Transforming communication and knowledge production processes to address high-end climate change

摘要: Abstract Recent GHG emissions trends are in stark contrast with the Paris Agreement’s target to hold increase average global warming “well below 2 °C and pursue efforts stay 1,5 °C” by end of century compared preindustrial times. This disconnect has further unveiled limitations current knowledge production communication processes Southern European countries, where fast institutional changes needed address potential impacts as well opportunities for transformation derived from High-End Climate Change (HECC). The prevailing deficit-model – aimed at producing ‘more knowledge’ about climate impacts, vulnerabilities long-term scenarios decision makers long proven inadequate tackling many complexities present socio-climate quandary. growing emphasis on assessing implementing concrete solutions, demand new more complex forms agent interactions production, framing, use knowledge; particular, explicit procedures able tackle difficult normative questions regarding assessment solutions allocation individual collective responsibilities. To explore these challenges, we analyse views 30 Spanish contributors users latest UN IPCC AR5 report share insights gained implementation a participatory Integrated Assessment procedure developing innovative high-end Iberia. Our analysis supports view need institutionalise transformation, particular underlines role that transformative boundary organisations could play such ethical choices different contexts action.