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SUMMARY:Summative remarks
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URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/summative-remarks/
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SUMMARY:Setting research priorities to understand the biological impacts of climate and environmental change on maternal\, newborn and child health and nutrition globally
DESCRIPTION:Within climate change\, much work has been done around epidemiology and risks; however our understanding of biological and environmental pathways and mechanisms through which climate change affects human health and development remains limited. To shed light on this understanding\, a two-day symposium/workshop was held in Toronto in December 2023 consisting of global and regional experts across North and South America. As part of a series of activities to develop a common understanding and consensus around research priorities for climate change and its impact on the health and nutrition of vulnerable groups globally\, this workshop entailed a multi-disciplinary consultation to facilitate wider sharing and application of knowledge and insights from evidence\, focusing on discovery\, innovation and epidemiology to foster a different set of priority questions. Plenary discussions and group work focused on 1) environment and air quality; 2) agriculture\, food systems and nutrition; 3) emerging science – epigenetics\, microbiome and other “omics”; and 4) the role of big data analytics\, remote sensing and artificial intelligence in climate research. Groups were asked to discuss four key cross-cutting questions pertaining to their assigned area of focus and generate a list of key prioritized questions or themes. Based on the outcomes of this workshop and a previous one held in Dubai\, UAE\, a set of priority areas were identified and categorized by climate hazards (e.g.\, extreme temperatures\, weather events\, air pollution)\, vulnerable populations (e.g.\, women\, children)\, and health outcomes (e.g.\, mental health\, neurodevelopment\, nutrition\, new/emerging infectious diseases). As part of a series of workshops\, results of these collective workshop outputs will include a comprehensive list of priority research questions\, and a collaborative scientific report for publication\, while also feeding into other similar and more global initiatives.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/research-priorities-to-understand-the-biology-of-climate-change-and-mnch-globally-next-steps/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240612T120000
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SUMMARY:Setting research priorities within climate change to address key gaps in maternal\, child and adolescent health: A focus on low- and middle-income countries in Africa\, Asia and the Middle-East
DESCRIPTION:Climate change (CC) is now the biggest global health threat of the 21st century. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are particularly vulnerable to CC\, however the global evidence in relation to (health and nutrition) risk relationships in LMICs remains limited and interventions related to adaptation and building resilience fragmented. To shed light on this pressing issue\, key climate and health-related research priorities and gaps were drawn from prior exercises\, including a Gap map\, undertaken with a LMIC focus and formulated into a set of (123) research questions mapped against type of CC hazard\, health outcome\, implementation setting (urban/rural) and context (gender and conflict). These preliminary questions were shared with key experts in the field and additional research questions were sought from (27) participants invited to a hybrid workshop on “Research Priorities for CC and Health in LMICs” held in Dubai\, UAE in August 2023. Workshop participants ranked questions from ‘not important’ (0) to ‘very important’ (3)\, an average score was calculated for each question\, and questions were further divided into three groups from ‘most important’ to ‘medium importance’ to ‘low importance’. Following this exercise\, participants engaged in plenary discussions and generated additional priority themes/areas/questions to consider\, generating a comprehensive set of refined and context-specific priority research questions of relevance to women and children’s health and nutrition. Most of the research priority questions focused on interventions and implementation activities\, accountability\, best practices\, and capacity building\, with a focus on gender sensitivity and engagement of women. Identifying and understanding health impacts/outcomes/risks due to climate change followed\, with specific and specialized themes such as extreme (heat) temperatures\, nutrition and mental health. As part of a series of workshops\, results of these collective workshop outputs will include a collaborative scientific report for publication\, while also feeding into other similar and more global initiatives.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/research-priorities-to-address-priority-gaps-in-maternal-child-and-adolescent-health-from-lmics/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240612T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240612T113000
DTSTAMP:20240604T115958Z
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SUMMARY:Addressing the agriculture\, food systems and nutrition research gaps in LMICs
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URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/addressing-the-agriculture-food-systems-and-nutrition-research-gaps-in-lmics/
LOCATION:H 0110
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240612T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240612T113000
DTSTAMP:20240607T112728Z
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SUMMARY:Research priorities for addressing climate change and human health and nutrition gaps
DESCRIPTION:Climate change poses significant threats to global health\, with its effects disproportionately impacting low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). While there is a growing emphasis on producing evidence to understand the relationship between climate change and health\, there remains a dearth of evidence for LMICs. We aimed to summarize current evidence on the health impacts of climate change\, map mitigation and adaptation projections/modeling strategies\, and summarize the impact of interventions within LMICs aimed at addressing health impacts of climate change. We utilized the Evidence Gap Map (EGM) methodology to conduct a scoping review of existing literature pertaining to climate-related hazards\, health outcomes\, and LMICs. We identified 112 eligible reviews\, and these were extracted by two independent reviewers. We then identified reviews containing over 50% of the studies from LMICs reporting on climate hazard and health outcome and extracted all primary studies from LMICs. We analyzed the evidence by generating heat maps to visualize the evidence highlighting associations between each climate hazard and health outcome and created gap maps to analyze the type of association between climate hazards and health outcomes. Additionally\, we also identified and summarized the adaptation and mitigation projections/modeling strategies and interventions specific to LMICs. \nThe findings highlight extreme heat and infectious diseases as the most frequently studied climate hazard and health outcome\, while dust storms and heat-related illnesses emerge as under-studied areas requiring further investigation. Extreme heat emerges as a significant driver of adverse health effects\, including mortality\, heat-related illnesses\, chronic/non-communicable diseases\, and mental health outcomes. Mean temperature changes exhibit mixed associations across health domains\, including mortality and infectious diseases. Altered rainfall patterns show notable positive associations with infectious diseases. Droughts are linked to nutritional outcomes\, highlighting implications for food security. Outdoor air pollution\, including particulate matter and emissions\, demonstrates positive associations with various health outcomes. While numerous adaptation and mitigation strategies were proposed in existing literature and the findings highlight a dearth of interventions evaluated specifically for LMICs. \nWhile there is a growing body of evidence highlighting the associations between climate change and adverse health impacts\, particularly in LMICs\, it is crucial to refocus our attention on developing and delivering context-specific interventions that could potentially mitigate these adverse outcomes. \n 
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/research-priorities-for-addressing-climate-change-and-human-health-and-nutrition-gaps/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240612T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240612T113000
DTSTAMP:20240607T113024Z
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SUMMARY:A conceptual framework for assessing climate change risk factors and consequences for human nutrition
DESCRIPTION:Pathways for the impacts of climate change on human health and well-being are multifaceted\, and require sustainable multisectoral responses involving adaptation\, mitigation\, and resilience. Climate change can impact human nutrition and health through several pathways\, including direct effects such as heat-related changes in human behaviour and physiology\, and indirect effects through agriculture and food systems. \nWe will describe the development of a unifying conceptual framework aiming to synthesize the existing literature examining the relationships between the varied manifestations of climate change in the biosphere\, and pathways to impacts on human health through the nutrition lens. Climate change effects on nutrition outcomes will consider pathways that relate the impacts of changes in food security and food systems (from production through household utilization) to diet quality\, as well as the specific effects of heat on critical periods for growth and development such as during pregnancy and early infancy. The framework also considers the social\, political\, and economic contexts of climate change as well as aspects of gender equality which remain important drivers of climate risks and vulnerability in many settings. \nThe conceptual framework will also help explain the myriad pathways through which climate change might impact human physiology\, and subsequent nutrition and health outcomes; these include maternal and fetal health\, birth outcomes\, undernutrition (including acute and chronic malnutrition\, as well as micronutrient deficiencies)\, and risk for chronic disease\, disability\, and early mortality over the life course. This will also help identify potential pathways amenable to interventions as well as gaps for targeting future research and development activities. \n 
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/a-conceptual-framework-for-assessing-climate-change-risk-factors-and-consequences-for-human-nutrition/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240612T100000
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DTSTAMP:20240529T112925Z
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SUMMARY:Just transitions and Green New Deals: concept synthesis of the qualitative literature
DESCRIPTION:Global discourses surrounding the low-carbon transition increasingly feature calls for equity and justice. Momentum behind just transition principles is growing\, evolving significantly from their introduction by U.S. trade unions in the 1980s. Recently\, just transition principles have begun shaping policies and governance strategies internationally. Some approaches focus narrowly on worker protections in industries undergoing structural change (e.g.\, fossil fuel extraction)\, while others take a more macro-transformative approach (e.g.\, the U.S. Green New Deal and EU Green Deal) with broader social agendas. The concept has also been adopted by a range of development and social actors\, and notably featured in the phase-out centered JETP investments for South Africa\, Indonesia\, and Vietnam. Meanwhile\, calls for a just transition are spreading to other decarbonizing sectors (including agriculture and food systems\, waste and recycling\, construction\, and transportation). The proliferation of these concepts in recent years requires careful study to understand how new and competing interpretations inform development of socially just climate policy. This paper will map and compare the usage of just transitions\, Green New Deals\, inclusive green growth\, and related emerging concepts across the literature. Using qualitative analysis methods\, we code for various aspects\, including concept definitions (consisting of motivation\, process\, and outcomes) and frameworks proposed by different actors as well as policies and governance strategies tied to just transitions (including public support for energy transition policies). Relative to prior reviews of these concepts\, our review contributes the most thorough and updated mapping of the literature\, comparing conceptual framings across disciplines\, actor interests and perspectives\, and just transition policy efforts.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/just-transitions-and-green-new-deals-concept-synthesis-of-the-qualitative-literature/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240612T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240612T113000
DTSTAMP:20240529T112838Z
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SUMMARY:A systematic mixed-methods review of public perceptions on carbon dioxide removal
DESCRIPTION:Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is a critical component of strategies to limit global warming to well below 2°C. Development and deployment of CDR methods will be crucial in the next decades as CDR needs to be scaled to several gigatonnes by mid-century. How CDR is perceived will play a vital role for this process\, as it can support\, hinder and inform large-scale implementation. Here\, we conduct a first systematic review of the literature on perceptions\, attitudes and opinions on CDR. We extend previous reviews by (1) comprehensively searching the literature using a transparent and reproducible study selection strategy enhanced with machine-learning\, (2) systematically assessing the available evidence using a mixed-methods approach with meta-analysis and qualitative synthesis\, and (3) also including perceptions of stakeholder groups such as CDR adopters or experts\, who are critical for technology scale-up.\nWe find that more than half of the identified 165 articles on CDR perceptions focuses on particular stakeholder groups\, while the other half is on general populations – often using surveys on nationally representative samples. The literature is highly concentrated on high-income countries. Quantitative studies find low levels of public awareness on CDR and investigate a variety of outcomes\, with the most frequent being acceptance and support for CDR. These perceptions are influenced by perceived advantages and risks of technologies\, subjective knowledge and trust in governance. A meta-analysis provides estimates of average effects of these factors on support. Our synthesis of qualitative studies further shows how context dependent the influence of factors are. This talk will focus on the mixed-methods approach applied in our review as part of the session “Qualitative evidence synthesis: contemporary approaches in climate policy research”.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/a-systematic-mixed-methods-review-of-public-perceptions-on-carbon-dioxide-removal/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240612T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240612T113000
DTSTAMP:20240529T112722Z
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SUMMARY:Applying Qualitative Synthesis Methods in Environment and Development: Challenges and Lessons Learned
DESCRIPTION:Systematic reviews\, renowned for their explicit methodologies in identifying\, appraising\, analyzing\, and synthesizing study findings\, have played a crucial role in shaping research\, policy\, and practice across various sectors\, from health to international development and environmental management. In the realm of environmental and development research\, the unique complexities and nature of these fields have led to the growing recognition of qualitative approaches to evidence synthesis. These approaches can offer valuable insights into subjective experiences or contribute to a deeper understanding of (implementation) context\, intervention feasibility\, acceptance\, appropriateness\, unintended consequences\, and similar. \nIn this presentation\, we aim to provide an overview of the challenges and lessons learned from our experiences with multi-context thematic and framework syntheses conducted in the fields of environment and development. We will delve into the practical and methodological challenges encountered at each stage of the qualitative review process\, including question formulation\, study identification and screening\, quality appraisal\, coding\, and synthesis. These challenges include\, among others\, managing the iterative review process\, subjectivity\, and interpretation\, grappling with the diversity of study types and designs\, and navigating a multitude of study settings. Finally\, we will offer valuable insights and practical suggestions to guide future qualitative syntheses in the field.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/applying-qualitative-synthesis-methods-in-environment-and-development-challenges-and-lessons-learned/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240612T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240612T113000
DTSTAMP:20240603T081448Z
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SUMMARY:Managing expectations in the application of quality and strength of evidence assessments in qualitative synthesis
DESCRIPTION:Approaches to assessing the strengths and limitations of qualitative studies included in evidence syntheses continue to be discussed in the synthesis community (e.g.\, Garside 2014\, Noyes et al. 2023). This presentation discusses such strengths and limitations in the application of evidence quality and confidence in findings assessments we used in a review of food production interventions with a climate change component. \nWe applied the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) checklist to assess individual papers on the appropriateness of methodology\, study design\, recruitment strategy\, data collection methods\, consideration of researcher’s role and ethical issues\, data analysis\, statement of findings\, and value of research. We applied GRADE-CERQual (Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative Research) to assess the level of confidence in our review findings based on methodological limitations\, coherence\, data adequacy\, and contextual relevance. \nOverall\, evaluations in our study tended to receive lower ratings because they lacked a thorough description of the data analysis process or research ethics considerations\, or failed to acknowledge the potential biases of the researcher or research team. Given the focus of the synthesis (to understand barriers and facilitators to climate adaptive practices in agriculture)\, the potential for evaluations to provide insight into these questions\, and that cutoff points for exclusion are not well established in qualitative evidence synthesis\, we decided not to exclude any evaluations despite considerable variation in CASP ratings. Further\, our application of GRADE-CERQual may have weighted some findings as lower confidence because of these quality ratings in addition to the number of studies that addressed a question. We discuss the merits of these assessments given considerations such as variation in methodological reporting and study questions.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/managing-expectations-in-the-application-of-quality-and-strength-of-evidence-assessments-in-qualitative-synthesis/
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SUMMARY:Integrity of corporate net zero pledges: Analysis of major food and beverages companies
DESCRIPTION:Food and beverage companies have a crucial role to play in cutting global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This study analyses net-zero and interim emission reduction targets of the world’s 20 largest food and beverage companies by revenue\, which collectively account for more than 1 GtCO2e of direct and indirect emissions annually in the context of recent developments in corporate climate integrity and target setting criteria. \n17 of the 20 companies have a net zero target or its equivalent. By contrast\, many companies lack short-term targets before 2030; they focus disproportionately on longer term\, net-zero emission target-setting rather than on short- and medium-term targets\, indicating that these companies are avoiding immediate actions to reduce emissions. Most of these short-term targets also did not cover Scope 3 emissions\, which comprised 93% of the companies’ total GHG emissions. Most of the companies are also not explicit whether they intend to rely on carbon dioxide removal (CDR) within or outside their value chains to realise net-zero or interim targets\, and very few companies specify to what extent. The effectiveness the nature-based solutions the companies describe for achieving their emission reduction targets is highly uncertain and carries risk of non-permanency and reversibility. Because of these reasons\, we were not able to make robust estimates of companies’ targeted value chain emission reduction trajectories. \nOverall\, only a minority of the assessed companies have targets that are relatively in line with international corporate climate action integrity standards. There is a need for significant improvements in upstream emissions reporting\, particularly under purchased goods and services and associated land-use change emissions. Strong improvements are also required in interim target setting in terms of frequency and enhanced transparency on scope and GHG coverage\, as well as the use of offsets or insets in meeting climate targets.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/integrity-of-corporate-net-zero-pledges-analysis-of-major-food-and-beverages-companies/
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DTSTAMP:20240531T082902Z
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SUMMARY:Closing the gap between research and projects in climate change innovation in Europe
DESCRIPTION:Innovation is a key component to equip our society with tools to adapt to new climatic conditions. The alignment of scientific research and innovation support shifts useful ideas into operationalized knowledge allowing innovation to flourish. In this paper we quantify the existing gap between climate research and innovation funding in Europe using a novel framework that combines artificial intelligence (AI) methods and network science. We compute the distance between key topics of research interest from peer review publications and core issues tackled by innovation projects funded by the most recent European framework programmes. Our findings reveal significant differences exist between and within the two layers. Economic incentives\, agricultural and industrial processes are differently connected to adaptation and mitigation priorities. We also find a loose research-action connection in bioproducts\, biotechnologies and risk assessment practices\, where applications are still too few compared to the research insights. Our analysis supports policymakers to measure and track how research results shape future innovation funding\, and to adjust decisions if stated priorities are not achieved.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/closing-the-gap-between-research-and-projects-in-climate-change-innovation-in-europe/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T170000
DTSTAMP:20240531T082812Z
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UID:10000108-1718119800-1718125200@whatworksclimate.solutions
SUMMARY:From case studies to climate action plans: an assessment of the efficacy and integrity of subnational climate action
DESCRIPTION:Momentum is building in non-state climate action\, evidenced by the increasing number of climate pledges from cities\, states\, and regions around the world. Subnational governments can play a pivotal role in global efforts to avoid the worst impacts of climate change and limit warming to 1.5°C or below\, yet the integrity of their commitments and plans remains uncertain. We address these critical questions through two related studies focused on understanding the efficacy of subnational climate action: a meta-analysis of mitigation case studies and a qualitative assessment of city climate action plans. \nBased on a prior systematic literature review and synthesis of 234 subnational climate change mitigation case studies from peer-reviewed literature to understand the effectiveness and reliability of various subnational mitigation strategies and policy instruments\, we found that there are substantial differences in the size and certainty of expected impacts from different mitigation strategies. A wide range of mitigation strategies are used in cities and regions\, and misalignment exists between the strategies with the highest expected impacts and those that are most frequently implemented by policymakers. \nThis disconnect motivates the need for further research to understand subnational governments’ choices over mitigation strategies and the implications of these choices for the credibility of subnational climate action. Here\, we introduce a framework for evaluating the transparency and integrity of city climate pledges and plans and present initial findings for Global North cities. This analysis will enable us to identify best-practice strategies for cities\, highlight areas of weakness\, and assess interactions between mitigation and other climate goals. Together\, these studies provide the groundwork for more systematic\, quantitative evaluations of integrity in subnational climate action and contribute to the ongoing discussion of the role of subnational governments in achieving global climate goals.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/from-case-studies-to-climate-action-plans-an-assessment-of-the-efficacy-and-integrity-of-subnational-climate-action/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T170000
DTSTAMP:20240531T082635Z
CREATED:20240508T100820Z
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SUMMARY:The contribution of voluntary corporate commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the context of EU-mandated policy instruments
DESCRIPTION:Companies in the European Union are subject to regulation through both the Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR). In addition\, they commit to voluntary climate targets. In this way\, they not only support domestic mitigation\, but also demonstrate social responsibility\, address potential cost increases\, and mitigate risks. Gaining a better understanding of the interaction between government-led climate policies and voluntary corporate commitments could provide valuable insights into the progress and ambitions of companies. This assessment helps determine whether their goals are in line with EU policies and the Paris Agreement. \nTo explore this\, we assessed the 2030 emissions reduction targets of EU companies with approved targets by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) for the year 2020 and compared them with those outlined in ETS and ESR. Initially\, the interaction between the two EU policies and voluntary targets was examined\, and subsequently emissions pathways were developed with and without voluntary targets to evaluate potential ambition. Our findings indicate\, that voluntary targets could contribute between 4-14% relative to the 2020 EU policies scenario. However\, the outcome heavily relies on the realisation of ETS reductions\, which currently function as a “waterbed”\, absorbing additional emissions reductions from companies that can be traded to others. To implement this effectively\, a separate fund safeguarding future emissions would need to be established. Furthermore\, the results suggest that\, in total\, these corporate reductions are at most in line with or marginally more ambitious than a 2 °C pathway by 2030.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/the-contribution-of-voluntary-corporate-commitments-to-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-the-context-of-eu-mandated-policy-instruments/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T170000
DTSTAMP:20240531T082538Z
CREATED:20240508T100704Z
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UID:10000105-1718119800-1718125200@whatworksclimate.solutions
SUMMARY:Supporting the Paris Agreement through international cooperation: Potential contributions\, institutional robustness and progress of Glasgow climate initiatives
DESCRIPTION:Many sector-level cooperative initiatives involving both national governments and non-state actors were launched around the 2021 Glasgow climate conference (COP26). However\, there have been questions about whether and to what extent these initiatives could substantially contribute to achieving the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit global warming to 1.5°C. To this end\, this paper examines the prospects of the 14 Glasgow sector initiatives by investigating their aggregate mitigation ambition under current national signatories and the institutional robustness of each initiative. We find that the additional emission reduction ambition of the current national government signatories would\, even if fully implemented\, only fill less than one-third of the ‘emission gap’ in 2030 between the aggregate of existing national targets (nationally determined contributions: NDCs) and the required emission levels consistent with keeping warming below 1.5°C\, while the institutional robustness varied considerably across initiatives. We also found that most national government signatories did not mention Glasgow initiatives in their updated NDCs submitted after COP26. Expansion of the national government signatories\, incorporation of the initiatives’ goals into the national government signatories’ updated NDCs by setting quantifiable domestic targets\, and enhanced institutional capacity are key to successful emission reduction outcomes. We will also discuss the findings in the context of COP28 in Dubai\, where a large number of sector-focused initiatives and declarations were announced.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/supporting-the-paris-agreement-through-international-cooperation-potential-contributions-institutional-robustness-and-progress-of-glasgow-climate-initiatives/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T130000
DTSTAMP:20240529T103603Z
CREATED:20240508T080548Z
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SUMMARY:Delayed carbon debt drawdown fails younger generations
DESCRIPTION:Current emissions trends may deplete a 1.5°C consistent carbon budget in approximately 6 years\, resulting in a period of exceedance. To inform the equitable realignment of efforts that minimize exceedance magnitude and duration\, we propose the use of ‘net-zero carbon debt’. Net-zero carbon debt is a measure that combines ‘fair’ shares of a remaining carbon budget with carbon drawdown responsibilities during the period of exceedance. We apply this measure to evaluate a set of regional emissions scenarios ranging from current policies to targets and pledges\, considering the per capita allocation of a remaining 1.5°C carbon budget from the year 1990. Quantifications of regional net-zero carbon debt are used to attribute regional responsibility for exceedance drawdown and proportional responsibility for regional climate impacts if this does not occur. Even under our most optimistic assessment of current global ambition\, younger generations in regions accruing net-zero carbon debts inherit annual average exceedance drawdown responsibilities ranging from 0.7-5.6 GtCO2/year between 2050-2100\, while those born in 2020 in these regions are expected to experience 1.1-1.9 times increase in lifetime extreme heatwave exposure relative to a reference 1.5°C scenario if this drawdown does not occur. This analysis can inform the operationalization of equitable intertemporal and interregional effort sharing mechanisms that persist beyond exhaustion of a remaining carbon budget.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/delayed-carbon-debt-drawdown-fails-younger-generations/
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UID:10000037-1718105400-1718110800@whatworksclimate.solutions
SUMMARY:Fairness and uncertainty in determining national emission reduction targets
DESCRIPTION:As 2030 approaches and current Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are not sufficient to meet the Paris Agreement climate goals\, setting more stringent national emission reduction targets in 2040 and 2050 become more and more relevant. The basis of these targets\, however\, can be manyfold. In this research\, we present a comprehensive framework to quantify national emission reduction targets by distinguishing and varying three types of considerations. First\, the interpretation of the Paris Agreement and how this boils down to\, for example\, global emissions in 2040: not only in terms of temperature target\, but also involving uncertainty on climate sensitivity and non-CO2 assumptions. Second\, we consider normative decisions: the allocation of global emissions is done using six different effort-sharing allocation rules following different principles of fairness. Third\, socio-economic and technical uncertainties also impact these calculations\, such as population projections and the potential for negative emissions. These considerations and their impact on national emission reduction targets are shown on a new open online tool\, the Carbon Budget Explorer\, facilitating navigation through the effects of each of these considerations. We compare these national emission reduction targets to current NDCs and to cost-optimal model outcomes\, shedding light on the shortcomings and importance of international collaboration in reaching global goals.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/fairness-and-uncertainty-in-determining-national-emission-reduction-targets/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T113000
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UID:10000035-1718105400-1718110800@whatworksclimate.solutions
SUMMARY:Closing decent living gaps in sustainable development pathways with strong equity improvements
DESCRIPTION:Environmental action and international development are two closely linked agendas that dominate international policy discussions. It is therefore important to understand how inequalities and basic needs that are central to development are affected or resolved by environmental policies. \nHere\, we will showcase new development on integrating the material prerequisites for human well-being (using the Decent Living Standards framework; DLS) with energy and emissions scenarios (using Integrated Assessment Models; IAMs). This provides a representation of inequalities in IAMs beyond monetary indicators\, at a country-level\, for three sectors. \nOur new model (DESIREv0.1.0) can be used to both (i) steer the construction of scenarios with IAMs through an iterative process by providing energy targets\, and (ii) assess the size of the energy gap over time\, with the related need for redistribution\, increase in energy use\, or efficiency improvements. \nIn this presentation\, we focus on the outcomes of a set of Sustainable Development Pathways (SDPs)\, which pursue the achievement of all Sustainable Development Goals. All scenarios assume radical within-country inequality reductions and meet stringent climate mitigation targets in line with the Paris Agreement. Between-country economic inequality reduces faster than in SSP1 too\, with the speed of convergence varied across scenarios. \nWe project extremely fast reductions in populations living below the energy requirement for DLS. The energy requirements for DLS themselves decrease due to improvements in service provisioning efficiency. Energy gaps also become very small for household energy needs\, and by mid-century all regions have some energy beyond DLS. We also show how the emissions related to delivering energy for DLS are less than the remaining carbon budget under the SDPs\, but much more if no climate policies are implemented. compare the emissions related to providing DLS to the remaining carbon budget.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/closing-decent-living-gaps-in-sustainable-development-pathways-with-strong-equity-improvements/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T113000
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DTSTAMP:20240529T103337Z
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UID:10000034-1718105400-1718110800@whatworksclimate.solutions
SUMMARY:Breaking Barriers with Patterns: A Participatory Approach for Integrating Justice into Global Mitigation Scenarios
DESCRIPTION:Integrated assessment models (IAMs) commonly used by policymakers in climate decision-making have been criticized for insufficiently incorporating certain justice considerations\, and for being relatively closed to stakeholder inputs and feedback. Based on a comprehensive justice framework\, this work responds to both criticisms and proposes a flexible and pragmatic approach to operationalize distributive justice: justice patterns. Justice patterns are stylized trajectories that represent a specific understanding of distributive justice\, thereby representing either an Aggregate Utilitarian\, Prioritarian\, Egalitarian\, Sufficientarian or Limitarian stand. Those justice patterns can be used to analyze a variety of distributional questions (the distribution of e.g. costs\, benefits\, impacts) as well as intra- and inter-generational justice problem statements.\nSubsequently\, we use justice patterns to derive justice diagnostics for all global mitigation scenarios that were part of the IPCC’s sixth assessment cycle\, and identify the most prominent justice perspectives in current climate scenarios. Furthermore\, we use justice patterns to develop an interactive web-app that systematically inquires justice perceptions of stakeholders.\nWe find that the app is effective in making justice discussions more accessible and tangible. We further find that what is perceived as just varies depending on the distributed object and that Aggregate Utilitarian – represented by growth in all regions – is not a preferred option.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/breaking-barriers-with-patterns-a-participatory-approach-for-integrating-justice-into-global-mitigation-scenarios/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T110000
DTSTAMP:20240604T084226Z
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UID:10000297-1718098200-1718103600@whatworksclimate.solutions
SUMMARY:Climate benefits of bio-based urban construction
DESCRIPTION:The building sector is responsible for almost 40% of global energy-related CO2 emissions (UNEP 2023). If the built environment was constructed with bio-based materials\, it could store significant amounts of carbon in the long term. The transition towards a net-zero built environment could be advanced if the materials are sourced from regional forests. We therefore propose an approach to quantify and match the supply and demand for bio-based building materials for urban agglomerations across the world. A key feature is to be spatially explicit\, thus exploring the potential for demand to be met by regional supplies\, considering the ‘shortening’ of supply chains. The model first aims estimates the potential for regionally sourced bio-based materials to meet the material demand of a transition to a bio-based built environment. Timber Supply is estimated through a statistical model\, mapping the potential production. The demand-side is quantified using generalised building typologies linked to high-resolution earth observation datasets for urban agglomerations. To project future demand\, scenarios are developed considering key socio-economic developments such as future floor area demands or the adoption of timber construction to outline possible future trajectories. In order to match the supply and demand\, a spatially explicit supply-demand balance algorithm is applied to identify regional forest areas needed to theoretically supply future urban construction. Finally\, carbon sinks and substitution effects of a timber-based built environment are quantified using LCA approaches. The scenario-based results provide an overview of the potential of future bio-based construction and associated carbon benefits at the urban scale.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/climate-benefits-of-bio-based-urban-construction/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T093000
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DTSTAMP:20240529T102336Z
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UID:10000182-1718098200-1718103600@whatworksclimate.solutions
SUMMARY:Reducing cost of capital to finance the energy transition in developing countries: a multi-model analysis
DESCRIPTION:Climate stabilisation requires mobilising significant investments in low- and zero-carbon technologies\, especially in emerging and developing economies. However\, access to stable and affordable finance varies dramatically across countries. Models used to evaluate the energy transition do not differentiate regional financing costs and therefore cannot study risk-sharing mechanisms for renewable electricity generation. Here\, we first incorporate empirically estimated cost of capital (CoC) differentiated by country and technology in an ensemble of five global climate-energy-economy models (GCAM\, IMACLIM\, IMAGE\, TIAM\, and WITCH)\, which allows us to identify results robust to structural uncertainty. Subsequently we add a time dimension through financing experience curves\, i.e. a learning-by-doing process for CoC. This realistic costs of capital imply higher financing costs for developing regions compared to others\, so we explore a scenario of reducing these costs: the CoC of electricity generation in developing countries converges to that of the global North by 2050\, i.e. a future world in which international access to energy financing is equal. We explore scenarios under two climate policy scenarios\, in which the world follows Nationally Determined Contributions or is 1.5°C compliant.\nThe effects of the modelled cost of capital convergence policy are multifaceted. The direct outcome is the significant reduction of CoC in the global South. This produces interesting dynamics in the climate-economy and in the equity domains. Within the former\, more renewable electricity is generated in developing countries\, which increases mitigation or reduces its cost\, depending on the climate policy scenario. Moreover\, these changes clearly improve the energy justice of the green transition\, by decreasing inequality along dimensions like energy expenditure and access to modern electricity generation.\nTherefore\, we find significant climate and equity benefits of alleviating financial constraints. The proposed methods can help to model financial constraints more realistically and opens up new avenues for shaping international climate policies.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/reducing-cost-of-capital-to-finance-the-energy-transition-in-developing-countries-a-multi-model-analysis/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T093000
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DTSTAMP:20240529T102306Z
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UID:10000181-1718098200-1718103600@whatworksclimate.solutions
SUMMARY:Climate ambition\, background scenario or the model? Attribution of the variance of energy-related indicators in global scenarios
DESCRIPTION:We attribute variations in key energy sector indicators across global climate mitigation scenarios to climate ambition\, assumptions in background socioeconomic scenarios\, differences between models and an unattributed portion that depends on the interaction between these. The scenarios assessed have been generated by Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) as part of a model intercomparison project exploring the Shared Socio-economic Pathways (SSPs) used by the climate science community. Climate ambition plays the most significant role in explaining many energy-related indicators\, particularly those relevant to overall energy supply\, the use of fossil fuels\, final energy carriers and emissions. The role of socioeconomic background scenarios is more prominent for indicators influenced by population and GDP growth\, such as those relating to final energy demand and nuclear energy. Variations across some indicators\, including hydro\, solar and wind generation\, are largely attributable to inter-model differences. Our Shapley–Owen decomposition gives an unexplained residual not due to the average effects of the other factors\, highlighting some indicators (such as the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) for fossil fuels\, or adopting hydrogen as an energy carrier) with outlier results for particular ambition-scenario-model combinations. This suggests guidance to policymakers on these indicators is the least robust. \nHighlights\n• We attribute variation across global climate mitigation scenarios to three factors. \n• The three factors are climate ambition\, scenario background and model choice. \n• Many indicators are well-explained by the average effects of one or two factors. \n• We also calculate the residual not explained by these average effects. \n• This shows which indicators give outliers for some specific input combinations.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/climate-ambition-background-scenario-or-the-model-attribution-of-the-variance-of-energy-related-indicators-in-global-scenarios/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T093000
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UID:10000180-1718098200-1718103600@whatworksclimate.solutions
SUMMARY:Addressing path dependence in emissions-economy models for emerging economies: Implications for identifying low-carbon development pathways
DESCRIPTION:Emissions-economy models are widely used for informing low-carbon development policies and targets. These models typically use historical data sets to quantify interrelationships among key variables\, which are then used to translate inputs into forward-looking projections. While such models have been extensively applied in developed countries\, they are also being increasingly deployed in developing countries. These countries are witness to rapid – often uneven – economic growth\, as they transition from predominantly agrarian and low-quality manufacturing to industrialised or services-dominated economies. Given these upcoming structural shifts\, the interrelationships among variables that have been quantified using historical data are likely to be rapidly outdated. As a result\, the internal formulae by which such models translate assumptions into projections may not be fit for purpose. \nUsing a two-part approach\, this paper argues that this path dependence embedded into model constructs can lead to constrained projections for developing countries\, thereby risking misaligned policies. Primarily\, studying six recent emissions-economy modelling studies conducted for India\, this paper illustrates how development choices – which are baked into model constructs – largely shape projected emissions\, energy demand\, power generation\, investment requirements\, and employment implications\, and thereby inform recommendations for India’s low-carbon transition policies. Within this\, the paper explores the shifting interrelationships among three major structural variables that strongly reflect India’s future development pathway – urbanization\, shares of economic output from different activities\, and total factor productivity – to show that most existing models for India overdetermine its future pathway through their internal design choices. \nThe paper highlights how modelling of low-carbon pathways for developing countries carries these additional complexities\, and suggests rethinking how models developed for the global North are used in more structurally evolving countries such as India\, incorporating greater flexibility\, allowing for more explicit structural variations\, and encouraging greater uncertainty analyses.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/addressing-path-dependence-in-emissions-economy-models-for-emerging-economies-implications-for-identifying-low-carbon-development-pathways/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T093000
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UID:10000179-1718098200-1718103600@whatworksclimate.solutions
SUMMARY:Towards Effective Subnational Climate Policy: A Systematic Five-Step Analytical Approach Based on Evidence from German States
DESCRIPTION:While much of the discussion focuses on international and national climate policy\, achieving international climate goals will also require rigorous climate policy action at the subnational level. However\, it is challenging to evaluate and formulate the level and type of subnational action required within this complex and interconnected multi-level context. Synthesising insights from projects in the German states of Saxony and Rhineland-Palatinate\, we propose a five-step analytical approach to derive effective and targeted climate policy measures for the state level. The first step involves scenario modelling and model synthesis to establish an analytical reference point. In this context\, we advocate for the derivation of state and sector-level carbon dioxide (CO2) budgets aligned with Paris Agreement requirements to underscore the necessary climate policy ambition. Secondly\, a scenario comparison is used to discern sectors where government intervention is particularly imperative. The third step identifies goal-oriented strategies that subnational climate policies should target. Fourth\, a barrier and stakeholder analysis pinpoints priority areas for action. Lastly\, recommendations for action are derived from a systematic synthesis of the preceding steps. Taken together\, this approach promises a systematic and evidence-based method for crafting subnational climate policies\, contributing to the overall effectiveness of climate change mitigation efforts.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/towards-effective-subnational-climate-policy-a-systematic-five-step-analytical-approach-based-on-evidence-from-german-states/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T093000
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DTSTAMP:20240529T102016Z
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UID:10000177-1718098200-1718103600@whatworksclimate.solutions
SUMMARY:Maximizing the Contribution of Aviation to 2050 Net-Zero Emission Reduction Pathways through Evidence-Based Policy
DESCRIPTION:The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and multiple influential trade groups such as the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have announced goals to make aviation net-zero by 2050. However\, in most net-zero pathways aviation is still considered a hard-to-abate sector that is unlikely to contribute meaningfully to emissions reductions in this timeframe. Designing ambitious policies that can achieve dramatic cuts in aviation emissions requires granular empirical evidence on current innovations\, investments\, commitments\, flight routes\, and other actions across a range of stakeholders. Here\, we build a novel evidence base combining data on aviation start-ups\, corporate commitments\, and demonstration projects and combine it with a sectoral and integrated assessment model to evaluate how policy action scenarios can accelerate emissions abatement in the aviation industry. \nWe use the Global Change Analysis Model (GCAM)\, a technology-rich integrated assessment model\, to investigate different technology and policy pathways to decarbonize the aviation sector in the US and EU. We focus on sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and novel aircraft designs (electric and hydrogen planes) as the primary abatement technologies\, separating policy actions into technology supply and demand-side categories and accounting for different levels of corporate ambition. We use granular data inputs from i3 Cleantech on aviation start-ups and ICAO on technology development and corporate adoption to quantify the scaling potential of abatement technologies. \nOur results show that while complete decarbonization of aviation may be difficult and costly\, the sector can deliver emissions reductions that limit the need for offsetting in net-zero pathways. Full decarbonization of the aviation sector will likely place additional burdens on biofuel production and scaling of clean electricity generation unless coupled with demand reduction policies such as mode shifting. Combining an evidence base with policy scenarios can allow policymakers to design and gauge the role of aviation in net-zero pathways more accurately.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/maximizing-the-contribution-of-aviation-to-2050-net-zero-emission-reduction-pathways-through-evidence-based-policy/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T150000
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UID:10000302-1718031600-1718037000@whatworksclimate.solutions
SUMMARY:A call for action – applying the Evidence-Based Research Network approach to climate change research
DESCRIPTION:Background: Research on research has shown the scientific\, ethical\, and resource costs of unnecessary (redundant) studies. Many redundant studies could be avoided if prior research is considered in a systematic and transparent way before starting the new study. Once the study has been completed\, systematic syntheses help with the interpretation of new results\, facilitating the placing of new findings into the context of the existing knowledge and highlighting evidence gaps.\nObjectives: The Evidence-Based Research Network (EBRNetwork) was established in 2014 to promote the use of an Evidence-Based Research (EBR) approach\, i.e. the use of prior research in a systematic and transparent way to inform a new study so that it answers questions that matter in a valid\, efficient\, and accessible manner.\nMethods: Between 2018 and 2023\, the EBRNetwork received funding from the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) for its COST Action EVidence Based RESearch (EVBRES) [CA-17117]. EVBRES aimed to build the EBRNetwork’s network and capacity and to promote the use of the EBR approach among clinical researchers\, funders\, ethics committees\, and publishers across Europe.\nResults: Over 4.5 years\, EVBRES organized 3 EBR Conferences\, published > 30 articles\, and developed EBR training materials/manual for researchers\, reaching an estimated 20\,000 people internationally.\nConclusions: Using momentum from EVBRES\, current efforts are focused on securing the sustainability of the EBRNetwork and expanding the EBR approach worldwide to other scientific disciplines. There is now a need to evaluate the extent to which climate change research is affected by a lack of EBR adherence (in healthcare an estimated 50%)\, contributing to research waste and opportunity loss of funding resources. In parallel\, EBR awareness and capacity building will support optimal use of existing and future evidence\, resulting in more valuable research to inform climate change assessments and policy decisions.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/a-call-for-action-applying-the-evidence-based-research-network-approach-to-climate-change-research/
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UID:10000290-1718031600-1718037000@whatworksclimate.solutions
SUMMARY:Does Science Matter in (Forest) Climate Policy?
DESCRIPTION:Is scientific information the harbinger of successful protection of planet earth from the effects of climate change? Employing a game-theoretic negotiation prediction model\, we forecast the effects of the various sources of potential influence on German government decisions on remunerating forest carbon sinks\, nature conservation efforts in forests\, and measures to make German forests more climate-resilient. Decomposing the effects of potential influence of coercion\, (dis-)incentives\, loyal information\, and scientific information demonstrates the limited role scientific information plays in current political decision-making on forest-related climate policy. Our findings suggest that scientific information embedded in the positional structure of powerful actors may have the greatest effects.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/does-science-matter-in-forest-climate-policy/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T163000
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UID:10000132-1718031600-1718037000@whatworksclimate.solutions
SUMMARY:Institutionalising the use of evidence in environmental policy decision-making in South Africa: process\, structures\, and good governance of evidence
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will assess the status quo of the institutionalisation of the use of evidence in environmental policy decision-making in South Africa. Based on nine years of supporting the center of government and environmental ministries in the country\, we will unpack the history and politics of the process of institutionalising evidence use for environmental policy decision-making. This will include case studies of major institutional developments such as the formation of the Department of Planning\, Monitoring and Evaluation\, the design and implementation of the National Evaluation System\, the introduction of the Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System (SEIAS)\, and the development of responsive evidence management and embedded co-production in the public sector. Using a new checklist for assessing the level of institutionalisation of evidence use\, we will then provide a transparent account of the current extent of institutionalisation within the environmental evidence ecosystem in the country. By doing so\, we will highlight gaps and best practice in the use of evidence and recommend steps towards ensuring a sustainable system of evidence use at all levels of policy decision-making.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/institutionalising-the-use-of-evidence-in-environmental-policy-decision-making-in-south-africa-process-structures-and-good-governance-of-evidence/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T163000
DTSTAMP:20240529T090215Z
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UID:10000131-1718031600-1718037000@whatworksclimate.solutions
SUMMARY:Global expert evaluations of net-zero policies and actors
DESCRIPTION:To successfully achieve the net-zero transition on ambitious timelines\, stakeholders from across the public and private sectors must collaborate and pursue multiple\, parallel policy solutions. In an international sample of experts in the net-zero energy transition (n = 430)\, we investigate patterns of policy support and actor responsibility. We investigate the preference schemata that shape experts’ preferred solution-sets—whether they use a single-solution (i.e.\, ‘silver bullet’) or a multi-solution (i.e.\, ‘silver buckshot’) schema. Overall\, we find high support for multiple policies\, including the policies of funding research\, required reporting\, and ambitious mandatory energy efficiency standards. We also find that perceived support for the net-zero energy transition from the public is associated with greater policy support by experts. To explore the comprehensive policy mix we apply the Causal Attribute Network (CAN) model to the ratings of policy instruments (mechanism support) and implementation (actor responsibility). We identify policy- and actor-level clusters of preference and interactions between different policies and actors. Finally\, we identify eleven communities of experts that are characterized by their policy and actor evaluations. The largest community supports mandatory policies with a non-economic mechanism. Communities have different distinguishing features. Community membership accounts for variation in policy and actor ratings beyond that which is captured by demographic measures and project experience. Taken together\, the individual- and network-level analyses reveal that experts are willing to accept multi-pronged solutions\, but the specific solutions set is heterogeneous and reveals different cooperative paths to net-zero. We offer a new perspective for thinking about policy packages for the energy transition and advanced methods to measure the support for multi-solution policy packages.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/global-expert-evaluations-of-net-zero-policies-and-actors/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T163000
DTSTAMP:20240529T090138Z
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UID:10000130-1718031600-1718037000@whatworksclimate.solutions
SUMMARY:Introducing the "What Works in Climate Policy" Project: Catalyzing Green Budgeting in Catalonia
DESCRIPTION:Catalonia\, in order to contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges\, apart from prioritizing relevant direct policy measures\, is also developing an ambitious and holistic green budgeting reform\, which covers the whole budget cycle and components\, including revenue and expenditure tagging\, budget requests climate appraisal\, climate fiscal risks identification and management\, climate-focused policy evaluations and generating evidence for better policies in the climate and environmental area. \nPrecisely\, in regard to generating policy evidence\, the Catalan government and the Catalan Institute for Public Policy Evaluation (Ivàlua) are jointly launching the “”What Works in Climate Policy””. This initiative aims to bridge the gap between scientific evidence and policy formulation\, so that evidence use\, and policy evaluations are systematically incorporated in climate policy-design processes\, and therefore\, favoring greater policy effectiveness in such policies. The main expected outputs of this project are concise and accessible evidence review reports\, and complementary events and workshops to disseminate the obtained evidence. \nThe initiative is ambitious in the way it intends to actively engage key stakeholders within Catalonia’s climate policy ecosystem at every stage of the evidence synthesis and dissemination process. First\, through a project taskforce that comprises the Directorate-General of Budget\, the Department of Climate Action and Ivàlua. Then\, university experts are entrusted with the synthesis of evidence\, focusing on the effectiveness of diverse policy tools in achieving specific climate objectives. Additionally\, a select group of local experts from Catalan public administration\, non-governmental organizations\, and academia will contribute with valuable insights throughout the entire process. Finally\, to enhance practical implementation\, targeted workshops will be organized for professionals from units with competencies in the subject matter of each evidence review to incentivize the actual utilization of synthesized evidence to inform and shape climate policy decisions.
URL:https://whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/introducing-the-what-works-in-climate-policy-project-catalyzing-green-budgeting-in-catalonia/
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