3.4.3 Effective science-policy interactions for tipping point governance

Linear models of knowledge transfer from science to policy are outdated and have limited explanatory power (Beck, 2011; Beck and Oomen, 2021), but this conception continues to structure current science-policy interfaces, including the IPCC-UNFCCC relationship. Conceiving of the science-policy interface in terms of knowledge (and governance) co-production (Jasanoff, 2004; Miller, 2004; Bremer and Meisch, 2017) provides a more useful starting point in the domain of ESTPs. This implies that knowledge, understanding and meaning are the result of complex interaction processes in which scientists and policymakers mutually shape each other’s perspectives.

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