Nature Sustainability Nature Sustainability will publish significant original research from a broad range of natural, social and engineering fields about sustainability, its policy dimensions and possible solutions. Understanding how to ensure the well-being of current and future generations within the limits of the natural world is the overarching goal of sustainability research. Nature Sustainability will cover topics including water, air and soil pollution, agriculture and food security, water–energy–land nexus, water-soil-waste nexus and climate change, among many others. http://feeds.nature.com/natsustain/rss/current Nature Publishing Group en © 2024 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. Nature Sustainability © 2024 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. permissions@nature.com Nature Sustainability https://www.nature.com/uploads/product/natsustain/rss.gif http://feeds.nature.com/natsustain/rss/current <![CDATA[Paving the way for sustainable decarbonization of the European cement industry]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01320-y Nature Sustainability, Published online: 28 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01320-y

Cement is a ubiquitous material in modern construction, but produces substantial carbon emissions. Emerging technologies exist that can reduce cement’s carbon footprint, but the right strategies must be implemented ambitiously and synergistically to be effective.]]>
Otavio CavalettMarcos D. B. WatanabeMari VoldsundSimon RoussanalyFrancesco Cherubini doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01320-y Nature Sustainability, Published online: 2024-03-28; | doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01320-y 2024-03-28 Nature Sustainability 10.1038/s41893-024-01320-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01320-y
<![CDATA[Strong transparency required for carbon credit mechanisms]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01310-0 Nature Sustainability, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01310-0

Designing and implementing effective carbon offset mechanisms is a complex and challenging process. This Perspective underscores the importance of transparency across the carbon-offsetting value chain and places it as a prerequisite for efficient offset mechanisms and, ultimately, carbon emissions reduction.]]>
Philippe DelacoteTara L’HortyAndreas KontoleonThales A. P. WestAnna CretiBen FilewodGwenole LeVellyAlejandro Guizar-CoutiñoBen GroomMicah Elias doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01310-0 Nature Sustainability, Published online: 2024-03-27; | doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01310-0 2024-03-27 Nature Sustainability 10.1038/s41893-024-01310-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01310-0
<![CDATA[Freedom of chemical space]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01297-8 Nature Sustainability, Published online: 22 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01297-8

Phase transitions are detrimental to the cyclability of layered oxide cathodes for next-generation sodium-ion batteries. Now, two complementary studies suggest principles on how to navigate through the vast compositional space for better electrochemical performance.]]>
Dylan A. EdelmanDonggun EumWilliam C. Chueh doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01297-8 Nature Sustainability, Published online: 2024-03-22; | doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01297-8 2024-03-22 Nature Sustainability 10.1038/s41893-024-01297-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01297-8
<![CDATA[Mobile apps for 30×30 equity]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01309-7 Nature Sustainability, Published online: 22 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01309-7

Mobile apps for 30×30 equity]]>
Camille GaillardJenna M. KeanyJen L. DiehlPranay RanjanDuan Biggs doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01309-7 Nature Sustainability, Published online: 2024-03-22; | doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01309-7 2024-03-22 Nature Sustainability 10.1038/s41893-024-01309-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01309-7
<![CDATA[Building a sustainable place in space]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01318-6 Nature Sustainability, Published online: 22 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01318-6

As our reach extends outside our planet into Earth’s orbital space and beyond, the need for proactive research and equitable governance of human activity in outer space is more urgent than ever.]]>
doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01318-6 Nature Sustainability, Published online: 2024-03-22; | doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01318-6 2024-03-22 Nature Sustainability 10.1038/s41893-024-01318-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01318-6
<![CDATA[A global meta-analysis of ecological effects from offshore marine artificial structures]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01311-z Nature Sustainability, Published online: 22 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01311-z

The energy sector has led to the creation of marine artificial structures such as oil and gas installations and offshore wind farms. This global meta-analysis assesses whether such structures can act as artificial reefs and benefit the marine environment when left at sea following decommissioning.]]>
Anaëlle J. LemassonPaul J. SomerfieldMichaela SchratzbergerMurray S. A. ThompsonLouise B. FirthElena CouceC. Louise McNeillJoana NunesChristine PascoeStephen C. L. WatsonAntony M. Knights doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01311-z Nature Sustainability, Published online: 2024-03-22; | doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01311-z 2024-03-22 Nature Sustainability 10.1038/s41893-024-01311-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01311-z
<![CDATA[Sustainable skies and the Earth–space environment]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01308-8 Nature Sustainability, Published online: 18 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01308-8

The rapid launch of hundreds of thousands of satellites into low Earth orbit will significantly alter our view of the sky and raise concerns about the sustainability of Earth’s orbital space. A new framework for sustainable space development must balance technological advancement, protection of space environments and our capacity to explore the Universe.]]>
A. WilliamsA. BoleyG. RotolaR. Green doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01308-8 Nature Sustainability, Published online: 2024-03-18; | doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01308-8 2024-03-18 Nature Sustainability 10.1038/s41893-024-01308-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01308-8
<![CDATA[Housing policies and energy efficiency spillovers in low and moderate income communities]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01314-w Nature Sustainability, Published online: 18 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01314-w

Evaluating the sustainability impacts of housing policies for low- and moderate-income households is challenging. This study links observations of housing programme participation and utility consumption to quantify the benefits of locally administered housing policies in a typical community in the American Southeast.]]>
Omar Isaac AsensioOlga ChurkinaBecky D. RafterKira E. O’Hare doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01314-w Nature Sustainability, Published online: 2024-03-18; | doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01314-w 2024-03-18 Nature Sustainability 10.1038/s41893-024-01314-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01314-w