Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Navigating Global Environmental Challenges: Disciplinarity, Transdisciplinarity, and the Emergence of Mega-Expertise

Climate, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(1), P. 20 - 20

Published: Jan. 16, 2025

This study explores the nature and significance of a crucial form global environmental expertise: that which relates to conducting assessments with aim influencing decision-making. Drawing on theory expertise, conceptualizes expertise as social position defined by epistemic practice, this focuses in context challenges—particularly relating climate change IPCC—highlighting required address kind complex multifaceted issue. type allows for synthesis current state challenges, proposal options action, communication these findings decision-makers society at large. shapes knowledge is much broader than single disciplinary field, encompassing both ecological dynamics, development recommendations action. finds such embodies distinct practice four key characteristics distinguish it from more narrowly forms introduces term “mega-expertise” capture character expertise. concludes reflecting implications considering its relationship traditional, scientific

Language: Английский

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Global environmental assessments and transformative change: the role of epistemic infrastructures and the inclusion of social sciences

Innovation The European Journal of Social Science Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 18

Published: March 7, 2024

The gap between what is known about climate change and the action taken to prevent it has instigated debates around how reconfigure global environmental assessment organizations better inform foster transformative change. One recurring request involves need for a broader inclusion of social scientific knowledge. However, despite such intentions, research remains limited. How can this be explained? Through detailed analysis IPCC special report on limiting warming 1.5 degrees, article reveals institutional conditions assessments condition shape knowledge included in these assessments, as well represented. It discusses why understanding processes structures underdeveloped, being critical To integrate into would require substantial changes current epistemic infrastructure used by assessments. therefore time think beyond consider complementary science–policy relations through which assist policy actions promote deep

Language: Английский

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Unlearning modernity? A critical examination of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Climatic Change, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 178(2)

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Abstract Modernity's ideals of progress through industrialisation, coupled with rationalist views value-free and neutral science guiding policymaking, have been driving forces behind the climate crisis related injustices. Post-colonial scholarship calls for unlearning this modernist paradigm. This study examines extent to which Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), preeminent global authority change knowledge, is both shaped by procedural logic Eurocentric modernity tendencies towards these characteristics in favour more pluralistic, co-productive approaches. Through an inductive-deductive qualitative methodology, including semi-structured interviews IPCC authors policymakers at international conferences, paper finds be situated a tension field between it. On one hand, constrained path-dependencies modernity, manifested linear model knowledge transfer, differentiated systems policy spheres, privileging Western scientific expertise as universally valid apolitical. other also identifies emergent within broadening disciplinary diversity, incorporating alternative epistemologies like Indigenous Local Knowledge, fostering collaborations scientists policymakers. These nascent "unlearning" efforts signal cracks modernity's edifice, though limitations potential risks caution against overstatement. By highlighting critical juncture, contributes empirical conceptual insights into IPCC's transition from constraints pluriversal responses. analysis sheds light evolving role shaping governance ongoing struggle redefine production.

Language: Английский

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Science for transformative change: the IPCC, boundary work and the making of useable knowledge

Frontiers in Climate, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6

Published: Oct. 3, 2024

While there has been much discussion about what kind of expertise the IPCC needs to develop (better) guide climate policy, little said how experts themselves assess challenges making science policy-relevant. The paper aims address this gap by exploring leading reflect on and evaluate their work. empirical material consists an interview study with currently or recently involved in IPCC. selection strategy aimed achieve a broad range experience among those key roles assessment work, including from all three working groups, different regions, genders. Data interviews was analyzed thematically using NVivo. concept boundary work used analyze distinctions boundaries work; draw between policy-relevance policy-prescriptiveness, certain uncertain knowledge. By analyzing experts’ own experiences ideas makes relevant policy-making, contributes current future for

Language: Английский

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Making Science Relevant: Comparing Two Science Advisory Organizations Beyond the Linear Knowledge Model

Minerva, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 62(4), P. 527 - 547

Published: April 17, 2024

Abstract This article compares two science advisory organizations: the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) and International Council Exploration of Seas (ICES), with a special focus on how their respective policy systems absorb knowledge delivered use in decision processes. The science-policy processes these organizations differ important respects; ICES delivers highly specified to uptake mechanism, while IPCC produces unspecified an mechanism. Since both environmental governance areas are criticized lack needed action, comparison is interest asking this might relate organization advice. As theoretical resources explorative we utilize approaches from field technology studies: co-production approach, which focuses entanglements scientific political processes, systems-theory-oriented multiple-worlds model, assumes clear difference institutional logics between field. has been critically analysed by several studies utilizing approaches, contribute new insights bringing ICES, much less studied exposing different structure. One finding that aspects, ‘links’ ‘integration’, argue analysing assessing organizations. Moreover, aspects can be advantageously integrated into single framework.

Language: Английский

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The Way Forward for Net Zero: Aligning Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Holistic Sustainable Development in South Asia

Approaches to global sustainability, markets, and governance, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 95 - 116

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Research on carbon dioxide treatment and utilization technology

E3S Web of Conferences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 606, P. 03003 - 03003

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

This paper summarizes the various types of carbon dioxide treatment technology, current situation, and development trend, describes progress challenges in application technology at present stage. It is found that focus research should be on improving capture efficiency reducing costs. CO 2 utilization currently industrial demonstration stage, breaking through bottleneck high temperature pressure environment, searching for suitable catalysts to improve are key directions next stage technology. needs overcome economic profitability, technological innovation, cost reduction enhancement, policy subsidies incentives. bioprocessing will become a new mode promotion future. study reference significance accurately grasping direction promoting innovation accelerating leapfrog

Language: Английский

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From climate facts to climate risks. How the IPCC treats risk and uncertainty

Journal of Risk Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 16

Published: April 10, 2025

Language: Английский

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The history and future of IPCC special reports: A dual role of politicisation and normalisation

Climatic Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 177(9)

Published: Aug. 21, 2024

Abstract The special reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have a unique character in IPCC scientific assessment. Their main purpose is to address specific timely issues policy relevance. This article explores nature and role along lines three questions: (1) history (‘where they come from’); (2) function (‘what are doing’); (3) future going’). In earlier assessment cycles, were characterised mostly as direct channel for quickly responding request from United Nations Framework Convention (UNFCCC). conduct has been gradually institutionalised embed its planning overall scoping entire cycle. More recently, become vehicle consolidate cross-cutting perspectives serve diverse needs international community, not only UNFCCC. historical evolution is, sense, result striving greater Special dual political function—namely, turning into site or object politicised debates science (politicisation) serving ‘de facto governance’ with effect normalising politically contested ideas (normalisation). two different faces emerging process which brought deal controversy. duality functions also manifests inherent tensions that lie behind IPCC’s ‘policy-relevant but policy-prescriptive’ principle. For reports, could reconsider light priority over comprehensive responsiveness UNFCCC selection scope definition topics. However, there will remain trade-off between provisional lasting impact caused by undertaking any topic.

Language: Английский

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