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GeoPolicy: Competencies for researchers to achieve policy impact

Chloe Hill July 27, 2022

Lene Topp, presenting at EGU22. Credit: Chloe Hill

This month’s GeoPolicy Blog post features the Competence Framework ‘Science for Policy’ for researchers developed by the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC). This newly developed framework introduces the different competences scientists can collectively build to increase their policy impact, and how it can be used by research institutions and organisations. Throughout this post, ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: Climate solutions at the center of focus this Earth Day

Chloe Hill April 22, 2022

The Earth in a bubble symmetry. Credit: Nadia Malaspina via Imaggeo

Earlier this month, Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change was published by the IPCC Working Group III as the third instalment of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). It emphasises that “rapid and deep” greenhouse gas emission reductions are needed across all sectors to have any chance of keeping the world below 1.5°C of warming above pre-industrial levels. However, it also outline ...[Read More]

How to EGU22: Your guide to science for policy at #EGU22!

Chloe Hill April 6, 2022

Each year, the EGU General Assembly offers a huge array of scientific sessions as well numerous non-scientific sessions and activities that you can participate in to expand your network, diversify your expertise, and develop new skills! 2022 will be the the first time that EGU offers a hybrid General Assembly with options to join these sessions both in-person and virtually. This next How to EGU22 ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: Don’t Look Up – could better science advice have saved the planet?

Chloe Hill February 4, 2022

Don't Look Up. Official film image. Credit: imbd

Note: Spoilers Ahead! If you haven’t already seen it, go and watch Don’t Look Up – and then come back to this blog to find out what the scientists in the film could have done to better connect and communicate with the policymakers involved! Don’t Look Up gives us a terrifying example of what could happen when policymakers ignore the science. The film tells the story of two astronomers, PhD candida ...[Read More]