Net zero, natural solutions and COP26: how expert knowledge can risk closing down rather than opening up the politics of climate change.

Forsyth, Tim ORCID: 0000-0001-7227-9475 (2021) Net zero, natural solutions and COP26: how expert knowledge can risk closing down rather than opening up the politics of climate change. Impact of Social Sciences Blog (03 Nov 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

As the COP26 summit gathers pace, Tim Forsyth reflects on the role played by expert knowledge in shaping the potential outcomes of the summit. As a consensus begins to emerge around Net Zero targets and Natural Solutions to climate change, he suggests that an easy consensus based on these judgements, risks eliding complex social and political questions that pursuing these courses of action could lock-in.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author
Divisions:	International Development
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
Date Deposited:	18 Jan 2022 14:33
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 03:19
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/113108

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