Distinguish between feasibility and desirability when assessing climate response options
Abstract The current literature on assessing climate change response options does not sufficiently distinguish between assessing options in terms of their feasibility and in terms of their desirability. One example of this is the IPCC feasibility assessment framework. We argue that assessments of cl...
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| author | Lukas Tank Lieske Voget-Kleschin Matthias Garschagen Miranda Boettcher Nadine Mengis Antonia Holland-Cunz Gregor Rehder Christian Baatz |
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| description | Abstract The current literature on assessing climate change response options does not sufficiently distinguish between assessing options in terms of their feasibility and in terms of their desirability. One example of this is the IPCC feasibility assessment framework. We argue that assessments of climate response options should indeed cover questions of desirability, but they should do so explicitly. Transparency about underlying normative standards is the key to a productive desirability assessment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1eb145e67803487f9c19226b76cbf54c2025-08-20T03:03:20ZengNature Portfolionpj Climate Action2731-98142025-04-01411810.1038/s44168-025-00237-2Distinguish between feasibility and desirability when assessing climate response optionsLukas Tank0Lieske Voget-Kleschin1Matthias Garschagen2Miranda Boettcher3Nadine Mengis4Antonia Holland-Cunz5Gregor Rehder6Christian Baatz7Kiel University (CAU)Kiel University (CAU)Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research KielKiel University (CAU)Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea ResearchKiel University (CAU)Abstract The current literature on assessing climate change response options does not sufficiently distinguish between assessing options in terms of their feasibility and in terms of their desirability. One example of this is the IPCC feasibility assessment framework. We argue that assessments of climate response options should indeed cover questions of desirability, but they should do so explicitly. Transparency about underlying normative standards is the key to a productive desirability assessment.https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00237-2 |
| spellingShingle | Lukas Tank Lieske Voget-Kleschin Matthias Garschagen Miranda Boettcher Nadine Mengis Antonia Holland-Cunz Gregor Rehder Christian Baatz Distinguish between feasibility and desirability when assessing climate response options npj Climate Action |
| title | Distinguish between feasibility and desirability when assessing climate response options |
| title_full | Distinguish between feasibility and desirability when assessing climate response options |
| title_fullStr | Distinguish between feasibility and desirability when assessing climate response options |
| title_full_unstemmed | Distinguish between feasibility and desirability when assessing climate response options |
| title_short | Distinguish between feasibility and desirability when assessing climate response options |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00237-2 |
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