How do we know we have global environmental problems? Science and the globalization of environmental discourse

Taylor, Peter J.; Buttel, Frederick H.

doi:10.1016/0016-7185(92)90051-5

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“…According to Taylor and Buttel, 8 atmospheric modeling accounted for most of the research conducted in this area in the past, but in recent years we have witnessed a growing interest in climate change impact assessment studies, including the assessment of various adaptative and mitigative responses. 9 The area of impact assessment has attracted so much attention, in fact, that the IPCC has published a set of guidelines for conducting these investigations.…”

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Climate Change and the Adaptability of Agriculture: A Review

Johnston

Chiotti

2000

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association

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The assessment of climate change impacts on agriculture has emerged as a recognizable field of research over the past 15 years or so. In a relatively short period, this area of work has undergone a number of important conceptual and methodological developments. Among many questions that have been debated are the adaptability of agriculture to climate change and the importance of land management adjustments in reducing the adverse effects of climate change. In turn, this latter focus has spawned a discussion regarding the nature of adaptation and the ability of agriculture to respond to sudden and rapid climatic changes.

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Climate Change and the Adaptability of Agriculture: A Review

Johnston

Chiotti

2000

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association

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“…Le cadrage du modèle linéaire a donc conduit à polariser exagérément le débat public sur la science du climat plutôt que sur les réponses politiques possibles ou souhaitables (Taylor et Buttel, 1992). En particulier, le processus de Kyoto a été présenté comme découlant directement du consensus des sciences du climat, alors que celles-ci ne sauraient déterminer de politiques spécifiques : elles produisent beaucoup de connaissances, assorties d'incertitudes larges, permettant de justifier tout un éventail d'actions (Sarewitz, 2000).…”

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Les relations entre science et politique dans le régime climatique : à la recherche d’un nouveau modèle d’expertise ?

Dahan

Guillemot

2015

Nat. Sci. Soc.

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Résumé -Depuis vingt-cinq ans, le changement climatique anthropogénique est appréhendé comme une question d'environnement global. Les sciences du climat jouent un rôle primordial dans la construction du problème, qui se veut résumé par la formule « science speaks truth to power », science et politique étant supposées séparées et étanches. Ce cadrage jusqu'ici dominant est aujourd'hui ébranlé par l'échec des négociations internationales : il est devenu manifeste que le consensus scientifique ne suffit pas à engendrer des décisions politiques globales significatives. À l'heure de la COP de Paris, alors que se discute la nécessité de changer de paradigme dans la négociation, cet article veut s'interroger sur l'évolution des relations entre science et politique dans le régime climatique, en revenant sur la vision du rôle de la science et en évoquant les critiques, propositions et perspectives qui se dessinent à propos des modèles d'expertise.Abstract -Relations between science and politics in the climate regime: In search of a new model of expertise? Over the past 25 years, anthropogenic climate change has been addressed as a global environmental problem, which must be resolved by reducing human greenhouse gas emissions through a global agreement negotiated under the auspices of the UN. The role of sciences in the construction of the problem is essential and is aptly summarized by the claim that "science speaks truth to power," with science and politics assumed to be hermetically separated. Although this "linear model" is in fact largely inadequate to account for the much more complex links between climate science and politics, notably within the IPCC, it has long been hegemonic, leading to debates focused on science rather than political responses. This dominant approach has been undermined by the failure of international negotiations: it is now clear that scientific consensus does not suffice to produce significant global political decisions. It is now evident that climate change is a geopolitical, economic, and development problem as much as an environmental one. As the Paris CoP approaches, in a phase of political uncertainties and discussions around the need for a change of paradigm in negotiations, our paper examines critically the evolving relationship between science and politics in the climate regime, revisiting the role of science and discussing emerging critiques, proposals, and perspectives on models of expertise.Natures Sciences Sociétés, 23, supplément, S6-S18 (2015)

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“…Yet rather than settling questions about knowledge, advancements in scientific understanding may complicate decisionmaking by enlarging the information pool from which diverse interpretations are developed and argued (Sarewitz, 2004). This makes uncertainties around complex scientific problems like climate change particularly susceptible to misrepresentation and manipulation (Taylor & Buttel, 1992). The norms and standards of journalism then propel this conflict into print so that, as scientific assessments have moved toward greater convergence, US media reporting has tended to underscore controversy (Boykoff, 2007).…”

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How Grammatical Choice Shapes Media Representations of Climate (Un)certainty

Bailey¹,

Giangola²,

Boykoff³

2014

Environmental Communication

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Although mass media continue to play a key role in translating scientific uncertainty for public discourse, communicators of climate science are becoming increasingly aware of their own role in shaping scientific messages in the news. As an example of how future media research can provide relevant feedback to climate communicators, the present study examines the ways in which grammatical and word choices represent and construct uncertainty in news reporting about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Qualifying and hedging language and other "epistemic markers" are analyzed in four newspapers during 2001 and 2007: the New York Times and Wall Street Journal from the USA and El País and El Mundo from Spain. Though the US newspapers contained a higher density of epistemic markers and used more ambiguous grammatical constructs of uncertainty than the Spanish newspapers, all four media sources chose similar words when questioning the certainty around climate change. Moreover, the density of epistemic markers in each newspaper either remained the same or increased with time, despite ever-growing scientific agreement that human activities modify global climate. While the US newspapers increasingly adopted IPCC language to describe climate uncertainties, they also exhibited an emerging tendency to construct uncertainty by highlighting differences between IPCC reports or between scientific predictions and observations. The analysis thus helps identify articulations of uncertainty that will shape future media portrayals of climate science across varying cultural and national contexts.

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How do we know we have global environmental problems? Science and the globalization of environmental discourse

Cited by 230 publications

References 20 publications

Climate Change and the Adaptability of Agriculture: A Review

Climate Change and the Adaptability of Agriculture: A Review

Les relations entre science et politique dans le régime climatique : à la recherche d’un nouveau modèle d’expertise ?

How Grammatical Choice Shapes Media Representations of Climate (Un)certainty

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