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SUMMARY:Evidence mapping of behavioral interventions to promote sustainable mobility behavior
DESCRIPTION:Behavioral interventions are considered promising approaches to promote pro-environmental behavior. Applying these interventions in high-emission sectors such as transportation could help mitigating climate change. While systematic evidence synthesis is important for a variety of stakeholders within and beyond academia\, to our knowledge there are few systematic reviews and no systematic map focusing on behavioral interventions such as choice architecture and nudging in the mobility sector. Moreover\, while various and complex behaviors are relevant\, the syntheses on mobility to date focus on a limited number of behaviors such as mode choice. Against this background\, it is the objective of this research project to collect and catalog existing empirical evidence on behavioral interventions targeting different mobility-related outcomes in multiple contexts that focus on reducing the negative environmental impact of transportation. Thus\, the study aims to identify existing research foci and remaining research gaps. For this reason\, the evidence synthesis takes the form of a systematic map as described by the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE). It also follows the RepOrting Standards for Systematic Evidence Synthesis (ROSES). Our search strategy includes searching in six bibliographic databases\, one search engine\, and one thesis repository. A supplementary search to find grey literature comprises a large set of organizational websites\, snowball sampling\, and expert consultations. Screening will follow a three-step approach based on pre-specified PICO-FS screening criteria\, followed by a narrative synthesis. The analyzes will summarize\, among other things\, the current state of research with respect to the behavioral interventions tested\, as well as the respective mobility behaviors and contexts in which these techniques were deployed.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/evidence-mapping-of-behavioral-interventions-to-promote-sustainable-mobility-behavior/
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SUMMARY:Rebound effect in the era of energy transition
DESCRIPTION:This paper conducts a meta-analysis on rebound effects regarding the energy transition for household end-use services toward renewable energies (including photovoltaic\, biomass\, green electricity\, and heat pumps). The biomass and heat pump potentially lead to the highest size of rebound effect (approximately 33%). In addition\, the rebound effect regarding green electricity is about 1–3 % and even 11 % for low-income households. Focusing on residential solar/photovoltaic technologies\, it varies from a negative amount to nearly 30%. Only the solar domain supplies enough sample size to do the meta-regression. This model shows predictor variables driving the solar rebound effect(SRE) (estimated at around 15.49%) are feed-in-tariff (FIT) and the renewable share. A marginal percent in the renewable share or a one-cent change in FIT could result in a corresponding increase of SRE 0.21% and 0.34%\, respectively.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/rebound-effect-in-the-era-of-energy-transition/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T093000
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SUMMARY:Encouraging structural changes to private homes to reduce carbon emissions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of (quasi-)experimental evidence
DESCRIPTION:Reducing emissions from the building sector is one of the key steps in combating climate change\, as the building sector is responsible for about 38% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Private households have opportunities to reduce a significant proportion of these emissions by improving the energy efficiency of their buildings\, e.g. by refurbishing their insulation or heating systems. While such structural changes provide societal benefits\, households may still decide against energy efficiency related renovations due to the associated financial burden or behavioral economic factors\, such as status quo bias\, hyperbolic discounting\, or a lack of information. This review aims to synthesize evidence on policy interventions that reduce such barriers and encourage households to implement energy efficiency improvements. With a machine learning assisted systematic review and meta-analysis\, this study will quantitatively evaluate relevant literature across domains and assess how these interventions affect households’ decision to renovate. Until WWCSS\, we aim to complete the first phases of screening and tagging of studies in order to present a preliminary overview and initial results.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/encouraging-structural-changes-to-private-homes-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-of-quasi-experimental-evidence/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T093000
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SUMMARY:Behavioural interventions change transport behavior but have only a limited impact on transport mode split
DESCRIPTION:Prevalent systems of land transport\, centred around automobility\, are energy inefficient and involve high economic\, health and GHG emissions-related costs. As one class of solutions\, demand-side behavioural change interventions (or soft policy interventions) are promoted to reduce car use and shift travellers to low-carbon transport modes. However\, the relative effectiveness of such interventions in initiating transport behaviour change has not been evaluated systematically. Here\, we conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the evidence on behavioural interventions in changing transport-related behavioural patterns. Relying on 37 literature reviews and 41 additional new studies\, we identify more than 450 cases of behavioural interventions. Our analysis reveals that behavioural measures are effective in increasing the percentage growth of public transit and active transport mode use as well as decreasing car use at the personal level. However\, their effectiveness in shifting commuters away from cars to more sustainable modes of transport at the aggregate level is limited. Our findings suggest that behavioural interventions have a role to play in reducing the health\, economic and environmental costs of car-centric transportation systems. We find that\, under the best-case scenario\, behavioural interventions can contribute up to a 5% per cent reduction of global GHG emissions from urban transport\, or about 150Mt CO2/yr\, a notable but limited potential compared to the reductions necessary to meet sectoral goals. Critical analysis of studies in our review indicates that interdisciplinary researchers interested in these issues should take a more strategic and rigorous approach—better study designs\, more representative samples\, and consideration of infrastructure effects—to determine which interventions are most effective in tackling multi-faceted urban transport issues.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/behavioural-interventions-change-transport-behavior-but-have-only-a-limited-impact-on-transport-mode-split/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T110000
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SUMMARY:Demand-side interventions for sustainable food systems: A meta-analysis of food policy interventions targeting food consumption and waste behaviours
DESCRIPTION:It is now widely accepted that a significant portion of emission reductions required to meet net-zero targets must come from individual behaviour change. Shifting consumers towards more sustainable food consumption and avoiding food waste have been identified as key levers to mitigate climate change and slow biodiversity decline. However\, there remains a lack of knowledge on which food policy interventions can best harness this potential. Here\, we use a rigorous\, machine-learning-assisted systematic review and meta-analysis to comparatively assess the effectiveness of demand-side interventions targeting actual (or incentivised) food consumption and waste behaviours at the individual and household levels to comparatively assess the effectiveness of demand-side interventions targeting actual (or incentivised) food consumption and waste behaviours at the individual and household level. Based on 211 effect sizes comprising over 4.5 million observations\, we find a small overall effect size across all food consumption interventions (z = 0.15)\, and a small to medium effect size for food waste interventions (z = 0.20). When accounting for moderate publication bias\, these estimates are reduced to 0.10 and 0.18\, respectively\, but remain statistically significant at conventional levels. Our analysis reveals that\, in both domains\, structural choice architecture interventions are most effective in changing behaviour\, followed by monetary incentives. Sensitivity analysis shows that the current evidence base is characterised by substantial heterogeneity across studies\, which is not systematically related to variability in internal and external validity of studies. Our results underscore the necessity for future research to be carefully designed to uncover the factors determining when\, how and why interventions are effective.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/demand-side-interventions-for-sustainable-food-systems-a-meta-analysis-of-food-policy-interventions-targeting-food-consumption-and-waste-behaviours/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T093000
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SUMMARY:Meta-analysis on the efficacy of behavioral\, information and economic strategies in increasing energy-efficiency adoption among households
DESCRIPTION:Investments in energy efficiency are critical for a net-zero electricity system but are hindered by the ‘energy-efficiency gap’. Primary studies have evaluated the efficacy of various strategies in overcoming this gap and increasing adoption of energy efficient appliances by households\, but a systematic evaluation of the evidence is missing with existing reviews focusing primarily on the size of the energy efficiency gap or energy usage. This machine learning assisted\, mixed methods review summarizes evidence from 60 experimental and quasi-experimental studies that look at the impact of informational\, behavioral\, and monetary interventions on willingness to pay for energy efficient appliances\, market share of efficient appliances\, and the subsequent savings in energy consumption. The meta-analysis of studies on willingness to pay\, finds a small to medium\, statistically significant effect of the different interventions in increasing adoption of efficient appliances but the heterogeneity analysis using Bayesian Model Averaging suggests that real world impact might be lower. It also remains unclear whether the small increase in sales of efficient appliances translates to an actual reduction in energy consumption of households. Despite the hopes we do not find strong evidence that the studied interventions can result in the large amounts of energy demand reductions required for meeting climate goals.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/meta-analysis-on-the-efficacy-of-behavioral-information-and-economic-strategies-in-increasing-energy-efficiency-adoption-among-households/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T083000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T091500
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CREATED:20240522T104416Z
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SUMMARY:Keynote - Integrating ex-ante and ex-post evidence for effective learning in science and policy
DESCRIPTION:Massimo Tavoni is the Director of the European Institute on Economics and the Environment\, and full professor of climate economic modeling at Politecnico di Milano.\nKey messages: \n\nModel intercomparisons continue to deliver critical lines of evidence to understand the solution space and alternative pathways for reaching the climate goals.\nOur understanding of feasible pathways to net-zero emissions needs to be complemented by a sound understanding of what policies work on the ground and can bring about the change observed in models in the near-term.\nA sound understanding of climate policy needs to effectively integrate ex-ante and ex-post evidence. Such an integrated understanding should be.\n\nFollowed by a panel on Past\, Present\, Future – towards comprehensive policy analysis in the IPCC‘s 7th Assessment Report
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/keynote-integrating-ex-ante-and-ex-post-evidence-for-effective-learning-in-science-and-policy/
LOCATION:H 0104
CATEGORIES:Keynote
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240611T091500
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SUMMARY:Panel -  Past\, Present\, Future – towards comprehensive policy analysis in the IPCC‘s 7th Assessment Report
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URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/panel-past-present-future-towards-comprehensive-policy-analysis-in-the-ipccs-7th-assessment-report/
LOCATION:H 0104
CATEGORIES:Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T183000
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SUMMARY:Keynote - Climate Solutions & cities: Priorities and evidence needs for the upcoming IPCC Special Report
DESCRIPTION:Winston Chow is Co-Chair of the IPCC’s Working Group II for its seventh assessment cycle\, and Professor of Urban Climate at Singapore Management University’s College of Integrative Studies.\nKey messages: \n\nLocal climate solutions have a large potential for meeting climate goals and more often than not co-align synergistically with improving human well-being & health.\nContext is particularly important in the assessment of climate solutions. Finding adequate ways to represent local contexts in a global cities assessment\, both by reflecting geospatial high resolution data and local knowledge\, is key to providing a relevant special report.\nCities are the arena where local behavioral\, infrastructural\, and technology solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation are realized.\nThere is a key opportunity to advance the urban solutions by synthesizing the disparate solution-oriented evidence into discrete chunks of knowledge and typologies that can be easily drawn from by the IPCC author in the Special Report.\n\nFollowed by a panel on Challenges for policy learning from highly localized evidence 
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/keynote-climate-solutions-cities-priorities-and-evidence-needs-for-the-upcoming-ipcc-special-report/
LOCATION:H 0104
CATEGORIES:Keynote
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T183000
DTSTAMP:20260909T020055
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SUMMARY:Panel - Challenges for policy learning from highly localized evidence
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URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/panel-challenges-for-policy-learning-from-highly-localized-evidence/
LOCATION:H 0104
CATEGORIES:Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T163000
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CREATED:20240515T080654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240524T070428Z
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SUMMARY:Research and Policy Panel on Climate-Resilient Agriculture
DESCRIPTION:A panel discussion on climate-resilient agricultural technologies and practices with J-PAL staff and researcher Arnaud Dakpogan
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/how-research-can-influence-policy-panel/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T163000
DTSTAMP:20260909T020055
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SUMMARY:Evidence Synthesis on Climate-Resilient Agriculture
DESCRIPTION:In light of the need for evidence-based policy to build small-scale farmers’ resiliency\, J-PAL staff present findings from randomized and quasi-experimental evaluations of climate-resilient agricultural technologies and practices. \nSmall-scale farmers in low- and middle-income countries are critical to global food security\, and yet their welfare and livelihoods are extremely vulnerable to climate change impacts. More frequent extreme weather events like rainfall shocks and slow-onset change like warmer and drier conditions reduce harvest stability. Global food production exacerbates these impacts\, emitting approximately one quarter of greenhouse gas emissions annually. As such\, national governments are integrating agriculture and food systems into National Adaptation Plans\, Nationally Determined Contributions\, and other related strategies. Building small-scale farmers’ resilience is complex\, and stewarding environmental health and enhancing agricultural productivity have often been seen as at odds with each other in policy decisions. \nIn light of the need for evidence-based policy to build small-scale farmers’ resiliency\, J-PAL staff will synthesize and present findings from rigorous and policy-relevant randomized and quasi-experimental evaluations of climate-resilient agricultural technologies and practices. Covering over 20 evaluations from J-PAL’s Agricultural Technology Adoption Initiative and King Climate Action Initiative\, the presentation highlights policy approaches and considerations to support farmers to maintain well-being in the face of climate shocks. \nNew and traditional climate-resilient technologies and practices like improved seeds and rainwater harvesting techniques can minimize crop loss\, support farmers’ productivity and\, in some cases\, counter the degradation of environmental systems. However\, these adaptations do not fully support small-scale farmers to maintain or improve their livelihoods. Social protection programs like cash transfers and income diversification support are critical policy tools to complement agricultural technologies to sustain farmers’ welfare\, strengthen food systems\, and buttress the resilience of environmental systems. \nThe session will highlight specific studies and identify lessons across evaluations in various contexts to inform policymakers on how to build evidence-based policies and programs to support small-scale farmers adapt to the evolving challenges of climate change.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/evidence-based-policy-approaches-to-building-small-scale-farmers-climate-resiliency/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T163000
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SUMMARY:How can cities use machine learning for urban climate change mitigation? A systematic map
DESCRIPTION:In recent years\, numerous cities across the world have shown interest in AI approaches to help with achieving carbon neutrality. There is a need for city policy makers and researchers to get overarching guidance or receive an overview of potential application areas and approaches. Currently\, however\, there is no comprehensive analysis of the existing body of research on the use of machine learning (ML) in urban climate change mitigation.\nWith this research\, we provide an overview of the literature at the intersection between ML research in climate change mitigation and its role in urban governance and policymaking. We conducted this review by applying a systematic map framework that transparently displays mature research areas\, as well as more nascent and uncertain ones. Specifically\, we created the systematic map through manually coding 3\,944 records for relevance\, followed by a comprehensive analysis of 1\,215 relevant papers published between 1994-2021. In the review\, we systematically map the areas of application but also provide an assessment of their climate mitigation potential.\nKey findings include that research is taking place across 57 countries and 250 cities. We introduce over 40 impact areas. We find strong alignment between the most research impact areas and IPCC urban mitigation options with high reduction potentials. And we outline three main roles for ML such as using it for optimization towards more efficient processes\, demand forecasting as well as simulation of impact of planned measures.\nWe then interpret findings in relation to governance and climate policy as well as discussing ways through which the potential of ML can be realized at scale and in alignment with high mitigation impact and public sector demand. We conclude with key recommendations for urban policy makers. For example\, we call for integration of urban governance considerations into this emerging research nexus.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/how-can-cities-use-machine-learning-for-urban-climate-change-mitigation-a-systematic-map/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T163000
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SUMMARY:Indicators and metrics to evaluate urban adaptation: a systematic review
DESCRIPTION:Assessing the effectiveness of climate adaptation action is the focus of intense debates across scientific and policy arenas. Measurement is essential for effective adaptation management and operation\, and indicators and metrics (I&M) are claimed to have a pivotal role. Surprisingly\, there are\, however\, no systematic efforts so far to understand the progress of science in the provisioning of I&M. To shed light on these timely discussions\, we here analyse 137 scientific publications and 901 I&M (including indices) proposed in the literature to measure adaptation to climate change with a particular focus on urban areas. The challenges we have faced speak about a field that is complex to track and understand as a result of a lack of common terminology\, standardisation and reference guidelines. This complexity has originated diverse\, context-specific and sometimes competing approaches to developing I&M. Based on our evidence\, we raise the critique that current I&M proposals are highly technical\, not sufficiently grounded on real needs and have little potential to support effective urban climate change adaptation. Our concern is now how to advance the adaptation evaluation research\, policy and practice field in this messy space.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/indicators-and-metrics-to-evaluate-urban-adaptation-a-systematic-review/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T163000
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SUMMARY:Evidence Synthesis for Shade Design and Decision Making in Urban Built Environments
DESCRIPTION:Shade provides thermal comfort\, reduces urban heat islands\, prevents heat-related illness and death\, and\, when provided by tree canopy\, extends co-benefits to the environment. Despite its importance\, many outdoor public spaces lack adequate or even any shade\, and it is inequitably distributed. The scarcity of shade is exacerbated by the design and implementation challenges of its provision. In the context of climate change\, urban shade scarcity is a design emergency that requires comprehensive and usable evidence to create solutions.\nThis presentation will highlight an interdisciplinary collaboration (public health\, landscape architecture\, urban planning\, urban forestry) that will support evidence-based design practice\, climate adaptation\, and human health and well-being. Our research includes a series of extensive scoping reviews of the literature on shade provision\, design\, policy\, benefits and co-benefits\, barriers and facilitators\, and equity. With methods informed by Arksey and O’Malley and the PRISMA-ScR guidelines for scoping reviews\, six databases have been searched\, 19\,237 articles have been screened at the title and abstract level with the help of DistillerSR AI\, and 2\,371 articles are currently being screened at the full-text level. Data extraction and thematic synthesis will take place in February-March.\nThe results of these scoping reviews and evidence syntheses on shade will lay the necessary groundwork for providing robust and synthesized evidence readily packaged for application by public health and built environment professionals to improve our cities’ shadescapes. Knowledge mobilization will include a Shade Design Framework for practitioners based on the scientific evidence syntheses and a national shade design competition where interdisciplinary teams will use the Shade Design Framework and the synthesized evidence to inform their design submissions demonstrating the utility of and generating interest in\, the Framework and the body of evidence informing its development.\nThis research is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/evidence-synthesis-for-shade-design-and-decision-making-in-urban-built-environments/
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T163000
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SUMMARY:Bus rapid transit (BRT) in developing Asia & Africa: a systematic review of the enviornmental impact and co-benefits of BRTs
DESCRIPTION:We conduct a systematic review of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems and their environmental and social impacts on cities across LMICs in Asia & Africa. Our search strategy involves 3 key steps. First\, we search a database of BRT systems across the world to identify BRT systems in Asia & Africa and collect information about the operational characteristics of these systems. Next\, we design and implement a string-based search query to find literature related to the systems identified in Step 1. And lastly\, we design and implement search queries for BRT systems in general for these countries. Using these studies\, we are interested in gathering estimates related to the environmental impact (mainly GHG emissions) and three major categories of co-benefits: (i) transport-related impacts\, (ii) economic & social impacts\, and (iii) health impacts.\nBased on initial literature screening we can identify more than 120 original studies on approx. 30 BRT systems. We report three types of outcomes resulting from the search process; (i) evidence maps and gaps of BRT systems literature\, (ii) evidence on transport\, social\, economic\, and environmental impact of BRTs\, and lastly (iii) critical analysis of the underlying studies\, including information availability analysis\, risk of bias\, strength of evidence analysis. Early results suggest that while BRT systems have a more limited impact on some transport-related outcomes such as transport mode shift\, their impact on accessibility and health outcomes (particularly air pollution and accidents) alone is quite large. We compare these impacts of BRT systems to other transport system interventions using standard terms of cost-benefit analysis\, underlying the benefits and shortcomings of these systems. Given the nature of this systematic review\, we also devise a plan to convert this review into a living review form.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/bus-rapid-transit-brt-in-developing-asia-africa-a-systematic-review-of-the-enviornmental-impact-and-co-benefits-of-brts/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T163000
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SUMMARY:A Global Systematic Map and Database of Climate Change Research on Cities
DESCRIPTION:The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) agreed to publish a special report (SR) on cities in assessment report (AR) 7 cycle. The SR seeks to summarise the evidence on climate change impacts and the unique adaptation and mitigation options of cities. However\, a systematic overview of the literature on cities\, and particularly urban case studies\, is missing. This article fills this gap. We show that the IPCC better covers topics for which it can build on existing reviews. However\, city case studies\, which are growing faster than other research on human settlements and climate\, remain insufficiently reviewed and synthesized\, posing a considerable gap in the overall assessment of the cities and climate change literature. This gap is most pronounced in case studies on climate change mitigation. Hence\, the IPCC needs to place considerable emphasis on assessing more than the existing 20\,000 case studies as an underpinning of the SR on cities. Using machine learning to map out the topics in this research space\, we provide a comprehensive and accessible global research map and database useful for evidence-synthesis research on cities and climate change.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/a-global-systematic-map-and-database-of-climate-change-research-on-cities/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240610T163000
DTSTAMP:20260909T020055
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SUMMARY:A call for action – applying the Evidence-Based Research Network approach to climate change research
DESCRIPTION:Background: Research on research has shown the scientific\, ethical\, and resource costs of unnecessary (redundant) studies. Many redundant studies could be avoided if prior research is considered in a systematic and transparent way before starting the new study. Once the study has been completed\, systematic syntheses help with the interpretation of new results\, facilitating the placing of new findings into the context of the existing knowledge and highlighting evidence gaps.\nObjectives: The Evidence-Based Research Network (EBRNetwork) was established in 2014 to promote the use of an Evidence-Based Research (EBR) approach\, i.e. the use of prior research in a systematic and transparent way to inform a new study so that it answers questions that matter in a valid\, efficient\, and accessible manner.\nMethods: Between 2018 and 2023\, the EBRNetwork received funding from the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) for its COST Action EVidence Based RESearch (EVBRES) [CA-17117]. EVBRES aimed to build the EBRNetwork’s network and capacity and to promote the use of the EBR approach among clinical researchers\, funders\, ethics committees\, and publishers across Europe.\nResults: Over 4.5 years\, EVBRES organized 3 EBR Conferences\, published > 30 articles\, and developed EBR training materials/manual for researchers\, reaching an estimated 20\,000 people internationally.\nConclusions: Using momentum from EVBRES\, current efforts are focused on securing the sustainability of the EBRNetwork and expanding the EBR approach worldwide to other scientific disciplines. There is now a need to evaluate the extent to which climate change research is affected by a lack of EBR adherence (in healthcare an estimated 50%)\, contributing to research waste and opportunity loss of funding resources. In parallel\, EBR awareness and capacity building will support optimal use of existing and future evidence\, resulting in more valuable research to inform climate change assessments and policy decisions.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/a-call-for-action-applying-the-evidence-based-research-network-approach-to-climate-change-research/
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SUMMARY:Institutionalising the use of evidence in environmental policy decision-making in South Africa: process\, structures\, and good governance of evidence
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will assess the status quo of the institutionalisation of the use of evidence in environmental policy decision-making in South Africa. Based on nine years of supporting the center of government and environmental ministries in the country\, we will unpack the history and politics of the process of institutionalising evidence use for environmental policy decision-making. This will include case studies of major institutional developments such as the formation of the Department of Planning\, Monitoring and Evaluation\, the design and implementation of the National Evaluation System\, the introduction of the Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System (SEIAS)\, and the development of responsive evidence management and embedded co-production in the public sector. Using a new checklist for assessing the level of institutionalisation of evidence use\, we will then provide a transparent account of the current extent of institutionalisation within the environmental evidence ecosystem in the country. By doing so\, we will highlight gaps and best practice in the use of evidence and recommend steps towards ensuring a sustainable system of evidence use at all levels of policy decision-making.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/institutionalising-the-use-of-evidence-in-environmental-policy-decision-making-in-south-africa-process-structures-and-good-governance-of-evidence/
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SUMMARY:Global expert evaluations of net-zero policies and actors
DESCRIPTION:To successfully achieve the net-zero transition on ambitious timelines\, stakeholders from across the public and private sectors must collaborate and pursue multiple\, parallel policy solutions. In an international sample of experts in the net-zero energy transition (n = 430)\, we investigate patterns of policy support and actor responsibility. We investigate the preference schemata that shape experts’ preferred solution-sets—whether they use a single-solution (i.e.\, ‘silver bullet’) or a multi-solution (i.e.\, ‘silver buckshot’) schema. Overall\, we find high support for multiple policies\, including the policies of funding research\, required reporting\, and ambitious mandatory energy efficiency standards. We also find that perceived support for the net-zero energy transition from the public is associated with greater policy support by experts. To explore the comprehensive policy mix we apply the Causal Attribute Network (CAN) model to the ratings of policy instruments (mechanism support) and implementation (actor responsibility). We identify policy- and actor-level clusters of preference and interactions between different policies and actors. Finally\, we identify eleven communities of experts that are characterized by their policy and actor evaluations. The largest community supports mandatory policies with a non-economic mechanism. Communities have different distinguishing features. Community membership accounts for variation in policy and actor ratings beyond that which is captured by demographic measures and project experience. Taken together\, the individual- and network-level analyses reveal that experts are willing to accept multi-pronged solutions\, but the specific solutions set is heterogeneous and reveals different cooperative paths to net-zero. We offer a new perspective for thinking about policy packages for the energy transition and advanced methods to measure the support for multi-solution policy packages.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/global-expert-evaluations-of-net-zero-policies-and-actors/
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SUMMARY:Introducing the "What Works in Climate Policy" Project: Catalyzing Green Budgeting in Catalonia
DESCRIPTION:Catalonia\, in order to contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges\, apart from prioritizing relevant direct policy measures\, is also developing an ambitious and holistic green budgeting reform\, which covers the whole budget cycle and components\, including revenue and expenditure tagging\, budget requests climate appraisal\, climate fiscal risks identification and management\, climate-focused policy evaluations and generating evidence for better policies in the climate and environmental area. \nPrecisely\, in regard to generating policy evidence\, the Catalan government and the Catalan Institute for Public Policy Evaluation (Ivàlua) are jointly launching the “”What Works in Climate Policy””. This initiative aims to bridge the gap between scientific evidence and policy formulation\, so that evidence use\, and policy evaluations are systematically incorporated in climate policy-design processes\, and therefore\, favoring greater policy effectiveness in such policies. The main expected outputs of this project are concise and accessible evidence review reports\, and complementary events and workshops to disseminate the obtained evidence. \nThe initiative is ambitious in the way it intends to actively engage key stakeholders within Catalonia’s climate policy ecosystem at every stage of the evidence synthesis and dissemination process. First\, through a project taskforce that comprises the Directorate-General of Budget\, the Department of Climate Action and Ivàlua. Then\, university experts are entrusted with the synthesis of evidence\, focusing on the effectiveness of diverse policy tools in achieving specific climate objectives. Additionally\, a select group of local experts from Catalan public administration\, non-governmental organizations\, and academia will contribute with valuable insights throughout the entire process. Finally\, to enhance practical implementation\, targeted workshops will be organized for professionals from units with competencies in the subject matter of each evidence review to incentivize the actual utilization of synthesized evidence to inform and shape climate policy decisions.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/introducing-the-what-works-in-climate-policy-project-catalyzing-green-budgeting-in-catalonia/
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SUMMARY:Using evidence mapping and co-production to establish a responsive evidence synthesis service in the environmental sector in South Africa
DESCRIPTION:Policymakers in the environmental sector require timely access to the most relevant and high-quality evidence in order to support decision-making. Rapid response services (RRS) present one mechanism to provide these environmental policymakers with such access. Since 2018\, the Johannesburg Centre for Environmental Evidence has implemented such an RRS with the National Department of Environmental Affairs in South Africa. Modelled on the pioneering RRS in Uganda at Makerere University\, our service too is based on rapid evidence synthesis methodology. The South African Responsive Environmental Evidence Service (REES) is powered by a mega map of all environmental evidence in the county\, comprising over 2000 pieces of evidence. In addition\, our service places an emphasis on co-construction of evidence introducing an element of ‘responsiveness’ over ‘rapidness’. That is\, the environmental policymakers are involved in each step of the rapid evidence response and shape its design. This presentation will summarise our learning on the RESS including the initial design and subsequent adaptations.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/using-evidence-mapping-and-co-production-to-establish-a-responsive-evidence-synthesis-service-in-the-environmental-sector-in-south-africa/
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SUMMARY:Synthesizing and communicating evidence for climate policies to European policy-makers
DESCRIPTION:The European Parliament has been a major actor in defining policies to achieve climate neutrality\, notably with the adoption of the European Climate Law and the ‘Fit for 55’ package. In 2020\, the European Parliament Research Service (EPRS) established a Climate Action Research and Tracking Service with the task to synthesize and communicate evidence for climate policies to the Members of the European Parliament. The service aims to provide authoritative\, objective and unbiased information and analysis to the political decision-makers\, in clear language and supported by graphs and infographics. This should enable policy-makers to make well-informed decisions on highly technical legislative proposals in the area of climate action – “empowering by knowledge”.\nOur approach is to provide evidence from different perspectives (scientific\, technological\, economic\, social\, legal\, political)\, drawing on a variety of sources including IPCC and other assessment reports\, peer-reviewed publications\, Eurostat and other statistical sources\, think tank and industry publications\, European Commission’s impact assessment and other modelling studies\, opinion surveys.\nOur output consists of publicly available studies\, briefing papers and infographics\, and confidential in-person briefings and replies to individual information requests. We produced a series of publications on climate action performance and strategies of the EU\, each Member State\, and major economies outside of Europe.\nWe encountered the following challenges in communicating scientific/economic evidence to decision-makers\, who often have limited time and attention span:\n– Communicate risk\, probability and uncertainty in a clear manner\n– Simplify complex concepts to make them understandable\, but avoiding inaccurate or misleading statements\n– Selecting the most relevant facts and data points to communicate\nAs the Parliament has the powers to amend legislative proposals in the area of climate action\, there is an unmet need for evidence regarding the expected impacts of such amendments on GHG emissions\, employment and competitiveness.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/synthesizing-and-communicating-evidence-for-climate-policies-to-european-policy-makers/
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SUMMARY:Time is of the essence: Accounting for observed past transformation progress in the ex-ante assessment of climate policies with integrated assessment models
DESCRIPTION:Years of delay in taking meaningful action on climate change\, combined with the increasing impetus to pursue the goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C\, have compressed the timescale for decarbonizing the energy system to net-zero to a few decades. The focus of research must therefore shift from the fundamental long-term characteristics of net-zero energy systems to the dynamics of the near-term energy transition.\nIn this study\, we present a detailed assessment of the near-term sector- and technology-specific transformation patterns of modeled energy-economy pathways consistent with the climate targets of the Paris Agreement\, and contrast it to the scale-up of innovative climate change mitigation technologies and the phase-out of fossil fuels observed in real-world energy systems.\nThis approach allows us to (1) derive estimates of the transformation gap\, i.e.\, the discrepancy between real-world mitigation progress and the near-term transformations needed to meet climate targets; (2) use differences in transformation gaps across sectors and technologies to assess which technologies and policies have the greatest potential for accelerated deployment; and (3) derive improved 1.5-2°C pathways that are more consistent with observed transformation patterns\nIn comparing recent trends with mitigation scenarios\, we find that the observed upscaling of solar PV\, wind power\, and electric vehicles is broadly consistent with model-derived transformation pathways. In contrast\, real-world carbon capture and storage (CCS) and nuclear power deployment tend to be far slower than in scenarios. Fossil fuel consumption also continues to grow\, in sharp contrast to the phase-out requirements of the 1.5°C limit.\nBased on the findings of the technology gap analysis and using the REMIND integrated assessment model\, we derive new 1.5°C pathways that further accelerate scale-up of technologies with rapid deployment characteristics\, while also accounting for the inertia upscaling of more complex technology systems such as CCS or hydrogen.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/time-is-of-the-essence-accounting-for-observed-past-transformation-progress-in-the-ex-ante-assessment-of-climate-policies-with-integrated-assessment-models/
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SUMMARY:Rigorous evidence on climate policies to inform policy design and implementation
DESCRIPTION:Tobias Kruse (OECD) will present ongoing work on the systematic collection of ex-post empirical evidence on the effectiveness of climate policies as part of the OECD’s flagship Inclusive Forum on Carbon Mitigation Approaches (IFCMA) initiative. The IFCMA is OECD’s flagship initiative designed to help improve the global impact of emissions reduction efforts around the world through better data and information sharing\, evidence-based mutual learning and inclusive multilateral dialogue. As part this programme the OECD is collecting evidence from ex-post empirical studies on the effects of climate policies on emissions across all economic sectors with the aim to help governments design more effective climate policies. \nTobias Kruse is an Economist in the OECD Economics Department’s Public Economics Division. He is an applied microeconomist working on a range of topics\, including empirical climate policy evaluations focussing on environmental and economic outcomes\, systematic evidence synthesis and the public acceptability of climate policies. Prior to joining the OECD\, he obtained an MSc and PhD in Environmental Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE) and was a Visiting Fellow at the LSE’s Grantham Research Institute. He has published in leading field-journals.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/rigorous-evidence-on-climate-policies-to-inform-policy-design-and-implementation/
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SUMMARY:Living\, systematic review ecosystem for understanding what climate policies work
DESCRIPTION:Having the best evidence available on what works under what conditions and why is critical for enhanced climate action and progress towards the Paris Agreement. In this presentation we deal with three fundamental challenges for building a rigorous evidence base for evidence-based climate policy. First\, there is an evidence synthesis gap in climate policy evaluation\, i.e. there is little synthesis of available ex-post policy evaluations using rigorous systematic review methods. Second\, rigorous systematic reviews are usually limited to evaluating climate policies in one outcome dimension\, but policymakers have a more comprehensive outcome demand. For example\, knowing about the effectiveness of carbon pricing is an important piece of information\, but policymakers also need to know about impacts on innovation dynamics\, labor market\, competitiveness and so on. Third\, there is a disconnect in the timing of the provision of evidence\, i.e. the evidence is usually not available when policymakers need it. Here we introduce the concept of living systematic review ecosystems as a paradigm for evidence-based climate policy. We address how this concept could be applied in a community effort to build a rigorous evidence to enhance upcoming science assessments such as the 7th assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as well as evidence-based climate policy in general. Finally\, we will outline some of the challenges that might be encountered in moving towards the living evidence model.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/living-systematic-review-ecosystem-for-understanding-what-climate-policies-work/
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SUMMARY:The role of policy evaluations in the UK's climate policy making and a proposal for an International Climate Policy Evaluation Group
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URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/the-role-of-policy-evaluations-in-the-uks-climate-policy-making-and-a-proposal-for-an-international-climate-policy-evaluation-group/
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SUMMARY:A welfare theoretical framework to guide policy evaluation
DESCRIPTION:We provide a welfare-theoretic framework for synthesizing the evidence on the impact of policy evaluations and providing ‚fair‘ comparisons between policy instruments. We show how to integrate different outcome variables of interest\, such as costs of a policy\, effectiveness\, co-benefits and distributional effects in reduced-complexity metrics. We illustrate the concept for an ex-ante evaluation of different food tax policies in the EU to assess welfare effects\, multidimensional environmental effects as well as inequality effects. We conclude with implications for future research design and data requirements.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/a-welfare-theoretical-framework-to-guide-policy-evaluation/
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SUMMARY:Will tracking climate adaptation progress in Africa be a myth or reality? Juxtaposing Nationally Determined Contributions and the Global Goal on Adaptation Framework
DESCRIPTION:The core of the 2015 Paris Agreement and accomplishment of its long-term objectives lie in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Adaptation commitment in the NDCs represents efforts by each country to adapt to climate impacts and address challenges posed by climate change. The Paris Agreement further established the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) and the GGA framework adopted at COP28 sets global targets for adaptation outcomes in key sectors and processes. As such\, there is growing focus on tracking multi-scale adaptation progress. Here\, we provide a contrasting overview of adaptation assessment in Africa’s NDCs and the GGA regarding aligning adaptation goals and targets\, monitoring and evaluation efforts\, as well as identifying best practices for measuring effective adaptation and monitoring progress made to guide planning\, design\, and implementation of adaptation efforts for reporting at the global level. While the GGA framework highlights targets and guides areas for adaptation action a review of the adaptation aspects of African governments’ NDCs shows a lack of precision in terms of clearly identifying vulnerabilities\, priority sectors\, actions taken to date\, needed support\, cost\, and financial gaps. Such contrasts provide insights into potential challenges in tracking adaptation efforts and outcomes by governments which might jeopardize efforts to report at the global level. Considering emerging global perspectives and increasing emphasis on conducting the Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement\, possible progress in achieving the GGA\, measuring adaptation effectiveness and metrics\, we suggest ways to systematically monitor and report adaptation actions to ensure both NDCs and GGA are achieving their stated objectives and contributing to effective climate adaptation across climate research\, policy\, and investment.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/will-tracking-climate-adaptation-progress-in-africa-be-a-myth-or-reality-juxtaposing-nationally-determined-contributions-and-the-global-goal-on-adaptation-framework/
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SUMMARY:One size fits all? Unpacking transformational adaptation for policy and practice
DESCRIPTION:Since the IPCC AR6 WGII report\, requests continue to come from countries to explain what transformational adaptation is and how this translates to practice. For example\, the recent text on the Global Goal on Adaptation from COP28 specifically calls for more information on what transformational adaptation entails. Recognizing that existing adaptation practices are insufficient for many existing levels of climate-related hazards\, there is an urgency for transformative practices that more meaningfully meet the existing and projected risks. To address the knowledge gaps\, we bridge the theory and practice of transformational adaptation\, describe a new way of thinking\, and draw on practical examples of what could be transformative for the planning and implementation of adaptation. Many theoretical frameworks and definitions exist for transformational adaptation which generally emphasize the importance of broader societal transformations as critical to alleviating persistent vulnerabilities. Grounding transformational adaptation in practice has proved more challenging with most examples focusing on process indicators\, such as use of participatory approaches and gender equity\, rather than on outcomes. Here\, we argue that part because the need for attention to process and power in transformations is well documented while desirable outcomes are highly contextual. We recommend and develop a practical approach that refocuses on internal and self-determined measures of transformations for projects\, co-defined by the recipients and other relevant stakeholders\, to guide project goals rather than external – “one size fits all” – indicators. \nThis session proposes a panel style discussion in which we first distill the main IPCC AR6 findings on transformational adaptation\, then bring in panelists to discuss examples and lessons learned and challenges of implementation.
URL:https://test.whatworksclimate.solutions/presentation/one-size-fits-all-unpacking-transformational-adaptation-for-policy-and-practice/
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