TY - JOUR
T1 - Transforming governance and institutions for global sustainability
T2 - Key insights from the Earth System Governance Project
AU - Biermann, Frank
AU - Abbott, Kenneth
AU - Andresen, Steinar
AU - Bäckstrand, Karin
AU - Bernstein, Steven
AU - Betsill, Michele M.
AU - Bulkeley, Harriet
AU - Cashore, Benjamin
AU - Clapp, Jennifer
AU - Folke, Carl
AU - Gupta, Aarti
AU - Gupta, Joyeeta
AU - Haas, Peter M.
AU - Jordan, Andrew
AU - Kanie, Norichika
AU - Kluvánková-Oravská, Tatiana
AU - Lebel, Louis
AU - Liverman, Diana
AU - Meadowcroft, James
AU - Mitchell, Ronald B.
AU - Newell, Peter
AU - Oberthür, Sebastian
AU - Olsson, Lennart
AU - Pattberg, Philipp
AU - Sánchez-Rodríguez, Roberto
AU - Schroeder, Heike
AU - Underdal, Arild
AU - Vieira, Susana Camargo
AU - Vogel, Coleen
AU - Young, Oran R.
AU - Brock, Andrea
AU - Zondervan, Ruben
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - The current institutional framework for sustainable development is by far not strong enough to bring about the swift transformative progress that is needed. This article contends that incrementalism-the main approach since the 1972 Stockholm Conference-will not suffice to bring about societal change at the level and speed needed to mitigate and adapt to earth system transformation. Instead, the article argues that transformative structural change in global governance is needed, and that the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro must turn into a major stepping stone for a much stronger institutional framework for sustainable development. The article details core areas where urgent action is required. The article is based on an extensive social science assessment conducted by 32 members of the lead faculty, scientific steering committee, and other affiliates of the Earth System Governance Project. This Project is a ten-year research initiative under the auspices of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP), which is sponsored by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the International Social Science Council (ISSC), and the United Nations University (UNU).
AB - The current institutional framework for sustainable development is by far not strong enough to bring about the swift transformative progress that is needed. This article contends that incrementalism-the main approach since the 1972 Stockholm Conference-will not suffice to bring about societal change at the level and speed needed to mitigate and adapt to earth system transformation. Instead, the article argues that transformative structural change in global governance is needed, and that the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro must turn into a major stepping stone for a much stronger institutional framework for sustainable development. The article details core areas where urgent action is required. The article is based on an extensive social science assessment conducted by 32 members of the lead faculty, scientific steering committee, and other affiliates of the Earth System Governance Project. This Project is a ten-year research initiative under the auspices of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP), which is sponsored by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the International Social Science Council (ISSC), and the United Nations University (UNU).
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cosust.2012.01.014
DO - 10.1016/j.cosust.2012.01.014
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84863393384
SN - 1877-3435
VL - 4
SP - 51
EP - 60
JO - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
JF - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
IS - 1
ER -