Three Decades of Climate Mitigation: Why Haven't We Bent the Global Emissions Curve?

Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 46(1), С. 653 - 689

Опубликована: Июнь 29, 2021

Despite three decades of political efforts and a wealth research on the causes catastrophic impacts climate change, global carbon dioxide emissions have continued to rise are 60% higher today than they were in 1990. Exploring this through nine thematic lenses—covering issues governance, fossil fuel industry, geopolitics, economics, mitigation modeling, energy systems, inequity, lifestyles, social imaginaries—draws out multifaceted reasons for our collective failure bend curve. However, common thread that emerges across reviewed literature is central role power, manifest many forms, from dogmatic political-economic hegemony influential vested interests narrow techno-economic mindsets ideologies control. Synthesizing various impediments reveals how delivering commitments enshrined Paris Agreement now requires an urgent unprecedented transformation away today's carbon- energy-intensive development paradigm.

Язык: Английский

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Characteristics, potentials, and challenges of transdisciplinary research

One Earth, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 5(1), С. 44 - 61

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Inner transformation to sustainability as a deep leverage point: fostering new avenues for change through dialogue and reflection

Sustainability Science, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 16(3), С. 841 - 858

Опубликована: Янв. 19, 2021

Abstract This article provides a rationale for inner transformation as key and hitherto underresearched dimension of sustainability transformations. Inner relates to various aspects human existence interactions such consciousness, mindsets, values, worldviews, beliefs, spirituality human–nature connectedness. The draws on Meadows’ leverage points approach, places intervene in system, reveal the relevance system change towards sustainability. Based insights from series dialogue reflection workshops literature review, this three important contributions transformations research: first, it increases our conceptual understanding its sustainability; second, outlines concrete elements transformation-sustainability nexus relation points; third, presents practical examples illustrating how work with supporting transformation. In sum, paper develops systematized structured approach transformation, including identification deep, i.e., highly influential, points. addition, critically discusses often contentious divergent perspectives shows related challenges. Finally, current developments research well further needs are identified.

Язык: Английский

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Linking internal and external transformation for sustainability and climate action: Towards a new research and policy agenda

Global Environmental Change, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 71, С. 102373 - 102373

Опубликована: Окт. 9, 2021

Climate change is an increasing threat to sustainable development worldwide. However, the dominant incremental policy approaches have not generated action at anywhere near rate, scale or depth that needed. This largely due fact climate has historically been framed as a purely external, technical challenge. There urgent need for more integral understanding links internal and external (collective systems) support transformation. related knowledge scarce fragmented across disciplines. study addresses this gap. Through systematic literature review, we analyse how linkages between are portrayed understood in current research. We assess scope, perspectives used understand why, how, relates sustainability. Our results highlight patterns gaps regarding foci, conceptualisation, methods, epistemology, ontology ethics hamper emergent solutions progress. Starting from status quo, propose integrated model of agenda roadmap future research, practice.

Язык: Английский

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Towards the dream of go green: An empirical importance of green innovation and financial depth for environmental neutrality in world's top 10 greenest economies

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 189, С. 122370 - 122370

Опубликована: Янв. 28, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Multi-Criteria Method for the Selection of Renewable Energy Sources in the Polish Industrial Sector

Energies, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 14(9), С. 2386 - 2386

Опубликована: Апрель 22, 2021

Rational decision-making requires assessing the advantages and disadvantages of options, including nonmarket effects (such as environmental effects). This also applies to strategic in industrial sector select alternative renewable energy source (RES). Often, a variety criteria can be used source, whereas no ideal family for selection industry has been defined literature. It was concluded that there is need support actions development based on RES, which will contribute significantly overcoming limitations negative effect environment terms greenhouse gas emissions. There clear systematic polyvalent multicriteria approach planning industry. Therefore, method choosing preferred electricity developed, considers key RES choice: Expert opinions, costs obtaining maintaining installations, volume from RES. article offers modified fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (fuzzy AHP) technique preference by similarity an solution (TOPSIS), integrated with qualitative price analysis (ACJ). new tested through case study selecting Polish conditions. The research results indicate proposed enterprises strive meet their needs accordance principles social responsibility.

Язык: Английский

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Sustainable lifestyles: towards a relational approach

Sustainability Science, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 17(5), С. 2063 - 2076

Опубликована: Март 17, 2022

Abstract The concept of sustainable lifestyles is said to have reached the limits its usefulness. As commonly understood, it impedes an effective response our increasingly complex world, and associated societal challenges. In this context, emerging paradigm relationality might offer a way forward renew current understanding approach. We explore possibility in study. First, we systematize if, how, dominant social represents barrier lifestyles. Second, analyze how relational approach could help overcome these barriers. On basis findings, develop Relational Lifestyle Framework (RLF). Our aim advance knowledge by illustrating are manifestation identified patterns thinking, being, acting that embedded today’s “socioecological” realities. RLF revitalizes field lifestyle change, as offers new for further reflection, provides directions policy transformation research.

Язык: Английский

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At the intersection of mind and climate change: integrating inner dimensions of climate change into policymaking and practice

Climatic Change, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 173(1-2)

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2022

Dominant policy approaches have failed to generate action at anywhere near the rate, scale or depth needed avert climate change and environmental disaster. In particular, they fail address need for a fundamental cultural transformation, which involves collective shift in mindsets (values, beliefs, worldviews associated inner human capacities). Whilst scholars practitioners are increasingly calling more integrative approaches, knowledge on how link between our mind crisis can be best addressed responses is still scarce. Our study addresses this gap. Based survey in-depth interviews with high-level policymakers worldwide, we explore perceive intersection of change, it reflected current policymaking could better considered support transformation. findings show, one hand, that perceived as victim increasing impacts. On other key driver crisis, barrier action, detriment both personal planetary wellbeing. The resultant vicious cycle is, however, not mainstream policymaking, fails sustainable pathways. At same time, there important lessons from fields (e.g. education, health, workplace, mainstreaming) provide insights into integrate aspects policies. results show systematic integration improving resilience responsiveness across individual, collective, organisational system levels indicate potential capacities related change. We conclude some recommendations further research move virtuous supports wellbeing.The online version contains supplementary material available 10.1007/s10584-022-03398-9.

Язык: Английский

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CarbonVCA: A cadastral parcel-scale carbon emission forecasting framework for peak carbon emissions

Cities, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 138, С. 104354 - 104354

Опубликована: Май 17, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Human-nature resonance in times of social-ecological crisis – a relational account for sustainability transformation

Ecosystems and People, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 19(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 13, 2023

Despite increasing efforts by research and policy to approach sustainability, human impact on nonhuman nature is intensifying the current social-ecological crisis. To foster sustainability transformation, there a need re-think qualities of human-nature connections which calls for relational discourses that provide alternatives predominance mindsets postulating divide. Against this backdrop, conceptual paper introduces 'human-nature resonance' as account provides system, target, transformation knowledge transformation. The argues crisis has one its root causes in mute relations. On basis, it illustrated how only slightly affecting behaviours Western societies, are subsequently failing establish responsive Considering relations fostered making world constantly available, non-affective relation can be traced back lack material moral boundaries perceived lifeless object infinite availability. For strengthening resonance, vision partnership neglecting hierarchical strengthen partnership, will speak with an own voice assigning her legal personhood, agency, soulfulness. Furthermore, self-efficacy needs strengthened listen nourishing internal capacities such compassion self-worth. Future work resonance integrate basic applied inter- transdisciplinary links natural social sciences, Indigenous ontologies, scientific logos transcendental wisdom.

Язык: Английский

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