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View article: Essential Concepts for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals
Essential Concepts for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals Open
Science, technology and innovation (STI) are widely perceived as critical factors for sustainable development. The 2030 Agenda defined STI as the central means of sustainable development. The Sustainable Development Goal 17 has three targe…
View article: Essential concepts for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals
Essential concepts for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals Open
This A-Z Guide offers an accessible and user-friendly overview of the essential concepts and terms needed to understand the implementation of the SDGs. Crafted in the form of an encyclopaedia, the volume presents 105 entries on important c…
View article: International Public Administrations in Environmental Governance
International Public Administrations in Environmental Governance Open
Combining theoretical and empirical approaches, this book examines the role that international public administrations play in global environmental politics in the Anthropocene. With chapters written by leading experts in the field, this te…
View article: The Evolution of International Environmental Bureaucracies
The Evolution of International Environmental Bureaucracies Open
Focusing on three initiatives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat – the Momentum for Change Initiative, the Lima–Paris Action Agenda, and the Non-state Actor Zone for Climate Action – this chap…
View article: Scoping article: research frontiers on the governance of the Sustainable Development Goals
Scoping article: research frontiers on the governance of the Sustainable Development Goals Open
Non-Technical Summary This article takes stock of the 2030 Agenda and focuses on five governance areas. In a nutshell, we see a quite patchy and often primarily symbolic uptake of the global goals. Although some studies highlight individua…
View article: Four governance reforms to strengthen the SDGs
Four governance reforms to strengthen the SDGs Open
A demanding policy vision can accelerate global sustainable development efforts
View article: Success factors of global goal‐setting for sustainable development: Learning from the Millennium Development Goals
Success factors of global goal‐setting for sustainable development: Learning from the Millennium Development Goals Open
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were an important precursor to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Hence, identifying the conditions that made the MDGs successful enhances our understanding of global goal‐setting and informs …
View article: Exploring Global Climate Policy Futures and Their Representation in Integrated Assessment Models
Exploring Global Climate Policy Futures and Their Representation in Integrated Assessment Models Open
The Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015, paved the way for a new hybrid global climate governance architecture with both bottom-up and top-down elements. While governments can choose individual climate goals and actions, a global stocktake an…
View article: Implementation at Multiple Levels
Implementation at Multiple Levels Open
This chapter takes stock of the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals within countries. It explores the various initiatives taken by national governments, sub-national authorities, the corporate sector and civil society, an…
View article: Methods for Analysing Steering Effects of Global Goals
Methods for Analysing Steering Effects of Global Goals Open
This chapter provides an overview of the multi-faceted landscape of methods used to study the steering effects of the Sustainable Development Goals. After a discussion of the political use of science and the complex relations between scien…
View article: Assessing the Impact of Global Goals
Assessing the Impact of Global Goals Open
In 2015, the international community adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals with 169 targets as part of a global 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The ambition expressed in these goals is unprecedented; the Agenda aims at nothing …
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View article: The Sustainable Development Goals as a Transformative Force?
The Sustainable Development Goals as a Transformative Force? Open
The final chapter brings the insights of the book together under the overarching question of whether the Sustainable Development Goals have had any political impact after their adoption in 2015. The chapter draws the conclusion that the Su…
View article: Interlinkages, Integration and Coherence
Interlinkages, Integration and Coherence Open
This chapter focuses on the national level and studies interlinkages, institutional integration and policy coherence in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals. After defining key te…
View article: Author Correction: Scientific evidence on the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals
Author Correction: Scientific evidence on the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals Open
Correction to: Nature Sustainability https://doi-org.proxy.library.uu.nl/10.1038/s41893-022-00909-5, published online 20 June 2022.
View article: Scientific evidence on the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals
Scientific evidence on the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals Open
In 2015, the United Nations agreed on 17 Sustainable Development Goals as the central normative framework for sustainable development worldwide. The effectiveness of governing by such broad global goals, however, remains uncertain, and we …
View article: The Influence of the Corona Virus Pandemic on Sustainable Development Goal 13 and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Processes
The Influence of the Corona Virus Pandemic on Sustainable Development Goal 13 and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Processes Open
Apart from many social and economic problems worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has also led to sudden halt in face-to-face climate-related meetings. Moreover, it has also negatively influenced the works related to the preparations for the s…
View article: Institutional interplay in global environmental governance: lessons learned and future research
Institutional interplay in global environmental governance: lessons learned and future research Open
Over the past decades, the growing proliferation of international institutions governing the global environment has impelled institutional interplay as a result of functional and normative overlap across multiple regimes. This article synt…
View article: Digital Sustainability Education - Potential, Development Trends and Good Practices
Digital Sustainability Education - Potential, Development Trends and Good Practices Open
Digital sustainability education (DSE) is becoming increasingly relevant in higher Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and spreads globally. DSE is fueled by the Covid-19-pandemic and urges lecturers, students and universities alik…
View article: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Transformative Change through the Sustainable Development Goals?
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Transformative Change through the Sustainable Development Goals? Open
The 2030 Agenda of the United Nations comprises 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 sub-targets which serve as a global reference point for the transition to sustainability. The agenda acknowledges that different issues such as…
View article: Locating Cities and Their Governments in Multi-Level Sustainability Governance
Locating Cities and Their Governments in Multi-Level Sustainability Governance Open
Cities and their governments are increasingly recognized as important actors in global sustainability governance. With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, their role in the global endeavor to foster sustainability …
View article: Ten new insights in climate science 2020 – a horizon scan
Ten new insights in climate science 2020 – a horizon scan Open
Non-technical summary We summarize some of the past year's most important findings within climate change-related research. New research has improved our understanding of Earth's sensitivity to carbon dioxide, finds that permafrost thaw cou…
View article: <i>Beyond Greenwash? Explaining Credibility in Transnational Eco-Labeling</i>. By Hamish van der Ven. 2019. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
<i>Beyond Greenwash? Explaining Credibility in Transnational Eco-Labeling</i>. By Hamish van der Ven. 2019. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Open
Eco-labels have flourished over the past few years and today seem to be ubiquitous. We encounter them not only in groceries, supermarkets, and warehouses but also in catalogs of shipping cruises and advertisements for offsetting carbon emi…