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CASCADE is a global dataset for 139 extant coccolithophore taxonomic units. CASCADE includes a trait database (size and cellular organic and inorganic carbon contents) and taxonomic-specific global spatiotemporal distributions (Lat/Lon/Depth/Month/Year) of coccolithophore abundance and organic and inorganic carbon stocks. CASCADE covers all ocean basins over the upper 275 meters, spans the years 1964-2019 and includes 33,119 taxonomic-specific abundance observations. Within CASCADE, we characterise the underlying uncertainties due to measurement errors by propagating error estimates between the different studies. Full details of the data set are provided in the associated Scientific Data manuscript. The repository contains five main folders: 1) "Classification", which contains YAML files with synonyms, family-level classifications, and life cycle phase associations and definitions; 2) "Concatenated literature", which contains the merged datasets of size, PIC and POC and which were corrected for taxonomic unit synonyms; 3) "Resampled cellular datasets", which contains the resampled datasets of size, PIC and POC in long format as well as a summary table; 4) "Gridded data sets", which contains gridded datasets of abundance, PIC and POC; 5) "Species lists", which contains spreadsheets of the "common" (>20 obs) and "rare" (<20 obs) species and their number of observations. The CASCADE data set can be easily reproduced using the scripts and data provided in the associated github repository: https://github.com/nanophyto/CASCADE/ (zenodo.12797197) Correspondence to: Joost de Vries, joost.devries@bristol.ac.uk v.0.1.2 has some fixes: 1. The wrongly specified S. neapolitana was removed from synonyms.yml (this species is now S. nana)2. Longitudes were corrected for Guerreiro et al., 20233. A double entry for Dimizia et al., 2015 was fixed4. Units in Sal et al., 2013 were correct to cells/L (previously cells/ml)5. Data from Sal et al., 2013 was re-done, as some species were missing6. Duplicate entries from Baumann et al., 2000 were dropped

Although GPS coordinates for current populations are not included due to the potential threat of poaching, the climate variables for each species are provided. The records for extant gecko and skinks mainly came from the New Zealand's Department of Conervation Herpetofauna Database. After updating the taxonomy and cleaning the data to reflect the taxonomy as at 2019 of 43 geckos speceis recognised across seven genera and 61 species in genus, we then thinned the occurrence records at a 1 km resolution for all species then predicted distributions for those with > 15 records using species distribution models. The climate variables for each species were selected among annual mean temperature (bio1), maximum temperature of the warmest month (bio5), minimum temperature of the coldest month (bio6), mean temperature of driest quarter (bio9), mean temperature of wettest quarter (bio10), and precipitation of the driest quarter (bio17). To reduce multicollinearity in species distribution models for each species, we only retained climate variables with a variable inflation factor < 10. The climate variables were from the CHELSA database (https://chelsa-climate.org/), which can be freely downloaded for current and future scenarios. We also provide MCC tree files for the geckos and skinks. The phylogenetic trees have been constructed for NZ geckos by (Nielsen et al., 2011) and for NZ skinks by (Chapple et al., 2009). For geckos we used a subset of the sequences used by Nielsen et al. (2011) for four genes, two nuclear (RAG 1, PDC) and two mitochondrial (16S, ND2 along with flanking tRNA sequences). For skinks, we used sequences from Chapple et al. (2009) for one nuclear (RAG 1) and five mitochondrial (ND2, ND4, Cyt b, 12S and 16S) genes, and additional ND2 sequences for taxa not included in the original phylogeny (Chapple et al., 2011, p. 201). In total we used sequences for all recognised extant taxa (Hitchmough et al., 2016) as at 2019 except for three species of skink (O. aff. inconspicuum “Okuru”, O. robinsoni, and O. aff. inconspicuum “North Otago”) and two species of gecko (M. “Cupola” and W. “Kaikouras”) for which genetic data were not available. Aim: The primary drivers of species and population extirpations have been habitat loss, overexploitation, and invasive species, but human-mediated climate change is expected to be a major driver in future. To minimise biodiversity loss, conservation managers should identify species vulnerable to climate change and prioritise their protection. Here, we estimate climatic suitability for two speciose taxonomic groups, then use phylogenetic analyses to assess vulnerability to climate change. Location: Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) Taxa: NZ lizards: diplodactylid geckos and eugongylinae skinks Methods: We built correlative species distribution models (SDMs) for NZ geckos and skinks to estimate climatic suitability under current climate and 2070 future-climate scenarios. We then used Bayesian phylogenetic mixed models (BPMMs) to assess vulnerability for both groups with predictor variables for life history traits (body size and activity phase) and current distribution (elevation and latitude). We explored two scenarios: an unlimited dispersal scenario, where projections track climate, and a no-dispersal scenario, where projections are restricted to areas currently identified as suitable. Results: SDMs projected vulnerability to climate change for most modelled lizards. For species’ ranges projected to decline in climatically suitable areas, average decreases were between 42–45% for geckos and 33–91% for skinks, although area did increase or remain stable for a minority of species. For the no-dispersal scenario, the average decrease for geckos was 37–52% and for skinks was 33–52%. Our BPMMs showed phylogenetic signal in climate change vulnerability for both groups, with elevation increasing vulnerability for geckos, and body size reducing vulnerability for skinks. Main conclusions: NZ lizards showed variable vulnerability to climate change, with most species’ ranges predicted to decrease. For species whose suitable climatic space is projected to disappear from within their current range, managed relocation could be considered to establish populations in regions that will be suitable under future climates.

Journal of Economic Inequality, accepted

Wheat Biomass for Kherson and Poltava regions in Ukraine The dataset contains Dry Above Ground Biomass (DAM) estimates over the Kherson and Poltava regions in Ukraine for years 2020,2021 and 2022. - Processing:The processing is done using the AgriCarbon-EOv1.5 processing chain, using the TREX processing centre at CNES France.The input remote sensing data are L2A Sentinel-2 surface reflectances provided by the MAJA processing chain based on the Copernicus Sentinel-2 L1C data.The Landcover maps are provided using ML Deep learning based on the Copernicus L2A data.The daily weather data is extracted from ERA5Land products (C3S). -Geophysical variable:Dry Above ground biomass of winter wheat in g/m2. - Extents: * DAM estimates over the Copernicus Sentinel-2 tile 36TWT cover the Kherson region.* DAM estimates over the Copernicus Sentinel-2 tile 36UVA cover the Poltava region. - Spatial resolution:10m resolution estimlates over wheat plots identified in the landcover map. - Temporal coverage:Estimates are provided at the end of the wheat cycle for cycles:* The year 2020 correspond to cycle: 2019-2020* The year 2021 corresponds to cycle : 2020-2021* The year 2022 corresponds to cycle : 2021-2022 - Projection: EPSG:32636 - File content: Each Raster file has 2 bands containing respectively: * band1: mean value of DAM in g/m2. * band2: standard deviation of DAM in g/m2. - List of maps:* Dry_aboveground_biomass_2020_T36TWT_Kherson_Ukraine.tif* Dry_aboveground_biomass_2020_T36UVA_Poltava_Ukraine.tif* Dry_aboveground_biomass_2021_T36TWT_Kherson_Ukraine.tif* Dry_aboveground_biomass_2021_T36UVA_Poltava_Ukraine.tif* Dry_aboveground_biomass_2022_T36TWT_Kherson_Ukraine.tif* Dry_aboveground_biomass_2022_T36UVA_Poltava_Ukraine.tif

The Global Yield Gap Atlas project (GYGA - http://yieldgap.org ) has undertaken a yield gap assessment following the protocol recommended by van Ittersum et. al. (van Ittersum et. al., 2013). This datafile holds the results for rainfed rice.

This spreadsheet contains the results for the article, "Meeting the costs of decarbonising industry – the potential effects on prices and competitiveness (a case study of the UK)". These include projected impacts for industrial process decarbonisation (costs, fuel use, residual emissions), for key years (2030, 2040, 2050), distributed in the following ways: - Directly allocated to industrial sector in which they occur - Shared between sectors in proportion to the share of GVA of each supply chain - Embodied in final products - Embodied in final products, aggregated to consumption patterns The source of the projections and the method to perform the distribution are described in detail in the associated article. Further relevant documentation may be found in the following resources. Cooper, S. J.G., Allen, S. R., Gailani, A., Norman, J. B., Owen, A., Barrett, J., and Taylor, P., 2024. Meeting the costs of decarbonising industry – The potential effects on prices and competitiveness (a case study of the UK). Energy Policy, 184, 113904. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113904. For details of the methods used, please see the associated journal article.

This dataset and codebook correspond to the second round of survey data gathered in Denmark in 2023, within the project FULFILL - Fundamental Decarbonisation Through Sufficiency By Lifestyle Changes. As part of Work Package 3 (WP3) in the FULFILL project, we collected quantitative data from six countries: Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, and India. The first round of the survey, consisted of recruiting a representative sample of approximately 2000 households in each country. In this second survey round, we recruit around 500 respondents from the initial survey round, ensuring representativity is maintained. This survey is very similar to the survey in the first round and includes a lot of identical items, including a quantitative assessment of the carbon footprint in the housing, mobility, and diet sectors, socio-economic factors such as age, gender, income, education, household size, life stage, and political orientation. Furthermore, the survey includes measures of quality of life, encompassing aspects such as health and well-being, environmental quality, financial security, and comfort. New for this second round, we have incorporated questions regarding the measures respondents adopted in response to the 2022 energy crisis.

Dataset including raw Photoluminescence (PL) spectral data, UV-vis Absorbance (ABS) spectral data, Photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) data and calculations, and the average Suprapartice (SP) size data.

Maps created and resulting data from analysis in changes in community weighted mean of traits. The raw trait data and forest census data used are available from their sources in www.gem.tropicalforests.ox.ac.uk and ForestPlots.net.