Ma et al. (2026): Committed and irreversible humid heat stress risk in China despite carbon dioxide removal
Qianrong Ma, Jiayi Mu, Yingxiao Sun, Zhiwei Zhu, Siyan Dong, Leibin Wang, Guolin Feng, Jie Zhang, Xingwen Jiang and Young-Min Yang, IN: Communications Earth & Environment, https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03624-7
Carbon dioxide removal is critical to net-zero pathways achieving the Paris Agreement 1.5 °C target, yet its effectiveness in reducing humid heat stress risks remains uncertain. Here, the authors examine the hysteresis and reversibility of humid heat stress in China under carbon dioxide removal scenarios.