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Articles | Volume 9, issue 2
Articles | Volume 9, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-9-275-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-9-275-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 9, issue 2
Research article
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30 Jun 2026
Research article |  | 30 Jun 2026

Barriers and facilitators for using palaeoclimate evidence in UK climate decision making

Laura Boyall, Alice Mary Milner, Klaus Dodds, and Celia Martin-Puertas

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Climate decisions are often based on recent measurements, but records of past climates can show how the climate system act over longer periods. This study explored how information about past climates is currently used in UK policy decisions and its limitations in policy. Interviews with policy advisors and climate scientists showed strong interest in using past climate evidence, but poor communication was a limitation. Improving how evidence is shared will help strengthen climate decisions
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