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Climate geroscience: the case for 'wisdom-inquiry' science.

Colin Farrelly¹

¹Department of Political Studies, Queen's University Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada.

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|December 10, 2024

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Climate science and geroscience must collaborate to address human and planetary health in an aging, warming world. This interdisciplinary approach, termed

Keywords:

ageing climate collaboration geroscience planetary health science policy

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Area of Science:

Interdisciplinary science
Climate change impacts
Aging biology

Background:

Growing global temperatures pose risks to both human and planetary health.
The biology of aging (geroscience) and climate science are critical fields for future well-being.
Current scientific approaches may inadvertently create intergenerational conflict and treat health goals as separate.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the necessity and methods for cross-disciplinary collaboration between climate science and geroscience.
To identify epistemic constraints hindering integrated approaches to human and planetary health.
To propose a framework for 'climate geroscience' that fosters collaboration.

Main Methods:

Analysis of scientific communication and framing strategies.
Identification of 'epistemic constraints' in scientific practice.
Conceptual development of 'wisdom-oriented' science applied to climate and aging.

Main Results:

Identified communicative frames that create intergenerational conflict instead of solidarity.
Recognized the tendency to view human and planetary health as independent rather than interdependent.
Proposed 'climate geroscience' as a novel interdisciplinary field.

Conclusions:

Cross-disciplinary collaboration between climate science and geroscience is essential for a sustainable future.
Reframing scientific goals and practices can foster solidarity and promote interdependent health outcomes.
Researchers should actively integrate perspectives from both fields in all scientific endeavors.