Nature Climate Change Contents October 2015 Volume 5 Number 11 pp 957-1020

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Correspondence Top Uncertain effects of nutrient availability on global forest carbon balance pp958 - 959 Enzai Du doi:10.1038/nclimate2792 See also: Correspondence by Kutsch & Kolari and Correspondence by Fernández-Martínez et al. Data quality and the role of nutrients in forest carbon-use efficiency pp959 - 960 Werner L. Kutsch and Pasi Kolari doi:10.1038/nclimate2793 See also: Correspondence by Du and Correspondence by Fernández-Martínez et al. Reply to 'Uncertain effects of nutrient availability on global forest carbon balance' and 'Data quality and the role of nutrients in forest carbon-use efficiency' pp960 - 961 M. Fernández-Martínez, S. Vicca, I. A. Janssens, J. Sardans, S. Luyssaert, M. Campioli, F. S. Chapin III, P. Ciais, Y. Malhi, M. Obersteiner, D. Papale, S. L. Piao, M. Reichstein, F. Rodà and J. Peñuelas doi:10.1038/nclimate2794 See also: Correspondence by Du and Correspondence by Kutsch & Kolari Clarity of meaning in IPCC press conference pp961 - 962 Peter Jacobs, Hunter Cutting, Stephan Lewandowsky, Miriam O'Brien, Ken Rice and Bart Verheggen doi:10.1038/nclimate2845 See also: Correspondence by Pearce and Hollin Reply to 'Clarity of meaning in IPCC press conference' p963 Warren Pearce and Greg Hollin doi:10.1038/nclimate2846 See also: Correspondence by Jacobs et al. Commentaries Top Megaproject reclamation and climate change pp963 - 966 Rebecca C. Rooney, Derek T. Robinson and Rich Petrone doi:10.1038/nclimate2719 Megaprojects such as oil sands mining require large-scale and long-term closure and reclamation plans. Yet these plans are created and approved without considering future climate and hydrological conditions, jeopardizing the sustainability of reclaimed landscapes. Adaptation tracking for a post-2015 climate agreement pp967 - 969 J. D. Ford, L. Berrang-Ford, R. Biesbroek, M. Araos, S. E. Austin and A. Lesnikowski doi:10.1038/nclimate2744 A post-2015 climate agreement will require systematic approaches for tracking adaptation progress across Parties to the UNFCC. A number of steps need to be taken to improve adaptation measurement and reporting. Planetary vital signs pp969 - 970 Stephen Briggs, Charles F. Kennel and David G. Victor doi:10.1038/nclimate2828 After Paris, policymakers will need new goals for protecting the climate. Science can help with a basket of measures because 'climate change' isn't just about temperature. A unified narrative for climate change pp971 - 973 Simon Bushell, Thomas Colley and Mark Workman doi:10.1038/nclimate2726 There is a significant 'action gap' between what scientists argue is necessary to prevent potentially dangerous climate change and what the government and public are doing. A coherent strategic narrative is key to making meaningful progress. Corrections Top Correction: Science and religion in dialogue over the global commons p973 doi:10.1038/nclimate2847 Correction: Validity of county-level estimates of climate change beliefs p973 doi:10.1038/nclimate2852 Research Highlights Top Conservation: North American birds | Climate policy: Accidental activist | Cryosphere: West Antarctic ice stability | Temperature trends: Global versus local News and Views Top Public opinion: Country comparisons pp975 - 976 Debbie Hopkins doi:10.1038/nclimate2730 Climate change awareness, risk perception and policy support vary between and within countries. National-scale comparisons can help to explain this variability and be used to develop targeted interventions. See also: Article by Tien Ming Lee et al. nclimate JOBS of the week Senior Climate Change Officer African Development Bank Lamont Research Professors (Open Rank) Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University Assistant Professor of Environmental Chemistry University of California San Diego Postdoctoral Fellowships Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University More Science jobs from nclimate EVENT 11th Annual International Symposium on Environment 23.05.16 Athens, Greece More science events from   Perspectives Top Emergence of polycentric climate governance and its future prospects pp977 - 982 Andrew J. Jordan, Dave Huitema, Mikael Hildén, Harro van Asselt, Tim J. Rayner, Jonas J. Schoenefeld, Jale Tosun, Johanna Forster and Elin L. Boasson doi:10.1038/nclimate2725 There are hopes thatthe dynamic forms of climate governance appearing in different domains will be effective in tackling climate change. This Perspective assesses the future prospects for this so-called polycentric pattern of climate governance. Developing country finance in a post-2020 global climate agreement pp983 - 987 Phillip M. Hannam, Zhenliang Liao, Steven J. Davis and Michael Oppenheimer doi:10.1038/nclimate2731 A new global climate change deal should credit low-carbon energy sector finance from the developing world. Failure to coordinate standards could hinder low-carbon development in the decades to come. Letters Top Impacts of temperature and its variability on mortality in New England pp988 - 991 Liuhua Shi, Itai Kloog, Antonella Zanobetti, Pengfei Liu and Joel D. Schwartz doi:10.1038/nclimate2704 Modelling shows that although the impact of warmer summers and winters may cancel each other out, climate change could still have a significant impact on mortality rates in New England owing to changes in temperature variability. Exposure of coastal built assets in the South Pacific to climate risks pp992 - 996 Lalit Kumar and Subhashni Taylor doi:10.1038/nclimate2702 A comprehensive analysis of the spatial distribution of infrastructure of 12 Pacific island countries reveals that their built assets are often concentrated close to the coast, exposing them to a variety of natural and climate change-related hazards. An end-to-end assessment of extreme weather impacts on food security pp997 - 1001 Erik Chavez, Gordon Conway, Michael Ghil and Marc Sadler doi:10.1038/nclimate2747 A series of simple and communicable risk metrics for agriculture are developed by integrating information on the interacting systems of climate, crops and economy under different climate and adaptation scenarios. Impact of ocean acidification on the structure of future phytoplankton communities pp1002 - 1006 Stephanie Dutkiewicz, J. Jeffrey Morris, Michael J. Follows, Jeffery Scott, Orly Levitan, Sonya T. Dyhrman and Ilana Berman-Frank doi:10.1038/nclimate2722 The responses of phytoplankton growth rates to ocean acidification were investigated in a meta-analysis. A marine ecosystem model calibrated with the results indicates that these different responses will result in changes in community structure. Articles Top Solar thermal technologies as a bridge from fossil fuels to renewables pp1007 - 1013 Vishwanath Haily Dalvi, Sudhir V. Panse and Jyeshtharaj B. Joshi doi:10.1038/nclimate2717 Integrating solar thermal systems into power plants can be done with minimal modifications. Statistical analysis shows that such a strategy is more economic than installing carbon-capture and compression equipment to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Predictors of public climate change awareness and risk perception around the world pp1014 - 1020 Tien Ming Lee, Ezra M. Markowitz, Peter D. Howe, Chia-Ying Ko and Anthony A. Leiserowitz doi:10.1038/nclimate2728 A survey of 119 countries shows that education is the strongest predictor of climate change awareness around the world. The results suggest that improving understanding of local impacts is vital for public engagement. See also: News and Views by Debbie Hopkins Corrigendum Top Corrigendum: An empirical examination of echo chambers in US climate policy networks p1020 Lorien Jasny, Joseph Waggle and Dana R. Fisher doi:10.1038/nclimate2839 Advertisement Nature Energy: Call for Papers Launching in January 2016, Nature Energy is now open for submissions and inviting high-quality research from across the natural and social sciences. The journal will be dedicated to exploring all aspects of the on-going discussion of energy provision; from the generation and storage of energy, to its distribution and management, the needs and demands of the different actors, and the impacts that energy technologies and policies have on societies. 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