Distinguish between feasibility and desirability when assessing climate response options
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.
Authors
- Lukas Tank (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8737-1474)
- Lieske Voget-Kleschin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9408-5145)
- Matthias Garschagen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9492-4463)
- Gregor Rehder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0597-9989)
- Miranda Boettcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7975-4945)
- Nadine Mengis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0312-7069)
- Antonia Holland-Cunz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6870-7833)
- Christian Baatz
Institutions
- Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (DE)
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (DE)
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (DE)
- GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Climate Action
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00237-2
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 28.18
Funders
- Boettcher Foundation
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung