corrie Griffith, Arizona State University, David Maddox, Timon McPhearson, New School University, New York, Susan Parnell, University of Cape Town, Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, David Simon, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Mark Watkins, Arizona State University
Book:

Urban Planet

Published online:

27 April 2018

Print publication:

26 April 2018, pp v-ix
- Chapter
- - You have access
  - Open access
- PDF
- HTML
- Export citation

Tables
Edited by Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Xuemei Bai, Australian National University, Canberra, Niki Frantzeskaki, Corrie Griffith, Arizona State University, David Maddox, Timon McPhearson, New School University, New York, Susan Parnell, University of Cape Town, Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, David Simon, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Mark Watkins, Arizona State University
Book:

Urban Planet

Published online:

27 April 2018

Print publication:

26 April 2018, pp xv-xv
- Chapter
- - You have access
  - Open access
- PDF
- HTML
- Export citation

Preface
Edited by Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Xuemei Bai, Australian National University, Canberra, Niki Frantzeskaki, Corrie Griffith, Arizona State University, David Maddox, Timon McPhearson, New School University, New York, Susan Parnell, University of Cape Town, Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, David Simon, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Mark Watkins, Arizona State University
Book:

Urban Planet

Published online:

27 April 2018

Print publication:

26 April 2018, pp xxi-xxx
- Chapter
- - You have access
  - Open access
- PDF
- HTML
- Export citation

Synthesis - New Integrated Urban Knowledge for the Cities We Want
- By Xuemei Bai, Thomas Elmqvist, Niki Frantzeskaki, Timon McPhearson, David Simon, David Maddox, Mark Watkins, Patricia Romero-Lankao, Susan Parnell, Corrie Griffith, Debra Roberts
Edited by Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Xuemei Bai, Australian National University, Canberra, Niki Frantzeskaki, Corrie Griffith, Arizona State University, David Maddox, Timon McPhearson, New School University, New York, Susan Parnell, University of Cape Town, Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, David Simon, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Mark Watkins, Arizona State University
Book:

Urban Planet

Published online:

27 April 2018

Print publication:

26 April 2018, pp 462-482
- Chapter
- - You have access
  - Open access
- PDF
- HTML
- Export citation

Figures
Edited by Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Xuemei Bai, Australian National University, Canberra, Niki Frantzeskaki, Corrie Griffith, Arizona State University, David Maddox, Timon McPhearson, New School University, New York, Susan Parnell, University of Cape Town, Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, David Simon, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Mark Watkins, Arizona State University
Book:

Urban Planet

Published online:

27 April 2018

Print publication:

26 April 2018, pp x-xiv
- Chapter
- - You have access
  - Open access
- PDF
- HTML
- Export citation

Chapter 13: - Sustainability Transformation Emerging from Better Governance
from Part III - Urban Transformations to Sustainability
- By Patricia Romero-Lankao, Niki Frantzeskaki, Corrie Griffith
Edited by Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Xuemei Bai, Australian National University, Canberra, Niki Frantzeskaki, Corrie Griffith, Arizona State University, David Maddox, Timon McPhearson, New School University, New York, Susan Parnell, University of Cape Town, Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, David Simon, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Mark Watkins, Arizona State University
Book:

Urban Planet

Published online:

27 April 2018

Print publication:

26 April 2018, pp 263-280
- Chapter
- - You have access
  - Open access
- PDF
- HTML
- Export citation

Part I - Dynamic Urban Planet
Edited by Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Xuemei Bai, Australian National University, Canberra, Niki Frantzeskaki, Corrie Griffith, Arizona State University, David Maddox, Timon McPhearson, New School University, New York, Susan Parnell, University of Cape Town, Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, David Simon, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Mark Watkins, Arizona State University
Book:

Urban Planet

Published online:

27 April 2018

Print publication:

26 April 2018, pp 17-146
- Chapter
- - You have access
  - Open access
- PDF
- HTML
- Export citation

Chapter 4: - Live with Risk While Reducing Vulnerability
from Part I - Dynamic Urban Planet
- By Patricia Romero-Lankao, Olga Wilhelmi, Mikhail Chester
Edited by Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Xuemei Bai, Australian National University, Canberra, Niki Frantzeskaki, Corrie Griffith, Arizona State University, David Maddox, Timon McPhearson, New School University, New York, Susan Parnell, University of Cape Town, Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, David Simon, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Mark Watkins, Arizona State University
Book:

Urban Planet

Published online:

27 April 2018

Print publication:

26 April 2018, pp 92-112
- Chapter
- - You have access
  - Open access
- PDF
- HTML
- Export citation

Contributors
Edited by Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Xuemei Bai, Australian National University, Canberra, Niki Frantzeskaki, Corrie Griffith, Arizona State University, David Maddox, Timon McPhearson, New School University, New York, Susan Parnell, University of Cape Town, Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, David Simon, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Mark Watkins, Arizona State University
Book:

Urban Planet

Published online:

27 April 2018

Print publication:

26 April 2018, pp xvi-xx
- Chapter
- - You have access
  - Open access
- PDF
- HTML
- Export citation

Part III - Urban Transformations to Sustainability
Edited by Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Xuemei Bai, Australian National University, Canberra, Niki Frantzeskaki, Corrie Griffith, Arizona State University, David Maddox, Timon McPhearson, New School University, New York, Susan Parnell, University of Cape Town, Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, David Simon, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Mark Watkins, Arizona State University
Book:

Urban Planet

Published online:

27 April 2018

Print publication:

26 April 2018, pp 261-350
- Chapter
- - You have access
  - Open access
- PDF
- HTML
- Export citation

Copyright page
Edited by Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Xuemei Bai, Australian National University, Canberra, Niki Frantzeskaki, Corrie Griffith, Arizona State University, David Maddox, Timon McPhearson, New School University, New York, Susan Parnell, University of Cape Town, Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, David Simon, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Mark Watkins, Arizona State University
Book:

Urban Planet

Published online:

27 April 2018

Print publication:

26 April 2018, pp iv-iv
- Chapter
- - You have access
  - Open access
- PDF
- HTML
- Export citation

Part IV - Provocations from Practice
Edited by Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Xuemei Bai, Australian National University, Canberra, Niki Frantzeskaki, Corrie Griffith, Arizona State University, David Maddox, Timon McPhearson, New School University, New York, Susan Parnell, University of Cape Town, Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, David Simon, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Mark Watkins, Arizona State University
Book:

Urban Planet

Published online:

27 April 2018

Print publication:

26 April 2018, pp 351-461
- Chapter
- - You have access
  - Open access
- PDF
- HTML
- Export citation

Urban Planet

Knowledge towards Sustainable Cities
Edited by Thomas Elmqvist, Xuemei Bai, Niki Frantzeskaki, Corrie Griffith, David Maddox, Timon McPhearson, Susan Parnell, Patricia Romero-Lankao, David Simon, Mark Watkins
Published online:

27 April 2018

Print publication:

26 April 2018
- Book
- - You have access
  - Open access
- Export citation
Global urbanization promises better services, stronger economies, and more connections; it also carries risks and unforeseeable consequences. To deepen our understanding of this complex process and its importance for global sustainability, we need to build interdisciplinary knowledge around a systems approach. Urban Planet takes an integrative look at our urban environment, bringing together scholars from a diverse range of disciplines: from sociology and political science to evolutionary biology, geography, economics and engineering. It includes the perspectives of often neglected voices: architects, journalists, artists and activists. The book provides a much needed cross-scale perspective, connecting challenges and solutions on a local scale with drivers and policy frameworks on a regional and global scale. The authors argue that to overcome the major challenges we are facing, we must embark on a large-scale reinvention of how we live together, grounded in inclusiveness and sustainability. This title is also available Open Access.

Chapter 15: - Governing Urban Sustainability Transformations
from Part III - Urban Transformations to Sustainability
- By Sarah Burch, Sara Hughes, Patricia Romero-Lankao, Heike Schroeder
Edited by Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Xuemei Bai, Australian National University, Canberra, Niki Frantzeskaki, Corrie Griffith, Arizona State University, David Maddox, Timon McPhearson, New School University, New York, Susan Parnell, University of Cape Town, Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, David Simon, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Mark Watkins, Arizona State University
Book:

Urban Planet

Published online:

27 April 2018

Print publication:

26 April 2018, pp 303-326
- Chapter
- - You have access
  - Open access
- PDF
- HTML
- Export citation

Appendix A - ARC3.2 Glossary
from Appendices
Edited by Cynthia Rosenzweig, William D. Solecki, Hunter College, City University of New York, Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, Shagun Mehrotra, New School University, New York, Shobhakar Dhakal, Somayya Ali Ibrahim
Book:

Climate Change and Cities

Published online:

12 April 2018

Print publication:

29 March 2018, pp 775-782
- Chapter
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

Praise for the ARC3.2 Report
Edited by Cynthia Rosenzweig, William D. Solecki, Hunter College, City University of New York, Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, Shagun Mehrotra, New School University, New York, Shobhakar Dhakal, Somayya Ali Ibrahim
Book:

Climate Change and Cities

Published online:

12 April 2018

Print publication:

29 March 2018, pp ii-ii
- Chapter
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

Appendix B - Acronyms and Abbreviations
from Appendices
Edited by Cynthia Rosenzweig, William D. Solecki, Hunter College, City University of New York, Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, Shagun Mehrotra, New School University, New York, Shobhakar Dhakal, Somayya Ali Ibrahim
Book:

Climate Change and Cities

Published online:

12 April 2018

Print publication:

29 March 2018, pp 783-786
- Chapter
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

Contents
Edited by Cynthia Rosenzweig, William D. Solecki, Hunter College, City University of New York, Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, Shagun Mehrotra, New School University, New York, Shobhakar Dhakal, Somayya Ali Ibrahim
Book:

Climate Change and Cities

Published online:

12 April 2018

Print publication:

29 March 2018, pp v-vi
- Chapter
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

Search Results

Refine search

Refine search

Actions for selected content:

52 results

Ten new insights in climate science 2020 – a horizon scan

Part II - Global Urban Sustainable Development

Contents

Tables

Preface

Synthesis - New Integrated Urban Knowledge for the Cities We Want

Figures

Chapter 13: - Sustainability Transformation Emerging from Better Governance

Part I - Dynamic Urban Planet

Chapter 4: - Live with Risk While Reducing Vulnerability

Contributors

Part III - Urban Transformations to Sustainability

Copyright page

Part IV - Provocations from Practice

Urban Planet

Chapter 15: - Governing Urban Sustainability Transformations

Appendix A - ARC3.2 Glossary

Praise for the ARC3.2 Report

Appendix B - Acronyms and Abbreviations

Contents

Search Results

Refine search

Refine search

Actions for selected content:

Save Search

52 results

Urban Planet