Defining ‘science-based targets’
Inger Andersen, Naoko Ishii, Thomas M. Brooks, Cynthia Cummis, Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca, Astrid Hillers, Nicholas B. W. Macfarlane, Nebojša Nakićenović, K Moss, Johan Rockström, Andrew C. Steer, Dominic Waughray, Caroline Zimm
Abstract
The term “science-based targets” has gained recent popularity. It is used to refer both to overall science-based targets (established through intergovernmental treaties), and to their disaggregation into specific science-based targets (determining contributions of individual actors). Biophysical achievability, measurability, and underpinning rationale are requirements for considering a target to be “science-based”.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyScience, Research, and MedicineGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research