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. 2020 Aug 25;8(7):nwaa186.
doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwaa186. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Defining 'science-based targets'

Inger Andersen  1 , Naoko Ishii  2 , Thomas Brooks  3 , Cynthia Cummis  4 , Gustavo Fonseca  2 , Astrid Hillers  2 , Nicholas Macfarlane  3 , Nebojsa Nakicenovic  5 , Kevin Moss  4 , Johan Rockström  6 , Andrew Steer  4 , Dominic Waughray  7 , Caroline Zimm  5
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Defining 'science-based targets'

Inger Andersen et al. Natl Sci Rev. .
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Schematic process for development of science-based targets. The establishment of overall science-based targets is informed by independent assessment and synthesis of the state of the science of a given planetary concern (1) and then negotiated through policy dialogue to reach global agreement (2). Once overall science-based targets have been established, scientific research into method development is then necessary to allow disaggregation of these across (3), allowing engagement across all sectors of society to set specific science-based targets and ensure implementation of actions to reach them (4).
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