Nature Communications (May 2022)

Contrasting influences of biogeophysical and biogeochemical impacts of historical land use on global economic inequality

  • Shu Liu,
  • Yong Wang,
  • Guang J. Zhang,
  • Linyi Wei,
  • Bin Wang,
  • Le Yu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30145-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Historical land use impacts climate by biogeophysical and biogeochemical effects. Their combined effects on mean and extreme temperature may harm economically disadvantaged countries but benefit those in rich countries, raising questions of equality.