PLOS Climate articles cited in key reports and policy briefs

In the urgent context of the global environmental emergency, PLOS Climate aims to connect vital insights from the research community to policy advisors, decision-makers and practitioners. Here, we take a look at some examples of how the work of PLOS Climate authors is helping to shape the discourse around evidence-based climate and environmental policy.

World Cities Report 2024- Cities and Climate Action (UN-Habitat)
Cites the PLOS Climate article “Leaders or laggards in climate action? Assessing GHG trends and mitigation targets of global megacities” by Mahendra Sethi and Felix Creutzig

This UN-Habitat report cites research published in PLOS Climate which shows that urbanisation around the worlds’ megacities is closely linked to increasing greenhouse gas emissions.

World Social Protection Report 2024–26 (International Labour Organization)
Cites the PLOS Climate article “Nothing about us without us: The urgent need for disability-inclusive climate research” by Sébastien Jodoin and colleagues

This ILO report draws on a PLOS Climate Opinion article by Jodoin et al. to emphasise how the meaningful participation of organisations of persons with disabilities is necessary for a just green transition.

Bridging nature and climate through protection of primary forests with high ecological integrity (UN Food and Agriculture Organization)
Cites the PLOS Climate article “Tropical forests are crucial in regulating the climate on Earth” by Paulo Artaxo and colleagues

This technical brief by the FAO cites a PLOS Climate paper by Artaxo et al. to highlight the interconnectedness of tropical forests and climate.

Navigating New Horizons A global foresight report on planetary health and human wellbeing (UN Environment Programme)
Cites the PLOS Climate article “A paradigm shift? African countries call for the non-use of solar geoengineering at UN Environment Assembly” by Frank Biermann and Aarti Gupta

This UNEP report cites a PLOS Climate Opinion article by Biermann & Gupta on interstate tensions around solar geoengineering at UNEA-6.

Decolonial climate finance in practice: assessing proposed reforms (Stockholm Environment Institute)
Cites the PLOS Climate article “Adaptation finance failing to reach the most vulnerable: A multi-level model of household political power in Madagascar” by Katherine Browne and Claudien Razafiarimanana

This SEI working paper draws on research published in PLOS Climate by Browne & Razafiarimanana that highlights shortcomings in the delivery of adaptation finance in Madagascar.

Building Resilient Cities: Adapting to the Health Impacts of Climate Change (Observer Research Foundation)
Cites the PLOS Climate articles “The hidden health costs of climate change: Accounting for extreme heat harms to women in the Global South” by Vijay Limaye and “Preventing heat-related deaths: The urgent need for a global early warning system for heat” by Chloe Brimicombe and colleagues

This ORF report cites PLOS Climate publications on the intersection of gender and heat vulnerability and on early warning systems for extreme heat.

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