⏳ Can the #IPCC keep pace with the #ParisAgreement? Moritz Petersmann argues that the IPCC is struggling to adapt to the post-Paris #climate regime, particularly the timeline of the #GlobalStocktake, despite becoming more solution-oriented. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The IPCC in the post-Paris climate regime – locked into institutional inertia?

The implementation phase of the Paris Agreement increasingly compels the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to evolve in a changing gove…

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🌌 Why do communities protect dark skies? 🏙️ Studying 8 certified #DarkSky Communities in #Colorado, Valerie Xiong and Michael Angstadt show similar policies to reduce artificial light at night (#ALAN) can reflect very different local motivations. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌍 Are #SDGs being localized? 📊 Using 5671 planning outputs from 12 Colombian municipalities, Efraim Parra and Paula Garizado show SDGs are often translated into administrative outputs, while #climate, #biodiversity, #gender, & #inequality remain marginal. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Territorial planning and the fragmented localization of the SDGs: Insights from Southwestern Colombia

Governments worldwide have formally adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), yet a persistent gap separates rhetorical alignment from substan…

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📚 Can coordinating #biodiversity governance create more governance complexity? 🏛 Vijay Prakash et al. argue that treaty-based coordination arrangements may themselves add institutional layers, contributing to governance congestion and institutional sclerosis. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Coordination regimes, treaty layering and governance congestion in global biodiversity governance: The International Big Cat Alliance

Global biodiversity governance has expanded into a dense regime complex of overlapping institutions, generating risks of fragmentation and coordinatio…

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⚓ Why do #ports go green? @bethdesombre.bsky.social et al. examine 22 measures across 209 seaports and find voluntary action is most likely in decentralized democracies with locally affected populations, where ports may act preemptively to avoid regulation. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Voluntary sustainability action when political conditions support regulation: The case of port greening

Under what conditions do organizations adopt greening measures? Economic and political factors like wealth, democracy, decentralization, and corruptio…

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💭 How can #imagination drive #sustainability #TransformativeChange? Claudia Múnera-Roldán (@munerita.bsky.social) et al. examine 4 projects using distinct theories of change, conceptual models, and imaginative practices, and identify key constraints. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Beyond the imagination gap: limits, constraints, and opportunities for sustainability research and practice

The literature on transformation suggests an imagination gap, or failure to deploy imagination optimally in conceptualising and mobilising sustainabil…

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🌿 How can cooperative initiatives drive transformative change for #biodiversity? Kate Negacz et al. develop a framework based on 4 governance functions and apply it to 270 initiatives. It can help assess contributions to the #GlobalBiodiversityFramework. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Using ideal type theories of change for assessing the contribution of cooperative initiatives to global biodiversity governance

Enhancing the protection of biodiversity urgently requires transformative change. Next to efforts by national governments, international cooperative i…

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📘 New book review of "The IPCC and the Politics of Writing Climate Change" by @hannahhughes.bsky.social, reviewed by A.T. Ajmal Khan. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #climatechange #IPCC @IPCC.bsky.social

The IPCC and the Politics of Writing Climate Change, Hannah Hughes, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (2024), p. xii + 200, $ 135 hardback

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🧪 Why do hazardous #pesticide regulations change so slowly? Zohar Kalimi & Shira Bukchin-Peles show how institutional fragmentation led to mostly incremental pesticide reforms in #Israel, even after crises and poisoning incidents. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Institutional fragmentation and policy reform: Pesticide regulation in Israel's agricultural sector

Organophosphates and carbamates are widely used yet highly hazardous agricultural pesticides. This study examines the evolution of Israel's agricultur…

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🌍 Is #climate policy #coherence possible? Anne Gerstenberg et al. argue that coherence is a contested concept. Interviews with EU and German policymakers show that competing policy paradigms shape what counts as "coherent," making some incoherence inevitable. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Inevitable incoherence? Accounts on policy (in)coherence as an essentially contested concept in climate change mitigation

As different schools of thought debate whether coherence is a feasible and desirable characteristic for policy mixes, there is a need to gain a greate…

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🌱 How do global restoration agendas shape policy? Dereje A Yimam et al. find that Ethiopia's restoration governance is driven mainly by international NGOs, donors, and UN climate and desertification agreements, while markets and global norms play a limited role. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

💰 Who shapes access to #climate #finance? @istiakhahmed.bsky.social & @laurakuhl.bsky.social show how power asymmetries in the #GreenClimateFund shape funding outcomes, especially for #adaptation finance in low-income and vulnerable countries. 🔗 Full article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Power dynamics and the politics of climate finance: An analysis of decision-making in the green climate fund

Climate finance is a critical component of climate policy implementation, but disparities in access reflect the broader power imbalances between the G…

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🌊 Can mCDR be governed as #pollution? Lina Röschel argues that treating #marine #CarbonDioxideRemoval as pollution under the London Convention and Protocol anchors precaution, but also shows why technocratic pollution concepts fall short. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌍 Which #SDGs are overlooked in bioeconomy policies? Karen Siegel et al. show that policies in #Argentina, #Brazil, and #Uruguay neglect SDGs 5, 11, 14, and 16. They identify deliberate neglect, limited imagination, and weak coordination as key explanations. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Neglected SDGs as gaps in sustainability policy? The case of bioeconomy agendas in South America

Although the SDGs as set out in the 2030 Agenda are in theory indivisible, research has shown that in practice their uptake and implementation is ofte…

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🇨🇳 New #dataset on #China's #environmental governance activities 📝 @yixiansun.bsky.social & Yitong Ye introduce the CGEL Database, covering 291 international environmental initiatives launched by Chinese actors across the world. 🔗 Read the dataset insight here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌊 Can #ecosystems hold rights? Francisco Pérez-Crespo Vinader et al. examine the Mar Menor lagoon, the first ecosystem in Europe granted legal personhood. The article explores its legal foundations, governance tensions, and socioecological implications. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The Mar Menor lagoon and the rise of rights of nature in Europe: A critical analysis of a transformative legal paradigm

The recognition of the Mar Menor as a subject of rights under Spanish Law 19/2022 marked the first instance in Europe of granting legal personhood to …

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🌿 Why do #wetland governance systems struggle to prevent degradation & conflict? Vahid Karimi et al. examine weaknesses in Iran’s Bakhtegan wetland governance. The paper shows how state bodies dominate governance, while NGOs and local actors remain peripheral. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Institutional dynamics in transformative wetland governance: A social network approach from Iran

Wetlands have faced a complex set of environmental, institutional, and governance challenges, leading to biodiversity loss and intensified conflicts a…

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🧩 How do researchers navigate power dynamics in #transdisciplinary research (TDR)? Tamara Metze et al. examine the “critical moments” emerging in TDR and how researchers cope with them. The paper explores how “powering over” shapes knowledge co-creation. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌿 Why has #biodiversity mainstreaming failed for 50+ years? Stokland, Aspøy & Lein Trimble argue sectors operate with different environmental realities. These "sectoral ontologies" and resulting ontological politics block integration across policies. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Mainstreaming biodiversity and the challenge of sectoral ontologies

The mainstreaming of biodiversity concerns across other governance sectors has been a central goal for multilateral agreements and environmental organ…

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🇯🇵 Can local governments represent #futuregenerations? Ogami et al. study Yahaba, Japan, where a Future Strategy Division promotes future-regarding policymaking. Change emerged via experimentation, leveraging landscape changes & intermunicipal knowledge sharing 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

How institutional change to promote consideration of future generations unfolds in a democratic system: The case of Yahaba Town, Japan

A major challenge for earth system governance is how to embed the interests of future generations in democratic decision-making to achieve sustainable…

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🌱 How does political fantasy sustain #climate inaction? Elise Remling et al. show how imaginaries underpin "ecopolitical catatonia," where recognized crises are met with collective inaction, mapping these dynamics across global governance forums. 🔗 Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Ecopolitical catatonia: How political fantasies sustain inaction in global environmental politics

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🌍 Can expert judgement clarify pathways to #net-zero in the #EU? Marc-Philipp Bohnet et al. build scenarios showing one 1.5°C-compatible pathway and one diverging, shaped by finance, tech, and policy interactions. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Integrating political economy and financial markets in qualitative scenario analysis to elicit EU decarbonization pathways

Limiting global warming in line with the Paris Agreement requires net-zero emissions by mid-century. To address uncertainties in this transition, prio…

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🦠 Should #microbes have rights? Anthony Rizk et al. argue that while microbiome science emphasizes microbes’ symbiotic and ecological roles, intl law still lags behind. They propose 2 post-anthropocentric approaches: rights to microbes and rights of microbes. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Microbial rights for a planetary age

While microbes have primarily been viewed as pathogens, contemporary microbiome science and microbial ecology increasingly emphasize their non-pathoge…

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📊 New paper by @jfmorin.bsky.social et al. showing how #datasets enhance transparency and replicability in #ESG. They map efforts and identify best practices, arguing dataset design is not neutral but shapes how global environmental governance is studied. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🛰️ How do governments shape the future of the #space economy? Ronda Geise & Priyanka Dhopade map 12 national space strategies across 4 scenarios, showing divergent visions from market expansion to sustainability and outlining pathways for more equitable outcomes. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Examining possible future trajectories of global space sectors

Governments have a significant influence in shaping the trajectory of the space industry as investors, operators, regulators and customers. This resea…

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🌏 Do #climate commitments reduce #poverty? 📊 Szedlacsek, Blondeel & Pattberg find weak links between #NDCs and #SDG1 across 49 Sub-Saharan African countries. Poverty Engagement Score suggests low potential for poverty reduction. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Mapping governance interactions among the Paris Agreement and SDG1 in Sub-Saharan African countries

Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are interdependent with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), yet they are often formulated and impleme…

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👥 How is citizen participation embedded in #climate #adaptation laws and policy? Nadejda Komendantova et al. show EU, Germany & Spain rely on mid-level engagement, with gaps in access, feedback & funding, and call for reforms to close the participation gap. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Co-creating adaptation solutions: A critical review of participatory instruments in climate change adaptation laws and policies

Amid growing climate risks and evolving adaptation-mitigation dynamics, this study analyzes how participatory instruments are integrated into climate …

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🌱 Can #seed regulation expand access while restricting #farmers’ own seed practices? Erik Delaquis et al. show how cassava governance in the Greater #Mekong reveals tensions between harmonization, property rights, and farmer-led seed commons. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Cross-scale chronological analysis of Southeast Asia's seed regulations and emerging challenges for seed commons

Seed regulatory frameworks paradoxically often attempt to increase farmers' access to quality seed via restrictions on their production and exchange. …

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🛰️ Who controls the infrastructures behind #Earth–space sustainability? @frabitz.bsky.social et al. show that, aside from #China, the #GlobalSouth is largely excluded from #satellite manufacturing & operational control, concentrating power in a few states. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Satellite infrastructures, earth-space sustainability, and the Global South

Satellite infrastructures are indispensable elements of Earth-Space sustainability, including in a North-South context. Using social network analysis,…

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🌱 When does isolated #climate action “densify” into durable forms of climate agency? @stefanaykut.bsky.social @antjewiener.bsky.social propose a framework to study when climate action stabilizes, expands, and institutionalizes into lasting capacities. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

From climate action to climate Agency: Mapping social drivers and the opportunity structure for global decarbonization

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