Transforming governance and institutions for global sustainability: Key insights from the Earth System Governance Project

Biermann, Frank, Abbott, Kenneth, Andresen, Steinar, Bäckstrand, Karin, Bernstein, Steven, Betsill, Michele M, Bulkeley, Harriet, Cashore, Benjamin, Clapp, Jennifer, Folke, Carl, Gupta, Aarti, Gupta, Joyeeta, Haas, Peter M, Jordan, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7678-1024, Kanie, Norichika, Kluvánková-Oravská, Tatiana, Lebel, Louis, Liverman, Diana, Meadowcroft, James, Mitchell, Ronald B, Newell, Peter, Oberthür, Sebastian, Olsson, Lennart, Pattberg, Philipp, Sánchez-Rodríguez, Roberto, Schroeder, Heike ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2342-2030, Underdal, Arild, Vieira, Susana Camargo, Vogel, Coleen, Young, Oran R, Brock, Andrea and Zondervan, Ruben (2012) Transforming governance and institutions for global sustainability: Key insights from the Earth System Governance Project. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 4 (1). pp. 51-60. ISSN 1877-3443

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Abstract

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).

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of International Development Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
Depositing User:	Julie Frith
Date Deposited:	27 Nov 2012 14:57
Last Modified:	14 May 2023 23:52
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/40241
DOI:	10.1016/j.cosust.2012.01.014

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