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In an increasingly globalized and interconnected world, the numerous consequences of climate change, environmental degradation, uncritical consumerism and many other threats to life on our planet transcend geographical or political boundaries. In tur...
Local authorities acting globally for sustainable development, Regional Studies. Member states adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 and aimed to adopt a New Urban Agenda during Habitat III in 2016. Related intergovernmental p...
Most of us might remember what happened in the Addis Ababa conference, or formally the Third Conference of the Financing for Development. As a number of NGOs and stakeholders expressed, the outcome actually lacks addressing how to finance the Sustain...
Given the dual challenges of inequality and climate change, we propose “energy democracy” as a framework for ownership of energy infrastructure. Energy democracy promises to share the benefits of renewable energy, advancing equity and sustainab...
