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  1. Stakeholders are more than opponents who might throw sand in the gears; they might actually spot considerations you hadn’t thought of. This also raises questions on how we do #costbenefitanalysis under #DeepUncertainty #wickedproblems #postnormalscience (9/9)

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    #References

    [1] Nature Sustainability, 2023. Summers up in smoke. Nature Sustainability 6 (8), 875–876. doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-012

    [2] Gilletly, S.D., Jackson, N.D., Staid, A., 2023. Evaluating the impact of wildfire smoke on solar photovoltaic production. Applied Energy 348, 121303. doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.202

    #DOI #GlobalChange #ClimateChange #HumanCaused #adaptation #preparedness #EmergencyManagement #uncertainty #HighStakes #UrgentDecisions #ExtendedPeerCommunities #PostNormalScience

  3. Vast implications of Figure SPM.5 in the #IPCC AR6 summary

    A "wise" immediate change of emission patterns (to minimise risk) has become so drastic now that one might wonder if we'll be ever able to achieve it before some #TippingPoint becomes irreversible

    Tipping points mean there is #DeepUncertainty: which adds to the urgency of decisions in a policy landscape of disputed values and huge stakes (#PostNormalScience): we may be forced to navigate within effects of unpredictable magnitude