PBL reports on science-policy session at sustainability conference
PBL has published an account of a session on science-policy interfaces and transformative change at the Earth System Governance conference. The article says calls for transformative change are growing across science, policy and society in response to urgent sustainability challenges, but provides limited detail about the session’s participants, location and outcomes.
PBL published an article on 4 December 2023 about a session addressing science-policy interfaces for transformative change at the Earth System Governance conference.
The article’s stated focus is the relationship between scientific knowledge and policymaking in efforts to pursue transformative change. It describes the session as innovative, but the supplied information does not specify its date, location, participants or format.
PBL says calls for transformative change are becoming increasingly strong in response to urgent sustainability challenges. The statement attributes this growing demand broadly to science, policy and society.
The supplied information does not identify specific proposals, decisions, research findings, speakers or follow-up actions from the conference session.
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What forms of transformative change were discussed during the session?
Who had the authority to define the session’s priorities?
What evidence would show that stronger science-policy links produce meaningful change?
Which groups or perspectives were absent from the discussion?
What would happen if policymakers rejected the session’s proposed approach?
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