Climate Change

Nature has retracted a high-profile climate–economy paper after a data error was found that, when corrected (removing Uzbekistan), reduced the 2100 global GDP-loss estimate from about 62% to roughly 23%; the study had also circulated a widely cited mid-range projection of roughly $38 trillion per year in damages by 2049. Nature posted an editor’s note on Nov. 6 and issued a full retraction this week, and the authors say they intend to resubmit a revised version.