Policy for science for policy: A commentary on Lambright on ozone depletion and acid rain

摘要

Scientists face increasing pressure to demonstrate how their work contributes to societal objectives. Likewise, policy makers proposing environmental policies are often asked to provide the scientific basis on which their proposals are based. These twin pressures are forcing a closer connection between science and policy. In our view, policy-for-science-for-policy Is a recursive process of defining societal goals, using those goals to identify questions to be addressed by science, then Relating the findings of science back to the original goals, and if necessary, revisiting the goals themselves.