During London Climate Action Week 2025, Dr Eldrid Herrington, Head of Academic Engagement at CCE, moderated a Science Europe discussion on how Rapid Evidence Synthesis can improve environmental decision-making. A video recording of the full discussion is now available.
The speakers explored the potential of rapid evidence synthesis (RES), which would allow faster, more fluid delivery of science-based solutions to policymakers and other stakeholders working on climate mitigation and adaptation.
Key questions:
- What improvements are needed in the existing science-policy interface, on climate, pollution and biodiversity?
- Can RES effectively support evidence-based policy action on the environment? If so, what are the prerequisites for its successful deployment?
Watch a video of the webinar discussion in full: https://youtu.be/I56Rer8XwK0?si=xH4PwaCJsUlmQdzl
Speakers
The expert panel included: Dr Lidia Borrell-Damián, Secretary General of Science Europe; Dina Eparkhina, Senior Policy Officer at EuroGOOS; Professor Dr Daniela Jacob, Director of GERICS and Honorary Professor at LEUPHANA University; Dr Ismael Kawooya, Head of the Center for Rapid Evidence Synthesis (ACRES); Professor Emily Shuckburgh CBE, Director of Cambridge Zero and Dr Jan Minx, Head of Evidence for Climate Solutions Working Group at PIK.
Partners
The webinar was co-organised by Science Europe, the Climate Research Initiative Netherlands, Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), French National Research Agency (ANR), Hungarian Research Network (HUN-REN), Lund University, Research Council of Norway (RCN), and the University of Cambridge.