Expert advice for policy makers: new policies for climate change & the ecological transition.

Summary: I. Introduction. I.1 Objectives of climate policies. I.2 State of the art & recent policy-oriented trends. I.3 Upheavals in climate policymaking. II. Mitigation measures. II.1 Fiscal and market Instruments. II.2 Technological and industrial transitions. II.3 Urban and energy systems. II.4 Nature based and ecosystem approaches. II.5 Governance integration and justice. III. Adaptation measures. III.1 Institutional and planning frameworks. III.2 Community and participatory approaches. III.3 Nature Based and hybrid strategies. III.4 Knowledge, data, and climate services. III.5 Equity and long-term resilience. IV. The Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS): from data to decision. IV.1 Origins and rationale. IV.2 Architecture and core components. IV.3 Integration with policy cycles. IV.4 Sectoral applications. IV.5 Regional implementation and challenges. IV.6 The knowledge-policy interface. IV.7 The digital transition and outdoor. IV.8 Synthesis: from climate data to climate governance. V. Scientific, environmental and climate litigation communication. V.1. Words bridge the gaps… or not! V.2. Communicating science in a mediatised (media) environment. V.3. Communication of climate litigation. V.4. Communication, conflict and the legitimisation of science. H2 as an example. V.5. From theory to (journalistic) practice. V.6. Conclusions. Bibliography.