Journal article
The Impacts of the Early Outset of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Climate Change Research: implications for policy-making
Environmental Science & Policy, Vol.124, pp.267-278
2021
Abstract
Since January 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated the media and exercises pressure on governments worldwide. Apart from its effects on economies, education systems and societies, the pandemic has also influenced climate change research. This paper examines the extent to which COVID-19 has influenced climate change research worldwide during the first wave at the beginning of 2020 and how it is perceived to exploit it in the future. This study utilised an international survey involving those dedicated to climate change science and management research from Academia, Government, NGOs, and international agencies in 83 countries. Results show that: (1) COVID-19 modified the way the surveyed researchers work, (2) there are indicators that COVID-19 has already influenced the direction of climate change and adaptation policy implementation, and (3) respondents perceived (explicitly concerning the COVID-19 lockdowns of March-April 2020), that the pandemic has drawn attention away from climate policy. COVID-19 has influenced the agenda of climate change research for more than half of the respondents and is likely to continue in the future, suggesting that the impacts on their research will still be felt for many years. The paper concludes by outlining critical implications for policy-making.
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- Title
- The Impacts of the Early Outset of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Climate Change Research: implications for policy-making
- Authors
- Walter Leal Filho (Author) - HAW HamburgTony Wall (Author) - University of ChesterGustavo J Nagy (Author) - Universidad de la RepúblicaFatima Alves (Author) - University of CoimbraLuis Ricardo Fernández Carril (Author) - Tecnológico de MonterreyChunlan Li (Author) - East China Normal UniversitySerafino Mucova (Author) - Lúrio UniversityJohannes Platje (Author) - WSB Merito University in WroclawLez Rayman-Bacchus (Author) - University of WinchesterEdmond Totin (Author) - Université Nationale d'AgricultureDesalegn Y Ayal (Author) - Addis Ababa UniversityJohannes Lütz (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - LegacyUlisses M Azeiteiro (Author) - University of AveiroAntonio Garcia Vinuesa (Author) - Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaAprajita Minhas (Author) - HAW Hamburg
- Publication details
- Environmental Science & Policy, Vol.124, pp.267-278
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc.
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.envsci.2021.06.008
- ISSN
- 1873-6416
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99545008502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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