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Increase in global warming potential of atmospheric black carbon since 1750

By: Han Shen · Huizhong Shen · Yafang Cheng · Meinrat O. Andreae · Xiaoqiao Jiao · Xuyang Liang · Zelin Mai · Peng Guo · Lianming Zheng · Xiaocong Peng · Wei Du · Runyu Wang · Guohua Zhang · Jinghao Zhai · Yaling Zeng · Haitong Zhe Sun · Yilin Chen · Chen Wang · Tao Huang · Guofeng Shen · Xin Yang · Hang Su · Xinming Wang · Yingjun Chen · Gan Zhang

8 September 2026 at 01:00

Nature Geoscience, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41561-026-02085-z

The soot fraction of global black carbon emissions increased from 16% in 1750 to 35% in 2019, mainly driven by fossil fuel consumption, suggesting a higher warming potential per unit mass, according to an analysis of atmospheric measurements.

The dominant role of temperature in seasonal ozone sensitivity changes in China

Nature Geoscience

By: Wenjie Wang · Hang Su · Xin Huang · Chuan Zeng · David D. Parrish · Yuanhang Zhang · Aijun Ding · Yafang Cheng

31 July 2026 at 01:00

Nature Geoscience, Published online: 31 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41561-026-02036-8

Ozone regime analyses suggest that temperature outweighs anthropogenic emissions and actinic flux in controlling seasonal variations in ozone sensitivity over China.