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  • 22 - Political Context

  • from Part V - Influence
  • Edited by Kari De Pryck, Université de Genève, Mike Hulme, University of Cambridge
  • Book:
    A Critical Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
    Published online:
    08 December 2022
    Print publication:
    22 December 2022, pp 209-216
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    The explicit aim of the IPCC is to influence policymaking. By synthesising research on climate change and presenting it to policymakers, the IPCC tries to meet its self-imposed goal of being policy-relevant and policy-neutral, but not policy-prescriptive. The hallmark of the IPCC has been to offer a strong scientific voice demonstrating the necessity of climate policy and action, but without giving firm political advice. Yet scholars have contested the idea of maintaining such a strong boundary between science and policy in the IPCC, questioning whether upholding this boundary has been successful and whether continuing to do so offers a viable way forward. The Paris Agreement provides a new political context for the IPCC, implying a need for solution-oriented assessments. The IPCC itself has also argued that large-scale transformations of society are needed to meet the targets set by the Agreement. To be relevant and influence policymaking in this new political context, the IPCC needs to provide policy advice.