Political Implications of Data Presentation

The authors argue against insulating the IPCC's Summary for Policy-makers (SPM) from governmental input, asserting that the formal approval process provides essential governmental ownership and policy relevance that distinguishes the IPCC from purely technical reports.

• The authors contend that claims of government overreach in the IPCC process are based on a 'misleadingly simple interpretation' and that insulating the process from governments would likely reduce the policy relevance of the Summary for Policy-makers (SPM).
• The distinction between the SPM being 'approved' by governments versus the main report being 'accepted' is critical, as this approval process grants the SPM governmental ownership and differentiates the IPCC from other technical reports.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2014). Political Implications of Data Presentation. https://www.sei.org/publications/political-implications-of-data-presentation/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Political Implications of Data Presentation. 2014. https://www.sei.org/publications/political-implications-of-data-presentation/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2014political, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Political Implications of Data Presentation}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2014}, month = jul, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/political-implications-of-data-presentation/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }