A critical assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change / edited by Kari De Pryck, Mike Hulme.
Contributor(s): Pryck, Kari de [editor.] | Hulme, Mike [editor.]
Language: English Publisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781316514276Subject(s): Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -- Evaluation | Environmental policy -- International cooperation | Climate change mitigation -- International cooperation | Climatic changes -- Government policyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 363.7/0526 LOC classification: JZ5009.5.U555 | C75 2022Online resources: Full text is available at the Directory of Open Access books. Click here to view, Summary: "This book introduces the IPCC as an institution, covering its origins, history, processes, participants, products, and influence. Discussing its internal workings and operating principles, it shows how IPCC assessments are produced and how consensus is reached between scientific and policy experts from different institutions, countries, and social groups. A variety of practices and discourses - epistemic, diplomatic, procedural, communicative - that make the institution function are critically assessed, allowing the reader to learn from its successes and failures. This volume is the go-to reference for researchers studying or active within the IPCC, as well as invaluable for students concerned with global environmental problems and climate governance. This title is also available as Open Access via Cambridge Core"-- Provided by publisher.| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book introduces the IPCC as an institution, covering its origins, history, processes, participants, products, and influence. Discussing its internal workings and operating principles, it shows how IPCC assessments are produced and how consensus is reached between scientific and policy experts from different institutions, countries, and social groups. A variety of practices and discourses - epistemic, diplomatic, procedural, communicative - that make the institution function are critically assessed, allowing the reader to learn from its successes and failures. This volume is the go-to reference for researchers studying or active within the IPCC, as well as invaluable for students concerned with global environmental problems and climate governance. This title is also available as Open Access via Cambridge Core"-- Provided by publisher.
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