This edition explores the different worlds of green politics today. From concepts such as ecofeminism and the Green New Deal to questions of narrative and institutional change, it maps the forces, strategies, and ideas that will power political ecology, across Europe as around the world. As much as a way of ... More ...
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Capital and Ideology
The epic successor to one of the most important books of the century: at once a retelling of global history, a scathing critique of contemporary politics, and a bold proposal for a new and fairer economic system. Thomas Piketty’s bestselling Capital in the Twenty-First Century galvanized global debate about ... More ...
World Energy Issues Monitor 2020
The annual World Energy Issues Monitor provides unique insight into what energy policymakers, CEOs and leading experts identify as Critical Uncertainties and Action Priorities. New this year, the Issues Monitor also provides readers with the views of the individual customer, detailing their perceptions of their role in ... More ...
Recommended reading: Managing without Growth
Ten years after the publication of the first edition of this influential book, the evidence is even stronger that human economies are overwhelming the regenerative capacity of the planet. This book explains why long-term economic growth is infeasible, and why, especially in advanced economies, it is also undesirable. ... More ...
Global energy transformation: A roadmap to 2050 (2019 edition)
Increased use of renewable energy, combined with intensified electrification, could prove decisive for the world to meet key climate goals by 2050. This study from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) highlights immediately deployable, cost-effective options for countries to fulfil climate commitments and ... More ...
Global Resources Outlook 2019
Much is at stake as global society approaches the final decade before the Sustainable Development Goals are fixed to be realized in 2030. The international community has set high ambitions for global prosperity, the protection of our biological diversity and land resources, and limiting global warming. Progress towards ... More ...
Global Environment Outlook 6
Published in time for the Fourth United Nations Environmental Assembly, UN Environment’s sixth Global Environment Outlook (2019) calls on decision makers to take immediate action to address pressing environmental issues to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals as well as other Internationally Agreed Environment ... More ...
Background report: Towards a socio-ecological transformation of the economy
On the occasion of the Growth in Transition Conference 2018, the initiative "Growth in Transition" presents a background report on a socio-ecological transformation of the economic system. Download background report (pdf). About the report: The report "Towards a Socio-ecological Transformation of the Economy" ... More ...
Our World. Our Future!
In 2015 the UN General Assembly adopted the 17 goals for a more equal and sustainable world – the so called Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Among these goals are for example: to end starvation and poverty as well as providing clean water and good healthcare for all people in the world. These big goals can only be ... More ...
New publication by UNESCO: Education for Sustainable Development Goals – Learning Objectives
To address global challenges such as climate change or poverty, students need knowledge and skills. The new UNESCO publication "Education for Sustainable Development Goals: Learning Objectives" aims at helping teachers to integrate the sustainability objectives into teaching and curricula. Education for Sustainable ... More ...
Green Growth Indicators 2017
Many countries have become more efficient in using natural resources and the services provided by the environment, generating more economic output per unit of carbon emitted and of energy or raw materials consumed. Yet progress is too slow, and if emissions embodied in international trade are included, advances in ... More ...
REPORT: NEW INNOVATION APPROACHES TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development puts forward a broad and ambitious agenda for global action on sustainable development. The scale and ambition of the Sustainable Development Goals require innovation in development and innovation for development. To achieve the Goals by 2030, new modalities for development ... More ...
