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Helping operationalise Article 2: A transdisciplinary methodological tool for evaluating when climate change is dangerous.

Authors :
Gupta, Joyeeta
van Asselt, Harro
Source :
Global Environmental Change Part A: Human & Policy Dimensions; Feb2006, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p83-94, 12p
Publication Year :
2006

Abstract

Abstract: Although a global climate regime has been developed, decisions regarding a definition of dangerous climate change have been postponed in the political arena and have only been marginally addressed by the IPCC. This paper presents a participatory integrated assessment method, consisting of an iterative set of science-policy dialogues within and between countries, as well as a focus on indicators of dangerous climate impacts, short-listing and clustering these indicators, identifying threshold levels of unacceptable impacts, and then back-calculating to greenhouse gas concentration levels. This method, applied in the Netherlands, yielded some interesting results and some consensus knowledge among the stakeholders who participated. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09593780
Volume :
16
Issue :
1
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Global Environmental Change Part A: Human & Policy Dimensions
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
19590016
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2005.11.006