Jennifer Hadden

1 month ago | nature.com | Jennifer Hadden |Aseem Prakash

Criticisms of climate policymaking and the Conference of the Parties (COP) process are mounting. In October 2024, Papua New Guinea’s foreign minister announced that the COP meetings were a “total waste of time” and that his government would not be attending1.

Apr 21, 2024 | nature.com | Jennifer Hadden |Aseem Prakash

AbstractEvidence is mounting that the 1.5 °C goal of the Paris Agreement is unrealistic. But, contrary to many in the scientific community, major NGOs have remained steadfast in their support for this target. We argue that this is because “unrealistic” or aspirational targets can serve important political objectives, including becoming focal points for coalition-building and broad-based mobilization and allowing for effective naming and shaming.