The UK presidency hopes a delivery plan for long-promised climate finance will start to restore trust ahead of Cop26, but experts warn late delivery means trouble
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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01199-z
Improvements in public transport are often regarded as essential to combat climate change. A study investigating the Chinese high-speed rail system suggests that these benefits could operate through channels other than those that one might expect.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 25 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01190-8
Intercity high-speed rail (HSR) can have large climate benefits with its high energy efficiency. This study explores the substitution effects of HSR on road traffic in China, which can be translated to an annual reduction of 14.76 million tons of CO2-equivalent emissions.
