Rational design of viable routes to obtain efficient and stable oxygen evolution reaction(OER)electrocatalysts remains challenging,especially under industrial conditions.Here,we provide a solvent-steam assisted corros...Rational design of viable routes to obtain efficient and stable oxygen evolution reaction(OER)electrocatalysts remains challenging,especially under industrial conditions.Here,we provide a solvent-steam assisted corrosion engineering strategy to directly fabricate high-entropy NiF e-LDH with spatially resolved structural order.Ammonium fluoride in methanol steam enables the formation of nanosheets while Fe^(3+)effectively enhances their adhesion to the semi-sacrificial nickel-iron foam(NFF),thereby conjuring up a Ni Fe-LDH@NFF catalyst that exhibits remarkable adaptability to robust electrochemical activation yet with excellent stability.Comprehensive measurements reveal the in-situ formation of high-valance metal oxyhydroxide and the enhancement of adsorption-desorption process.Under the industrial condition(6 mol/L KOH,60℃),the Ni Fe-LDH@NFF exhibits excellent activity of 50 mA/cm^(2) at 1.55 V and high durability of over 120 h at 200 mA/cm^(2).We anticipate that the steam assisted strategy could promote the development of efficient non-precious electrocatalysts for hydrogen energy.展开更多
Climate change severely challenges our ecosystem and society,affecting urban residents’socioeconomic activities.Thus,assessing severe weather risk is crucial for evaluating urban sustainability;understanding trends,c...Climate change severely challenges our ecosystem and society,affecting urban residents’socioeconomic activities.Thus,assessing severe weather risk is crucial for evaluating urban sustainability;understanding trends,causes,and impacts on socioeconomic development;and supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal(SDG)13.Using meteorological data from 1980 to 2020,we investigate five disaster-causing severe weather events in China and construct a comprehensive index of extreme climate risk(CIECR)at the county,city,province,and national levels.The CIECR can identify high-risk regions and primary severe weather events and provide early warnings.We empirically test the impact of extreme climate risks on agricultural production,industrial structure,and labor employment.The results show high risks in Xinjiang,northern Inner Mongolia,and southern regions,with high temperatures,low temperatures,and high winds as the leading risks.At the national level,the extreme climate risk fluctuates,indicating climate warming.While risks reduce agricultural production and employment,they promote modern agriculture,industrial production,and urbanization.The novelty of the study lies in its development of the county-level CIECR,which can capture heterogeneity characteristics and provide microdata support for urban climate change research and efforts toward SDG 13.This study aids in mitigating climate risks;responding to climate change;and comprehensively analyzing the causes,trends,and impacts of extreme climate risks.展开更多
Prevailing concerns on mountainous biodiversity are concentrated on the impacts of climate change at higher elevations. However, the lower elevations are facing additional human disturbance and are expected to suffer ...Prevailing concerns on mountainous biodiversity are concentrated on the impacts of climate change at higher elevations. However, the lower elevations are facing additional human disturbance and are expected to suffer from higher extinction risk but have attracted less conservation attention. Here, we employed population genomics to compare extinction risk two common songbirds—the Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) and the Rufous-capped Babbler (Cyanoderma ruficeps)—at lower and higher elevations on the Taiwan island. As the result, we observed decreased genetic diversity and increased genetic load and thus elevated extinction risk in the low-elevation populations of both birds in the eastern slope of the Central Mountains on the Taiwan island. In contrast, genetic-load patterns of both birds in the western slope might be confused by substantial gene flow across lower and higher elevations. These results, on the one hand, call for conservation efforts to lower elevations in mountains and, on the other hand, highlight the importance of population connection in maintaining population viability under impending global change.展开更多
基金supported by the Guangdong Science and Technology Program(No.2023A0505010018)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22309155)the Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(No.JCYJ20200109140421071)。
文摘Rational design of viable routes to obtain efficient and stable oxygen evolution reaction(OER)electrocatalysts remains challenging,especially under industrial conditions.Here,we provide a solvent-steam assisted corrosion engineering strategy to directly fabricate high-entropy NiF e-LDH with spatially resolved structural order.Ammonium fluoride in methanol steam enables the formation of nanosheets while Fe^(3+)effectively enhances their adhesion to the semi-sacrificial nickel-iron foam(NFF),thereby conjuring up a Ni Fe-LDH@NFF catalyst that exhibits remarkable adaptability to robust electrochemical activation yet with excellent stability.Comprehensive measurements reveal the in-situ formation of high-valance metal oxyhydroxide and the enhancement of adsorption-desorption process.Under the industrial condition(6 mol/L KOH,60℃),the Ni Fe-LDH@NFF exhibits excellent activity of 50 mA/cm^(2) at 1.55 V and high durability of over 120 h at 200 mA/cm^(2).We anticipate that the steam assisted strategy could promote the development of efficient non-precious electrocatalysts for hydrogen energy.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China under the theme“Construction of a data representation framework for sustainable development indicators”[Grant No.2022YFC3802903-01]the National Natural Science Foundation of China“An economic theory based on the new production function in carbon neutrality”[Grant No.72250064]the National Natural Science Foundation of China“Macroeconomics”[Grant No.72122011].
文摘Climate change severely challenges our ecosystem and society,affecting urban residents’socioeconomic activities.Thus,assessing severe weather risk is crucial for evaluating urban sustainability;understanding trends,causes,and impacts on socioeconomic development;and supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal(SDG)13.Using meteorological data from 1980 to 2020,we investigate five disaster-causing severe weather events in China and construct a comprehensive index of extreme climate risk(CIECR)at the county,city,province,and national levels.The CIECR can identify high-risk regions and primary severe weather events and provide early warnings.We empirically test the impact of extreme climate risks on agricultural production,industrial structure,and labor employment.The results show high risks in Xinjiang,northern Inner Mongolia,and southern regions,with high temperatures,low temperatures,and high winds as the leading risks.At the national level,the extreme climate risk fluctuates,indicating climate warming.While risks reduce agricultural production and employment,they promote modern agriculture,industrial production,and urbanization.The novelty of the study lies in its development of the county-level CIECR,which can capture heterogeneity characteristics and provide microdata support for urban climate change research and efforts toward SDG 13.This study aids in mitigating climate risks;responding to climate change;and comprehensively analyzing the causes,trends,and impacts of extreme climate risks.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32170440 and 31772437)the West Light Foundation of the Chinese Academy of Sciencesthe Yunnan Applied Basic Research Project (202401AS070078)
文摘Prevailing concerns on mountainous biodiversity are concentrated on the impacts of climate change at higher elevations. However, the lower elevations are facing additional human disturbance and are expected to suffer from higher extinction risk but have attracted less conservation attention. Here, we employed population genomics to compare extinction risk two common songbirds—the Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) and the Rufous-capped Babbler (Cyanoderma ruficeps)—at lower and higher elevations on the Taiwan island. As the result, we observed decreased genetic diversity and increased genetic load and thus elevated extinction risk in the low-elevation populations of both birds in the eastern slope of the Central Mountains on the Taiwan island. In contrast, genetic-load patterns of both birds in the western slope might be confused by substantial gene flow across lower and higher elevations. These results, on the one hand, call for conservation efforts to lower elevations in mountains and, on the other hand, highlight the importance of population connection in maintaining population viability under impending global change.
