Surveying perceptions and practices regarding high-end climate change

The document details survey results from 2016 and 2018 regarding the adaptation community's approach to high-end climate change scenarios. It finds that while many practitioners are increasingly using these scenarios and doubt the Paris Agreement has eliminated the risk of dangerous warming, preparedness and the availability of decision-making tools have not improved, highlighting a need for better information exchange and research.

• A majority of the surveyed adaptation community does not believe the Paris Agreement has lowered the likelihood of the world experiencing dangerous levels of climate change.
• Approximately two-thirds of the respondents are either already using or are beginning to use high-end climate change scenarios in their professional work consistently.
• Between 2016 and 2018, there was no improvement in the availability of tools for decision-making or information regarding impacts, and preparedness for high-end threats is not keeping pace with the risks.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2020). Surveying perceptions and practices regarding high-end climate change. https://www.sei.org/publications/surveying-perceptions-practices-high-end-climate-change/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Surveying perceptions and practices regarding high-end climate change. 2020. https://www.sei.org/publications/surveying-perceptions-practices-high-end-climate-change/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2020surveying, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Surveying perceptions and practices regarding high-end climate change}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2020}, month = apr, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/surveying-perceptions-practices-high-end-climate-change/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }