Learning about climate change solutions in the IPCC and beyond |
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| Institution: | 1. Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, Torgauer Straße 12-15, 10829 Berlin, Germany;2. Hertie School of Governance, Friedrichstrasse 180, 10117 Berlin, Germany;3. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany;4. Department for the Economics of Climate Change, Technische Universität, Berlin, Germany;1. 20 Marshal St., Brookline, MA 02446, USA;2. Chair of Environmental Management and Accounting, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany;1. Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC), EUREF-Campus 19, 10829 Berlin, Germany;2. Hertie School of Governance, Friedrichstraße 180, 10117 Berlin, Germany;3. Technical University Berlin, Economics of Climate Change, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany;4. UN Environment North America Office, 900 17th Street, Washington 20006, DC, USA;5. Environmental Policy Research Center, Free University Berlin, Ihnestraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany;1. Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC), Torgauer Str. 12–15, 10829 Berlin, Germany;2. Technical University Berlin, Department Economics of Climate Change, EB 238–240, Straße des 17. Juni 145, 10623 Berlin, Germany;3. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Post Box 601203, 14412 Potsdam, Germany;1. Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS UMR 7154 & Centre de Recherche Psychanalyse Médecine et Société, CNRS EA 3522–Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France;2. IRSTEA, Centre de Lyon-Villeurbanne, Unité de recherche Hydrologie-Hydraulique, France;3. Conseil Général de l’Economie, CNAM, LabEx ReFi, France;4. Association Française de Prévention des Catastrophes Naturelles (AFPCN), Scientific Committee, France |
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| Abstract: | There has been much debate about the assessment process of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Yet two of the most fundamental challenges that directly threaten the ability of the IPCC to fulfill its mandate have been largely neglected so far. Firstly, the magnitude and rapid expansion of the climate change literature makes it increasingly impossible for the IPCC to conduct comprehensive and transparent assessments without major innovations in assessment practices and tools. Secondly, the structure, organization and scientific practices across the social sciences and humanities prohibit systematic learning on climate change solutions and increasingly limit the policy-relevance of IPCC assessments. We highlight the need for responses along three avenues to prepare the IPCC for continued success in the future: 1) IPCC assessments must make better use of big-data methods and available computational power to assess the growing body of literature and ensure comprehensiveness; 2) systematic review practices need to be enshrined into IPCC procedures to ensure adequate focus and transparency in its assessments; 3) a synthetic research culture needs to be established in the social sciences and humanities in order to foster knowledge accumulation and learning on climate solutions in the future. As policymakers become more interested in understanding solutions, the future prospects of global environmental assessment enterprises will depend heavily on a successful transformation within the social sciences and humanities towards systematic knowledge generation. This article is part of a special issue on solution-oriented Global Environmental Assessments. |
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| Keywords: | Climate change policy IPCC Science-policy advice Scientometrics Global environmental assessments Systematic reviews |
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