Navigating synergies vs. trade-offs between climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation.

Abstract

Synergies between mitigating climate change and conserving biodiversity are often emphasized in public discourse and policy, but there can be trade-offs between these aims. Where trade-offs are evident, cost-benefit analysis (CBA) has emerged as a dominant approach to resolving them. We highlight limitations of this approach and propose that creating enviro-ethics committees using principles of collaborative governance would provide a practical mechanism for transparently grappling with trade-offs at various levels.