Pandemic shows that global climate and biodiversity science assessments need to be annual

IF 1.2 4区地球科学 Q4 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Climate Research Pub Date : 2022-04-21 DOI:10.3354/cr01695

M. Costello, KS Kelly

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Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has demonstrated that with daily data informing citizens and governments of the situation, society can respond to a crisis rapidly. We suggest that the current multi-yearly assessments of the, by comparison, chronic crises of climate change and biodiversity loss are no longer fit for purpose. Instead, annual assessments (as is standard for governmental budgets, commercial and personal taxes) are now required. As with COVID-19 data, the annual progress reports proposed here must be accompanied by new biodiversity and climate data that are both timely and open access, thus supporting scientific advice. With public transparency and accessibility of facts and figures, annual reports will lead to more accountability and progress in addressing the causes of these crises.

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《流行病》表明，全球气候和生物多样性科学评估需要每年进行一次

2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行表明，有了向公民和政府通报疫情的日常数据，社会就能迅速应对危机。我们认为，相比之下，目前对气候变化和生物多样性丧失的长期危机的多年评估已不再适用。相反，现在需要进行年度评估(这是政府预算、商业和个人税的标准)。与COVID-19数据一样，这里提出的年度进展报告必须附有及时和开放获取的新的生物多样性和气候数据，从而支持科学建议。有了公开的透明度以及事实和数据的可及性，年度报告将在解决这些危机的根源方面带来更多的问责制和进展。

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Climate Research 地学-环境科学

CiteScore

2.90

自引率

9.10%

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审稿时长

3 months

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