Global Warming and Political Decision
April 26, 2007
Global warming is probably one of the strongest territorializations of the risk society. The Intergovernmental Pannel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently released a document directed toward policymakers. These are some conclusions that were pointed out:
” Evidence from all continents and most oceans shows that many natural systems are being affected by regional climate changes, particularly temperature increases.”
”A global assessment of data since 1970 has shown it is likely that anthropogenicwarming has had a discernible influence on many physical and biological systems.”
”Some large-scale climate events have the potential to cause very large impacts,especially after the 21st century.”
”A portfolio of adaptation and mitigation measures can diminish the risks associated with climate change.”
The complete document is available here.
Invitation
April 4, 2007
First of all, i’d like to welcome António Carvalho, our project’s newcomer, in www.scienceparliament.wordpress.com, hoping that the discussion around C&T issues for public policy could flow better with the richness of argument and enthousiasm that characterizes him.
Waiting for some engagement, it would be nice if we could discuss the case studies scope in the new category – case studies – that i’m adding from now on. The main issues in discussion are around the parliamentary texts on nuclear power in Portugal and on the debate about ‘procriação medicamente assistida’ (medically assisted procreation). I’d like to invite you all for further discussion on these subjects…
Liberating Science from Politics
the notion that science can be used to reconcile political disputes is fundamentally flawed
the guardian politics
December 7, 2006
MPs accuse ministers of twisting science for political purposes., Guardian, 08 November 2006 p.8
