Science or politics first? Snapshots from recent IPCC and IPBES Plenary sessions
By Moritz Petersmann, Doctoral Researcher working on PhD project: Fit for governing the triple planetary emergency? Towards enabling sustainability transformations at international science-policy interfaces With the political landscape in many parts of the world tilting to the right and populist agendas shaping government programs, science is increasingly under threat. Populist agendas often come with a […]
Climate COP-28: What is all the hype about, what exactly is it that COPs do in legal terms?
By Tuula Honkonen, Senior Lecturer of International Law. First published in the 2035Legitimacy blog on 1 December 2023. In the advent of yet another UN Climate Change Conference, it is relevant to ask what these massive gatherings produce in legal terms. What exactly are the COP decisions that are the main legal outcome of the […]
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – fit for the next assessment cycle?
By Moritz Petersmann, PhD Candidate working on project: Fit for governing the triple planetary emergency? Towards enabling sustainability transformations at international science-policy interfaces The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the Synthesis Report and its Summary for Policymakers (SPM) for the sixth assessment cycle after a marathon week of deliberations during its 58th session, […]