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Proactive, reactive, and inactive pathways for scientists in a changing world
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-24, 04:12 authored by Karlie McDonaldKarlie McDonald, Hobday, AJ, Thompson, PA, Lenton, A, Stephenson, RL, Mapstone, BD, Dutra, LXC, Bessey, C, Boschetti, F, Cvitanovic, C, Bulman, CM, Elizabeth FultonElizabeth Fulton, Moeseneder, CH, Pethybridge, H, Plaganyi, EE, Elizabeth Van PuttenElizabeth Van Putten, Rothlisberg, PCAs atmospheric CO2 levels continue to rise so too does the risk of severe impacts. Scientists clearly have an important role to play in preparing for and responding to climate change impacts; however, calls by scientists for global action have not led to the required changes. It is timely, therefore, for scientists to critically consider their own approach toward climate change research, particularly if we are to ameliorate or adapt to unwanted outcomes. Here we present three different pathways that allow scientists and scientific institutions to conceptualize the implications of their responses to climate change scenarios. These pathways are illustrated via three plausible futures for the marine environment under climate change. This approach allows future responsibilities, outcomes, and implication to be explored within and across pathways and can be applied to different scenarios for scientists and scientific institutions to anticipate and better prepare to contribute effectively to the future.
History
Publication title
Earth's FutureVolume
7Pagination
60-73ISSN
2328-4277Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd.Place of publication
United KingdomRights statement
©2019. The Authors. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Repository Status
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