Distinguish between feasibility and desirability when assessing climate response options
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2025-04-02
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Tank, Lukas
Voget-Kleschin, Lieske
Garschagen, Matthias
Boettcher, Miranda
Mengis, Nadine
Holland-Cunz, Antonia
Rehder, Gregor
Baatz, Christian
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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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SDG 13 - Climate Action
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Tank, L, Voget-Kleschin, L, Garschagen, M, Boettcher, M, Mengis, N, Holland-Cunz, A, Rehder, G & Baatz, C 2025, 'Distinguish between feasibility and desirability when assessing climate response options', npj Climate Action, vol. 4, 34. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00237-2