Storyline approach to the construction of regional climate-change information
Climate science seeks to make statements of confidence about what has happened, and what will happen (conditional on scenario). The approach is effective for the global, thermodynamic aspects of climate change, but is ineffective when it comes to aspects of climate change related to atmospheric circulation, which are highly uncertain. In this way the confidence framework, which focuses on avoiding Type 1 errors (false alarms), raises the prospect of committing Type 2 errors (missed warnings). This has ethical implications. It is argued here that a storyline approach to climate change has the potential to unlock the Gordian Knot of regional climate-change information.
Date: 30 January 2019, 13:00
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Herbertson Room
Speaker: Ted Shepherd (Department of Meteorology, University of Reading)
Organiser: Rachel James
Organiser contact email address: rachel.james@ouce.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?: Not required
Cost: Free
Audience: Members of the University only
Editors: Chris White, Helen Morley, Donna Palfreman