Equalising the evidence base for adaptation and loss and damages
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Author(s)
Otto, Friederike EL
Fabian, Frederick
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Since the UNFCCC Paris Agreement came into force after 2015 international climate policy rests on three pillars: mitigation, adaptation and loss and damage. However, while there are clear agreed-upon metrics to measure emissions, base mitigation goals against and hold countries and companies accountable to, the evidence base for the impacts of climate change to inform adaptation and loss and damage is very different. There are no agreed-upon metrics, nor are there guidelines or criteria to delineate the impacts of climate change from other drivers of losses and damages. This imbalance is reflected in the lack of ability to set and enforce goals. With a new body of scientific evidence introduced in the IPCC, we argue that this can change. Especially with an increasing number of climate litigation cases being recognised as a legitimate root to justice, and thus being given due consideration in courts, the imbalance in evidence could change and put adaptation and loss and damage on more equal footing with mitigation.
Date Issued
2024-09-01
Date Acceptance
2023-08-21
Citation
Global Policy, 2024, 15 (S5), pp.64-74
ISSN
1758-5880
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
64
End Page
74
Journal / Book Title
Global Policy
Volume
15
Issue
S5
Copyright Statement
© 2023 The Authors. Global Policy published by Durham University and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Subjects
CLIMATE-CHANGE
EXTREME WEATHER
Government & Law
International Relations
LITIGATION
Political Science
SCIENCE
Social Sciences
WEATHER EVENT ATTRIBUTION
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2023-09-19