Presentations Directory

• June 2024

• Tue 11

  Maximizing the Contribution of Aviation to 2050 Net-Zero Emission Reduction Pathways through Evidence-Based Policy

  June 11, 2024 / 09:30 – 11:00 Mitigation policy: modelling

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  Presenter:

  Kavita Surana

  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 […]

  Conference Theme: Climate Policy (Instrument) Evaluation

  Research Methods: Model inter-comparisons and other collections of climate policy scenarios, Other evidence synthesis
• Mon 10

  A call for action – applying the Evidence-Based Research Network approach to climate change research

  June 10, 2024 / 15:00 – 16:30 Science and policy interface

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  Presenter:

  Hans Lund

  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 […]

  Conference Theme: Other

  Research Methods: Quantitative synthesis/meta-analysis
• Mon 10

  Does Science Matter in (Forest) Climate Policy?

  June 10, 2024 / 15:00 – 16:30 Science and policy interface

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  Presenter:

  Detlef Sprinz

  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 […]

  Conference Theme: Other

  Research Methods: Policy evaluation – Other
• Mon 10

  Institutionalising the use of evidence in environmental policy decision-making in South Africa: process, structures, and good governance of evidence

  June 10, 2024 / 15:00 – 16:30 Science and policy interface

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  Presenter:

  Laurenz Mahlanza-Langer

  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 […]

  Conference Theme: Other

  Research Methods: Policy evaluation – Other
• Mon 10

  Global expert evaluations of net-zero policies and actors

  June 10, 2024 / 15:00 – 16:30 Science and policy interface

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  Presenter:

  Jordana Composto

  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 […]

  Conference Theme: Climate Policy (Instrument) Evaluation

  Research Methods: Policy evaluation – Other
• Mon 10

  Introducing the “What Works in Climate Policy” Project: Catalyzing Green Budgeting in Catalonia

  June 10, 2024 / 15:00 – 16:30 Science and policy interface

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  Presenter:

  Anna Segura Lladó

  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 […]

  Conference Theme: Climate Policy (Instrument) Evaluation

  Research Methods: Mixed-methods synthesis
• Mon 10

  Using evidence mapping and co-production to establish a responsive evidence synthesis service in the environmental sector in South Africa

  June 10, 2024 / 15:00 – 16:30 Science and policy interface

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  Presenter:

  Promise Nduku

  Policymakers in the environmental sector require timely access to the most relevant and high-quality evidence in order to support decision-making. Rapid response services (RRS) present one mechanism to provide these environmental policymakers with such access. Since 2018, the Johannesburg Centre for Environmental Evidence has implemented such an RRS with the National Department of Environmental Affairs […]

  Conference Theme: Climate Policy (Instrument) Evaluation

  Research Methods: Evidence mapping
• Mon 10

  Synthesizing and communicating evidence for climate policies to European policy-makers

  June 10, 2024 / 15:00 – 16:30 Science and policy interface

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  Presenter:

  Gregor Erbach

  The European Parliament has been a major actor in defining policies to achieve climate neutrality, notably with the adoption of the European Climate Law and the ‘Fit for 55’ package. In 2020, the European Parliament Research Service (EPRS) established a Climate Action Research and Tracking Service with the task to synthesize and communicate evidence for […]

  Conference Theme: Climate Policy (Instrument) Evaluation

  Research Methods: Qualitative synthesis
• Mon 10

  Wikimedia Projects as Key Elements of the Global Climate Literacy Landscape

  June 10, 2024 / 13:00 – 14:30 Informing global climate assessments

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  Presenter:

  Daniel Mietchen

  As climate-related matters touch ever more aspects of ever more people's lives, it is essential to provide the public with verifiable information that helps to understand climate issues and their ramifications, including potential solutions and the conditions under which they might or might not work. Wikimedia projects - i.e. Wikipedia and its sister sites like […]

  Conference Theme: Other

  Research Methods: Living evidence, Other evidence synthesis
• Mon 10

  The IPCC at a crossroads: leaving policy relevance behind?

  June 10, 2024 / 13:00 – 14:30 Informing global climate assessments

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  Presenter:

  Elin Boasson

  The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been a crucial facilitator of climate change research and governance. A special collection of npj Climate Action have published a range of research articles, reviews and perspectives that discuss the achievements of the IPCC, the challenges it faces when it enters its 7th assessment cycle, and suggestions […]

  Conference Theme: Climate Policy (Instrument) Evaluation

  Research Methods: Other evidence synthesis
• Mon 10

  Use systematic reviews to inform IPCC uncertainty assessments

  June 10, 2024 / 13:00 – 14:30 Informing global climate assessments

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  Presenter:

  Klaas Miersch

  Acknowledging that effective communication of uncertainty is a critical element of scientific assessment, the IPCC has adopted a standardized uncertainty assessment framework to enhance transparency and dependability in its findings. Despite these efforts, author teams frequently encounter difficulties in the assessment process, leading to unclear assessment justifications and confusion among readers of the report. Our […]

  Conference Theme: Climate Policy (Instrument) Evaluation

  Research Methods: Quantitative synthesis/meta-analysis, Other evidence synthesis
• Mon 10

  Questioning the use of median values in IPCC AR6 scenarios

  June 10, 2024 / 13:00 – 14:30 Informing global climate assessments

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  Presenter:

  Lucas Desport

  In 2022, the IPCC WGIII finalized the 6th assessment report (AR6) and delivered an open database hosted by IIASA that collects detailed data on possible transition pathways related to the third chapter.

  Conference Theme: Climate Policy (Instrument) Evaluation

  Research Methods: Model inter-comparisons and other collections of climate policy scenarios