“Missing the mark: facing up to the prospect of exceeding 1.5°C” – This perspective for the Stockholm Environment Institute asks how actions to contain global warming will be affected by the prospect of reaching and breaching the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement.
“Transitioning to a new global order” – This perspective for the Stockholm Environment Institute raises questions about how to foster international cooperation at a time of growing geopolitical fragmentation and conflict.
“The new ‘space race:’ intensifying competition to control resources on land, of the ocean and in outer space” – This perspective for the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the trade-offs and conflicts surfacing as a new race for space unfolds over uses and needs of some 8 billion people.
“Reality check: coming to grips with the ‘meaning’ crisis” – This perspective for the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the ramifications of the proliferation of misinformation and disinformation on public trust in science, government and society.
“The cost-of-living crisis: accelerating or delaying a green transition?” – This perspective for the Stockholm Environment Institute looks at the ways in which surging prices may affect the prospects for a green energy transition.
“Earth Day in the pandemic: rethinking our relationship with nature” – This perspective for the Stockholm Environment Institute asks whether a world still reeling from the pandemic can use Earth Day as a turning point to establish a new relationship with the environment.
“Making adaptation a global ambition” – This perspective for the Stockholm Environment Institute argues that the world is relying on a flawed calculus for determining how much we can afford to spend on climate change adaptation and mitigation.
“Understanding Happiness” – This policy report, edited for the Social Market Foundation and the Centre for Advantage in the Global Economy at the University of Warwick, discusses ways to rethink traditional aims and definitions of socioeconomic progress.
Karen BRANDON 