Table 1 Interview questions

From: Exploring the science–policy interface on climate change: The role of the IPCC in informing local decision-making in the UK

Theme

Question

Use and usefulness

• To what extent did you use the 2013/4 IPCC reports to inform your work?

• Which of the IPCC “products” were the most useful and relevant for your work (press release, SPM, FAQs, website, press conference, fact sheets, or other products)?

• If you produced your own material based on the IPCC reports, in what ways did you rely on the IPCC material, and how much did you have to change it?

Language and clarity

• Would you say that there was a clear dominant message or narrative from the IPCC reports?

• How highly did you rate the clarity of the key findings?

• How would you rate the language used in SPMs and other IPCC products for simplicity, clarity and accessibility?

Recommendations

• In general, what two or three recommendations would you make to improve the communication of the IPCC reports in the future?

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