Karlsson Mikael, Gilek Michael
Division of Philosophy, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44, Stockholm, Sweden.
School of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies, Södertörn University, Alfred Nobels Allé 7, 141 89, Huddinge, Sweden.
Ambio. 2020 May;49(5):1067-1075. doi: 10.1007/s13280-019-01265-z. Epub 2019 Sep 30.
Gaps between public policy goals and the state of the environment are often significant. However, while goal failures in environmental governance are studied in a number of disciplines, the knowledge on the various causes behind delayed goal achievement is still incomplete. In this article we propose a new framework for analysis of delay mechanisms in science and policy, with the intention to provide a complementary lens for describing, analysing and counteracting delay in environmental governance. The framework is based on case-study findings from recent research focusing on goal-failures in policies for climate change, hazardous chemicals, biodiversity loss and eutrophication. It is also related to previous research on science and policy processes and their interactions. We exemplify the framework with two delay mechanisms that we consider particularly important to highlight-denial of science and decision thresholds. We call for further research in the field, for development of the framework, and not least for increased attention to delay mechanisms in environmental policy review and development on national as well as international levels.
公共政策目标与环境状况之间的差距往往很大。然而，尽管环境治理中的目标失败在多个学科中都有研究，但对于目标实现延迟背后的各种原因的认识仍然不完整。在本文中，我们提出了一个分析科学与政策中延迟机制的新框架，旨在为描述、分析和应对环境治理中的延迟提供一个补充视角。该框架基于近期研究的案例研究结果，这些研究聚焦于气候变化、危险化学品、生物多样性丧失和富营养化政策中的目标失败。它也与先前关于科学和政策过程及其相互作用的研究相关。我们用两种我们认为特别需要强调的延迟机制——对科学的否认和决策阈值——来举例说明该框架。我们呼吁在该领域进行进一步研究，以完善该框架，尤其要在国家和国际层面上，在环境政策审查和制定中更多地关注延迟机制。
