Climate Change is one of the most severe crises, humankind is and will be facing in the future. However, it is still treated as one of the fields parties can be voted for or against. Since governmental periods conquer no more than four years usually (speaking of democracies), the long-term feedback of the implemented work and decisions cannot be measured. A shift in aims, such as the debate about ‘Klimageld’, or even completely contradictory goals, may be chosen from one to another governmental period. This led to the idea of introducing a climate dedicated government position which is persistently staffed and advised by climate scientists to fill the gap of science-policy transfer, similarly to the ‘coastal protection’ team in the Netherlands. It can also be voted for, meaning that the person responsible for this position can be chosen, however, there is a consistency in dealing with climate change and projects can be implemented over the long-term.
Researching and Shaping Climate Futures
Coping with Uncertainty in Climate Sciences and Society