Accessibility and Contribution Limitations of Authoritative Climate Information: Evaluating The Usability and Inclusivity of IPCC’s Website

Abstract

Translation has assumed an important place in technical communication (Batova, 2010; Gonzales & Bloom-Pojar, 2018; Gonzales & Zantjer, 2015; Walton & Mugengana, 2015). Despite this, little scholarship has paid attention to the intersection between translation, user experience, inclusive access, and climate justice in the field of technical communication. Although there are many sources of climate information, this article will focus on the accessibility, authority, and impact of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) website. Through a user analysis and usability test, this study finds issues with the degree of localization and accessibility of https://www.ipcc.ch/. This article concludes with the roles TPC may contribute towards climate communication.