Who has the responsibility for transparency? For establishing and quantifying the trade–offs and communicating them?
A. Both public officials (policymakers) and the private sector have responsibility. We need reliable information openly communicated between policymakers and the public on costs, impacts and trade-offs during the legislative/regulatory process. After legislation and regulations are created, we also rely on information communicated on the progress of other top emitters, so that “equitable sharing” can be assessed; on the advancements being made in science and technology; and on the outcomes of the interim assessments of results.
