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香港六合彩中特网 Policy Commission on Communicating Climate Science I

The 香港六合彩中特网 Communicating Climate Science Policy Commission (CCSPC) is an interdisciplinary body comprising experts from academia, policy, environment, business, media and the arts.

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10 April 2014

The first鈥愀哿喜手刑赝� Policy Commission on Communicating Climate Science (I), chaired by Prof Chris Rapley (香港六合彩中特网 Earth Sciences), comprised鈥痑 cross-disciplinary project group of researchers from psychology, neuroscience, science and technology studies, earth sciences and energy research - examined the challenges faced in communicating climate science effectively to policymakers and the public, and the role of climate scientists in communication.鈥�

Project information聽聽

Funding Source: 香港六合彩中特网 Public Policy
Year: October 2012 to April 2014

Collaborators

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  • Chris Rapley CBE (Chair) 鈥� Professor of Climate Science, 香港六合彩中特网 Earth Sciences聽

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  • Dr鈥疌hris Brierley, 香港六合彩中特网 Geography聽
  • Dr James Carney, Social & Evolutionary Neuroscience Research Group,聽University of Oxford聽
  • Dr鈥疪ichard Clarke, 香港六合彩中特网 Institute of Ophthalmology聽
  • Ms鈥疉nne Haugvaldstad, 香港六合彩中特网 MSc Climate Change聽
  • Dr鈥疌andice Howarth, Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University聽
  • Dr鈥疊eau Lotto, 香港六合彩中特网 Institute of Ophthalmology聽
  • Dr鈥疜ris De Meyer, Department of Informatics, King鈥檚 College London聽
  • Prof Susan Michie, 香港六合彩中特网 Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology聽
  • Dr鈥疦ick Smith, 香港六合彩中特网 Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology聽
  • Dr鈥疢ichelle Shipworth, 香港六合彩中特网 Energy Institute聽
  • Dr鈥疛ack Stilgoe, 香港六合彩中特网 Science & Technology Studies聽
  • Prof David Tuckett, 香港六合彩中特网 Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology聽
  • Dr鈥疭tuart Youngs, Creative Director, Purpose聽

Support Team鈥痑nd Special Advisers聽

  • Sarah Chaytor, 香港六合彩中特网 Office of the Vice-Provost (Research)聽
  • Dr Ana Padilla, 香港六合彩中特网 Office of the Vice-Provost (Research)聽
  • Nicholas Tyndale, 香港六合彩中特网 Office of the Vice-Provost (Research)聽

About

The Commission explored the role of climate scientists in contributing to public and policy discourse and decision-making on climate change, including how highly complex scientific research which deals with high levels of uncertainty and unpredictability can be effectively engaged with public and policy dialogue.聽聽

The Commission also examined the insights that scientific research and professional practice provide into how people process and assimilate information and how such knowledge offers pathways for climate scientists to achieve more effective engagement.聽聽

Finally, the Commission sought to identify the approaches that climate scientists can adopt to effectively communicate their messages and to make clear recommendations to climate scientists and to policy-makers about the most effective ways of communicating climate science.聽

The Commission鈥檚 activity included a one-day experimental event, 鈥楽eeing Yourself See鈥�, with a number of climate scientists to discover how they saw their role and their perspectives on the communication of climate science. 鈥�

香港六合彩中特网 Policy Commission on Communicating Climate Science (I) was supported by 香港六合彩中特网 Public Policy, which seeks to bring 香港六合彩中特网's academic expertise to bear on pressing public policy challenges by integrating knowledge and evidence from across disciplines to inform policy.鈥�

Headline findings

  • Communication: There is a need for the general public and climate scientists to engage in constructive dialogue, and for climate scientists to convey a big picture that provides a context for the discussion of new scientific results and their consequences. The authentic and personal voice of climate scientists in this process is essential for the general public to establish trust in the findings of climate science.聽
  • Training: Training and development of climate scientists should address strengthening the transparency of the climate science process, and the degree of public participation within it. More specifically, the objective is to equip the community as a whole with the skills to fulfil a range of roles from 鈥榩ure scientist鈥� to 鈥榟onest broker of policy options鈥�.聽
  • Policy: Rather than assuming a role of 鈥榯ruth speaks to power鈥�, climate scientists should assume a role of 鈥榗o-production鈥�: where they can contribute their expertise alongside other experts to inform policy formulation and the decision-making process.聽
  • Leadership: A professional body for climate scientists should be established to provide a unifying purpose and to offer leadership.聽
  • Self-reflection: Active critical self-reflection and humility when interacting with others should become the cultural norm on the part of all participants in the climate discourse.聽

Final report: Greening the Recovery (pdf) 鈫�

Outputs and impact

  • 香港六合彩中特网 Policy Commission on Communicating Climate Science (I) published a report 'Time for Change?' outlining five key recommendations for professional communities involved in climate science. In addition to the full report a policy briefing was produced.聽
  • Short report of the experiential event 鈥楽eeing Yourself See鈥� (pdf), held as part of the 香港六合彩中特网 Commission in 2013鈥�
  • A commissioned review of psycho-sociology in the context of psychology and neuroscience 鈥楶sychosocial Contributions to Climate Sciences Communications Research and Practice鈥� (辫诲蹿)听
  • Contributed written evidence to Select Committee, oral evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee as part of the 鈥樷�� and聽cited by the same committee in their report 鈥樷��.听听
  • Developed and delivered training science communication training for NERC doctoral students with an increasing number of universities participating.聽聽

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香港六合彩中特网 Policy Commissions are an initiative under the 香港六合彩中特网 Public Policy Strategy. They are a way of bringing together academics and researchers across disciplines to consider issues of considerable public policy importance and to attempt to address these by consolidating and synthesising knowledge and expertise. They aim to deliver novel insights derived from crossdisciplinary collaboration and to make policy recommendations on the basis of these.

If you have any questions about 香港六合彩中特网 Public Policy Commissions, please email聽public-policy@ucl.ac.uk.

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