by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Apr 12, 2024
Introduces the Positive Peace framework, which notably includes eight pillars: a robust government, fair resource distribution, open information flow, good neighbourly relations, high human capital, low corruption, a solid business environment, and acceptance of...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Apr 12, 2024
The Positive Peace Report 2024 explores the elements that foster, anticipate, and sustain peace across 163 countries. Significantly, it uses the Positive Peace Index (PPI) to evaluate the attitudes, institutions, and frameworks that develop and maintain peaceful...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Apr 11, 2024
Underscores an escalating risk to global ecological systems. In particular, it points out the expanding ecological threats that affect biodiversity and planetary health. Given these challenges, the report stresses the immediate and urgent need to tackle the twin...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Apr 11, 2024
Although terrorist incidents decreased in 2024, regrettably, fatalities rose by 22%, the highest since 2017. Despite less activity in the West, parts of Africa and the Middle East were still turbulent. In addition, the report highlighted potential conflicts caused by...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Apr 10, 2024
Ranks 163 states and territories based on their peacefulness. This crucial global measure covers 99.7% of the world’s population and uses 23 indicators. Notably, it assesses peace across three key dimensions: Societal Safety and Security, Ongoing Domestic and...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Apr 9, 2024
It offers an in-depth analysis of the upcoming year’s global economic outlook. It indicates a potentially weak half-decade performance in the global economy, the worst in 30 years, with growth rates declining for the third year. The report sheds light on...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Apr 8, 2024
A collaboration between UNEP and GlobalABC serves as an annual review of the progress made by the global buildings and construction industry. This comprehensive report assesses policies, finances, technologies, and potential solutions to align with the objectives of...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Apr 5, 2024
Offers a comprehensive analysis of global energy patterns and projections up to 2050. It emphasizes the ongoing worldwide energy crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its impact on global energy systems. The report explores crucial questions about...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Apr 3, 2024
Underscores managing risks through collective action. It underlines the importance of confronting interconnected risks like climate change, ecological collapse, and weapons of mass destruction. The report stresses the need for global cooperation and policy initiatives...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Apr 3, 2024
A tool that effectively measures the social performance of 170 countries using 12 components and 57 indicators. Alarmingly, the report reveals a global decline in social progress, with significant drops in 61 countries and stagnation in 77 others. As a result,...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Apr 2, 2024
The 2024 edition, as usual, assesses armed forces and equipment inventories in 170+ countries, along with defense economics. It explores key issues such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Chinese military activities in Taiwan, and UAV exports. The report includes...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Apr 1, 2024
Furthers the 17 Rooms initiative’s mission of fostering action, insight, and community for sustainable development. Importantly, this report offers valuable insights and suggestions on progressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) past mid-2023....
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Apr 1, 2024
The report outlines 10 priority actions for incoming EU leadership to expedite SDG implementation in Europe and globally. It thoughtfully evaluates the SDG progress of 38 countries, with Finland, Sweden, and Denmark at the forefront. In addition to this, it includes a...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 28, 2024
The report analyses worldwide arms exports and imports. It underscores the critical significance of comprehending these trends to influence policy-making, stimulate public discourse, and research the impact of arms flows on peace, stability, and violent conflict....
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 28, 2024
Emphasizes the critical importance of water for various aspects of human life. The report delves into the significance of water for prosperity and peace, highlighting its role in sustainable development, peacebuilding, and overall human well-being. It addresses the...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 27, 2024
Examines the global economy’s challenges, even in light of the resilience demonstrated by several major economies in 2023. It points out geopolitical tensions, extreme weather events, and tight financial conditions as potential risks to global trade and...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 24, 2024
Examines technology’s pivotal role in supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It significantly highlights the profound influence of the tech industry and its leaders in achieving these goals. Furthermore, the report scrutinizes the...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 21, 2024
According to the Freedom in the World 2024 report, global freedom has declined for the 18th consecutive year in 2023. This report identifies the main causes of this decline: election manipulation and armed conflict. Interestingly, out of all the countries, only 21...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 20, 2024
The report identifies the most pressing short and long-term global risks, notably highlighting their interconnectedness. These risks notably include climate change, societal polarization, and economic downturns. It most crucially emphasizes the urgent need to combat...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 20, 2024
Examines numerous essential findings and trends currently influencing environmental governance worldwide. Importantly, the report highlights several key points. Indeed, these findings and trends underscore the complexity and interconnectedness of global environmental...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 19, 2024
The report unveils an innovative strategy to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030. This plan, specifically designed to safeguard marine wildlife and mitigate the impacts of climate change, is the result of a collaboration between leading academics at the...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 18, 2024
Identifies financing necessities and mechanisms for sustainable development. It strongly advocates reversing natural resource degradation and adopting sustainable policies. Notably, the report highlights the necessity of a conducive legal environment to attract...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 15, 2024
Underscores the connection between water-related risks and conflict, migration, and food insecurity. It segments water and security pathways into three categories: decreased water supply or quality, increased water demand, and extreme flood events. Furthermore, the...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 15, 2024
It evaluates opportunities for public and private investment in the U.S. to encourage the development of reliable, low-emission energy technologies. Furthermore, it underscores the urgent need to transition to a lower carbon future. This transition can be achieved by...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 15, 2024
The number and range of provisions in a peace agreement and their implementation level strongly predict peace’s durability. Specifically, Comprehensive Peace Agreements (CPAs), which include all negotiated terms, are more likely to result in lasting peace. It...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 14, 2024
This document comprehensively reviews the successes and challenges faced in nuclear disarmament efforts over the past quarter-century. Progress has been made since the Cold War, largely due to agreements such as the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and the...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 13, 2024
This report analyzes the economic and environmental impacts of the Paris Agreement. This agreement aims to stabilize greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations to prevent dangerous climate change. A multi-region world economy model projects potential outcomes if countries...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 13, 2024
Outlines a framework to address the unprecedented risks and foresight associated with climate change. The framework emphasizes the importance of a “Responsibility to Prepare” (R2P2) for international security institutions and governments to anticipate,...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 12, 2024
Underscores the connection between human health and the environment. It zeroes in on three key areas: diet, mobility, and habitat. The report points out that our lifestyle adversely impacts our health and the natural ecosystems. It recommends adopting environmentally...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 8, 2024
The article explores the link between climate change and disease transmission. It identifies 1,006 ways that climate hazards can affect disease spread, highlighting the complexity and urgency of these issues. Over half of known human pathogenic diseases can be...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 7, 2024
Outlines four interconnected ways climate change can precipitate conflict. These are impacts on livelihoods, changes in migration and mobility, tactics of armed groups, and exploitation by elites. The report underscores the intricate relationship between climate...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 7, 2024
Details vital considerations for developing Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy (NAS). The NAS aims to steer the federal government towards creating a comprehensive strategy to tackle the impacts of climate change in Canada. Key Insights from Global Peers:...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 6, 2024
Outlines the critical steps and factors to consider when designing a macrogrid in the United States. A macrogrid is a large-scale interconnected network of power generation, transmission, and distribution systems to provide reliable and efficient electricity across a...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 6, 2024
“The Universe of Human Security” by Edmundo Oliveira delves into the concept of human security – protecting individuals and communities from threats such as conflict, crime, and natural disasters. The book explores the historical roots of human...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 5, 2024
Explores the qualities and actions necessary for sustainable leadership within the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework and the UN Global Compact’s initiative to inspire private sector action. Significantly, it underscores the...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 4, 2024
Examines the transformative effects of technology on various sectors. Specifically, it delves into how technology revolutionizes business models, supply chains, and employment. Beyond that, it also discusses how it influences defense logistics and strategy and...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 4, 2024
The report emphasizes the link between water resource pressures and conflict risks, emphasizing the role of water diplomacy in risk mitigation. It underscores the importance of addressing indirect factors like political institutions, economic conditions, societal...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 1, 2024
The report indicates, with great concern, the economic challenges and potential fiscal collapse that coal-dependent communities are likely to face. These communities’ vulnerability to downturns primarily stems from the decreasing demand for coal, influenced...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 1, 2024
It underscores the urgent need to drastically cut down on single-use plastics and unnecessary packaging to tackle the worldwide issue of plastic pollution. It directly holds significant consumer goods companies such as Nestlé, Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Mars,...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 29, 2024
The report highlights that net-zero goals alone are not enough to achieve the climate targets set by the Paris Agreement. It insists that oil and gas companies must reduce absolute emissions and establish credible action plans. The report also cautions against...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 29, 2024
The report proposes a flexible strategy, the Stepping Stones Approach, for successful nuclear disarmament. It advocates a gradual process, widely supported among EU members, to address the crisis in nuclear arms control, non-proliferation, and disarmament. It...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 27, 2024
The report Epicenters of Climate and Security: The New Geostrategic Landscape of the Anthropocene, published by the Center for Climate and Security, identifies 12 key climate risks with significant potential to impact international security and shape this...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 23, 2024
This paper thoughtfully provides an overview of transdisciplinary research. Interestingly, this project aims to understand the dynamics that maintain peace within societies. This research entails the creation of a model that incorporates key factors and interactions...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 23, 2024
The report on Cyber Capabilities and National Power provides a qualitative analysis of the cyber capabilities of 15 countries, assessing their impact on national power across seven categories: strategy, governance, intelligence, security, global leadership, and...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 22, 2024
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arenal released a report entitled Spreading Like Wildfire: The Rising Threat of Extraordinary Landscape Fires. It highlights the increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires worldwide. Crucially, it...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 21, 2024
The Climate-Fragility Risk Brief: The Arctic highlights the rapid pace of climate change in the Arctic, occurring three times faster than the global rate. This change presents substantial risks, including climate change-related tipping points and geopolitical and...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 19, 2024
Beating the Heat: A Sustainable Cooling Handbook for Cities is a guide published at COP26. The Cool Coalition, UNEP, RMI, Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM), Mission Innovation, and Clean Cooling Collaborative contributed to its launch. It...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 18, 2024
The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture 2021 report reveals alarming land, soil, and water resource use trends driven by human pressures and climate change. Hence, it calls for transformative changes in global food systems and...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 13, 2024
Provides a framework for economic advisors to incorporate climate economic modelling results into economic development processes. It suggests nine indicative entry points and enabling activities for integrating these results into sustainable economic development...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 13, 2024
Offers a comprehensive overview of the measures governments can implement to decarbonize the building sector, focusing on achieving zero carbon in heating and cooling. It particularly underscores the necessity of addressing building emissions, contributing to...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 12, 2024
The 2022 Social Progress Index (SPI) is a comprehensive measurement tool that solely assesses the non-economic aspects of social performance globally. Importantly, it uses 12 components and 60 indicators to partially gauge the social performance of 169 countries and...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 12, 2024
The “Banking on Climate Chaos 2023” report, a comprehensive analysis of fossil fuel financing by top private banks, was collaboratively assembled by numerous civil society groups. Interestingly, the report unveils these banks’ significant investment...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 9, 2024
The report comprehensively explores governance gaps in the rapidly growing Internet of Things (IoT) landscape. Drawing from the insights of over 270 experts worldwide, it strongly emphasizes the pressing need for universal governance of IoT devices to boost security,...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 9, 2024
The “State of the Connected World 2023 Edition” report by the World Economic Forum notably emphasizes the need for global governance of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. This enhances security, privacy, sustainability, interoperability, and equity....
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 8, 2024
The Strategic Survey 2022: The Annual Assessment of Geopolitics provides a comprehensive analysis of the past year’s events that have shaped the relationships between major powers, highlighting significant geopolitical and geo-economic challenges. It includes...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 7, 2024
The 2022 Global Flagship Synthesis Report serves as a collaborative initiative. It aims to stimulate action across all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by employing unique strategies. The report embraces non-traditional methods to assist individuals with...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 6, 2024
A report exploring technology’s role in sustainable development. It emphasizes the need for responsible use of technology to achieve secure sustainable development. The world is currently not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 5, 2024
It reviews the EU’s progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It highlights stalled progress and challenges, particularly in responsible consumption and climate action. Moreover, it emphasizes the need for decisive actions to avoid environmental...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 5, 2024
The report highlights the prevalence of climate misinformation and its impact on public perception worldwide. It emphasizes the role of media and social media in shaping these attitudes, illustrating the need to address climate misinformation for effective climate...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 2, 2024
The SDG 16 Data Initiative Report 2022 discusses the interlinkages between various SDG targets and the importance of high-quality data for policymaking. It assesses progress on access to information, respect for fundamental freedoms, the rule of law and equal access...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 2, 2024
The Lancet Pathfinder Commission’s report, “Pathways to a healthy net-zero future,” comprehensively analyses the pressing need for deep and swift reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The goal is to limit global temperature increases to 1.5°C above...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 1, 2024
The book “The Era of Global Risk: An Introduction to Existential Risk Studies” provides a comprehensive examination of the major threats facing humanity in the 21st century, including environmental degradation, emergent technologies, natural disasters, and...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 31, 2024
The article “Evolution of the Polycrisis: Anthropocene Traps That Challenge Global Sustainability” provides a comprehensive analysis of the challenges posed by the polycrisis in the Anthropocene and offers insights into potential pathways for addressing...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 30, 2024
In this Special Issue from the Real-World Economics Review, the editors suggest reflecting on the question: How can we build an economy compatible with biophysical limits to economic growth? They argue that a reinvention of basic economic concepts and relationships is...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 30, 2024
It outlines key challenges negotiators face and suggests strategic approaches to tackle them. The book underscores the importance of deeply comprehending the negotiation process and procedural rules, continuously offering insightful tips for successful negotiations....
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 29, 2024
The Global Cooling Watch 2023 report begins by emphasizing the necessity of increasing cooling demand while minimizing emissions. Moreover, it underscores the importance of striving towards near-zero emissions from cooling across various sectors and outlines how to...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 26, 2024
The Global Drought Snapshot 2023 emphasizes the urgent need for proactive measures to address the unprecedented crisis of human-induced droughts. It highlights the increasing frequency of droughts globally and their widespread impacts on ecosystems, local economies,...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 26, 2024
The report Transforming Our World: Interdisciplinary Insights on the Sustainable Development Goals offers interdisciplinary insights into the connections between sustainable development goals. It extends previous discussions and is designed to assist policymakers and...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 25, 2024
The State of Finance for Nature 2023 report begins by critically examining the financial contributions towards nature-based solutions (NbS), contrasting them with the financial flows causing harm to nature. Shockingly, it is estimated that a massive $7 trillion is...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 25, 2024
The Global Tipping Points Report 2023 explores potential tipping points, which are sudden, potentially irreversible changes in the Earth’s system or society triggered by minor fluctuations in factors like temperature or resource depletion. According to the...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 24, 2024
The World Energy Outlook 2022 report notably provides projections for energy markets and security through three notable scenarios. Thoughtfully, it investigates critical questions about the global energy crisis, asking whether it will be a setback for clean energy...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
The 2022 Land Gap Report underlines the importance of protecting and restoring ecosystems in climate mitigation. It signals the harmful effects of over-dependence on carbon removals, such as potential infringements on land rights and food security. Also, it offers...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
The World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency 2022 highlights the urgent need to address the climate crisis and the escalating human suffering due to climate-related disasters. It proposes various mitigation strategies for climate change, such as effective...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
The policy brief proposes an Emergency Platform that activates for global shock response. It examines their potential impact on sustainable development, human rights, gender equality, and ways to improve the international response. In “Our Common Agenda,”...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
The report recommends enhancing global governance to address current and future challenges. It is based on ‘Our Common Agenda,’ a pivotal document by the United Nations Secretary-General, urging robust governance on global matters like the planetary...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
The Cadmus Journal, a transnational, transdisciplinary publication, addresses major human concerns such as human security, education, peace, and global issues. This issue aligns with the HS4A global Human Security for All campaign, a collaboration between the United...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review, commissioned by the UK government, underscores the importance of biodiversity and the impact of human actions on nature. It argues that the current economic system is unsustainable and calls for urgent action to...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
The 2023 Freedom in the World report from Freedom House evaluates political rights and civil liberties in 210 countries and territories. As it celebrates its 50th anniversary, the report provides a comprehensive review of these rights and freedoms, emphasizing the...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
The report explores children’s future prospects in a polycrisis, drawing insights from young individuals across over 40 countries. Insights were collected during virtual youth foresight workshops. It forecasts that by 2023, one in four children will live below...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
In support of the first global stocktake of the Paris Agreement, the IEA’s Global Energy Transitions Stocktake offers the latest data and analysis on the global clean energy transition, tracking progress and giving an objective perspective of current...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
Despite increased awareness and regulation, the Plastic Waste Makers Index 2023 reveals that single-use plastic waste and its associated greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high. In this sense, the report identifies the largest greenhouse gas emitters as the...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
The 2023 GlobeScan-SustainAbility Sustainability Leaders Survey offers insights into sustainability leadership and the integration of sustainability into business strategies. The survey underscores the importance of sustainability as a global concern, requiring the...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
The 2023 UN World Water Development Report underscores the necessity for worldwide cooperation to fulfil the human right to water and sanitation. Thus, the report proposes a multi-layered, cross-sectoral strategy that includes governments, businesses, civil society,...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
The Global Economic Prospects 2023 report by the World Bank offers a comprehensive analysis of the global economy and its prospects for growth. Notably, it is projected to significantly slow to 2.1% in 2023, before a modest recovery to 2.4% in 2024. This is largely...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
The Renewables 2023 Global Status Report by REN21 provides an overview of recent global trends and data regarding renewable energy, which includes power, heat, and fuel. It discusses current policy initiatives promoting renewable energy and its use in industry,...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
The “Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2022” report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reveals that global military expenditure soared to a record $2.24 trillion in 2022. This marks a 3.7% increase from the previous year,...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2023 discusses the global energy transition, its associated challenges, and opportunities for different countries. This transition balances energy systems’ equity, security, and sustainability. In particular, a data...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
The World Development Report 2023, “Migrants, Refugees, and Societies,” is a publication by the World Bank. It examines the role of migration in development and the effects of global migrant and refugee movements. According to the report, 184 million...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
The 2022 Trends in International Arms Transfers report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) gives a snapshot of the global arms market. It details top arms dealers and buyers, regional breakdowns, and how the trade has changed. The report...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
The 2022 IGF Annual Report underscores the substantial role of the mining sector in providing essential minerals for the energy transition. This role, however, is not without its governance challenges and opportunities. To address these, the report heralds the...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
The Military Balance 2023 is an annual report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). It assesses the military capabilities and defense economics of 173 countries. The report offers updated data on military organizations, equipment inventories,...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
The 2022 State of Global Environmental Governance report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development reviews the past year’s progress in global environmental governance. This report spotlights the triumphs and shortcomings of global environmental...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2024
The United Nations Environment Programme’s Adaptation Gap Report 2023 indicates a critical lack of investment and planning for climate adaptation, placing the world at risk. The report emphasizes the widening gap between climate action needs and current efforts....
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 22, 2024
The paper Global Warming in the Pipeline argues the urgent need for comprehensive action to combat global warming and lessen its possible effects on societies and ecosystems. In this sense, it underlines the necessity for global cooperation and policy measures to...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 21, 2024
The Rhodium Climate Outlook presents a groundbreaking approach to understanding the future of our climate. Through in-depth probabilistic predictions, it covers the global energy transition, greenhouse gas emissions, and the expected rise in global temperatures. This...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 21, 2024
Aims to synthesise the most pressing findings in climate research for policymakers and society. Covering the scientific evidence published between January 2022 and June 2023, it focuses on ten key insights related to the climate crisis and its solutions. 10 New...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jan 21, 2024
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) annually publishes the Emissions Gap Report, a comprehensive analysis of the current state of global greenhouse gas emissions and the steps necessary to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. The report, involving 79 scientists from...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Nov 21, 2023
The UN75 People’s Dialogue of 2020 built the Interim Pact for the Future: 2023 Civil Society Perspectives on the Summit of the Future, offering recommendations in seven areas. The report emphasizes the need to enhance the role of civil society in the United...
by Friedrich Hirler | Nov 21, 2023
This report is the first in a series of papers comprising the third annual World Climate and Security Report. It focuses on the “Decarbonized Defense” and “The Need For Clean Military Power In The Age Of Climate Change.” In the report, the...
by Friedrich Hirler | Nov 21, 2023
The report offers a “roadmap that the world can follow to avoid increasingly dangerous and irreversible climate impacts, while minimizing harms to biodiversity and food security. It translates the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C temperature limit into 2030 and 2050...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Mar 9, 2023
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) indicates that in 2022 the world economy faced a series of severe shocks as it approached the halfway point for achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Various causal factors for...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 25, 2023
According to the Global Risks Report 2023 from the World Economic Forum, the world faces a set of risks that feel entirely new and strangely familiar. It investigates some of the most serious threats over the next decade. Tougher trade-offs risk undermining climate...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 22, 2023
Based on specific critical facts and the most recent scientific research, the Global Catastrophic Risks 2022: A Year of Colliding Consequences report from the Global Challenges Foundation aims to present an overview of the global catastrophic risks facing the world....
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Sep 22, 2022
Introduction The present Report introduces five foresight elements of Our Common Agenda. The international foresight community gave these suggestions after a Real-Time Delphi (RTD) study conducted by The Millennium Project. It involved 189 professionals from 54...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | May 11, 2022
The New Threats to Human Security in the Anthropocene report points out that public perception of safety and security is low worldwide despite years of development success. Groups benefiting from some of the highest health, wealth, and education outcomes present more...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Apr 29, 2022
The Global Commons Stewardship Index 2021has two central pillars: domestic impacts and international spillovers. It assesses both countries’ domestic effects on the Global Commons and the impacts embodied in trade and consumption. Aims to inform policymaking to reduce...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 18, 2022
The Munich Security Conference (MSC) is a forum for debating international security policy. It acts as a venue for diplomatic initiatives to address the world’s most pressing security concerns by bringing together heads of state and government, ministers, leading...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 16, 2022
Climate change accelerates and multiplies disasters, instability, and conflict. This requires European forces to adapt to operations in a challenging environment. The increasing risks from climate change mean that it is shifting from being solely a human security...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 16, 2022
Describes the present ecological predicament and analyzes the security implications arising from this ecological disruption. In this sense, threats without “actors or explicit actor intention, such as infectious disease outbreaks, pandemics, and...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 15, 2022
This year edition of The Global Risks Report presents the results of the latest Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS). The survey includes several sections: COVID-19 Hindsight, Future Outlook, Horizon, Severity, Effects and International Mitigation that underpin the...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 12, 2022
The Department of Defense Climate Risk Analysis describes how climate change is modifying the geostrategic, operational, and tactical landscape. This has significant consequences for the U.S. national security and defense. For instance, threats such as: increasing...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 12, 2022
The UN Security Council and Climate Change elaborated by the Security Council Report, explores the intersection between Climate Change and International Security. Discusses the possibility of engagement that the UN Security Council has to promote action to maintain...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Feb 11, 2022
The World Climate and Security Report 2021 is a flagship publication of the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS), “a group of senior military leaders, security experts, and security institutions across the globe dedicated to...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Nov 3, 2021
(UNEP & UNEP DTU Partnership, October 2021, 112p, full report) This edition of the Emissions Gap Report 2021 shows that national climate pledges and other mitigation measures will direct the world towards a global temperature rise of 2.7°C by the end of the...
by Cyrine Azaiez | Oct 26, 2021
Since 1998, International Energy Agency’s yearly flagship WEO publication has provided reliable, scientifically-backed “insights into global energy supply and demand” as well as the “implications for energy security, climate targets and...
by Friedrich Hirler | Oct 26, 2021
This multi- and transdisciplinary report/book dives into the vast pool of knowledge surrounding the impact of climate change on the Arctic Ocean and the continents around it. It explores the different but often complementary perspectives by “leading...
by Friedrich Hirler | Oct 26, 2021
In the foreword, Antonio Guterres notes that COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on progress towards the SDGs. The report estimates the necessary fiscal stimulus in the advanced economies reaching nearly 28% of GDP, but the figure drops to 6.5% in middle-income...
by Friedrich Hirler | Oct 21, 2021
The third annual Sustainable Development Outlook (SDO), noting that the “COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted significant setbacks upon the progress made towards achieving the SDGs, leading to a profound distress in the international community. However, despite these...
by Friedrich Hirler | Oct 21, 2021
Antonio Guterres begins by stating that “We are at an inflection point in history,” with COVID-19 upending unending our world, threatening our health, destroying livelihoods, and deepening inequality. Six action areas are described to acceleration the Sustainable...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Aug 22, 2021
This notable publication is the UN-Water’s report on water security and sanitation issues. This report “gives insight on main trends concerning the state, use, and management of freshwater and sanitation, based on work done by the UN-Water members and...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Aug 13, 2021
The authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, comprising 230 authors from 65 countries, has announced four “AR6” reports from its three Working Groups. In particular, to prepare these reports, the first step is the scoping process. The outline of the...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Aug 10, 2021
Since its inception, through its research on the physical science of climate change, the IPCC has been assessing the state of knowledge on climate change. It identifies agreements in the scientific community related to climate change and topics where further research...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jul 31, 2021
During the decade of 2010 to 2020, the renewables power generation has been becoming increasingly competitive. Biggest cost reduction by energy source: Solar photovoltaics fell by 85% Concentrating solar power by 68% Onshore wind by 56% Offshore wind 48% Additionally,...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jul 31, 2021
This working group of Chinese, European, Russian, and US experts proposes pathways to manage competition, re-learning Cold War lessons, improving crisis communication, maximizing decision-making time in an escalating crisis, clarifying risks of hypersonic weapons,...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jul 30, 2021
SDG Action has been launched with the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network to support the UN’s “Decade of Action”. Therefore, this report is a resource for sustainability practitioners, offering analysis for pressing challenges and...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jul 30, 2021
The GNFC works to understand food crises, leverage strategic investments, and foster coordination across sectors. The report provides global and regional overviews of food crises (including a forecast for 2021). Additionally, it offers 34 country-level outlines of...
by Lorenzo Rodriguez | Jul 30, 2021
In December 2020, 50 of the world’s leading biodiversity and climate experts appointed by the IPBES and IPCC held a virtual workshop “to examine the synergies and trade-offs between biodiversity protection and climate change mitigation and adaptation. It...
by Michael Sales | Jul 12, 2021
The Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) considered a range of information on UAP described in U.S. military and IC (Intelligence Community). The dataset described in this report is currently limited primarily to U.S. Government reporting of incidents...
by Michael Sales | Jun 1, 2021
While focused on improving recycling in the United States, this report lays out thinking that can be applied to many other nations. The problem is that the U.S. residential recycling system has not grown significantly in 20+ years. The Recycling Partnership believes...
by Michael Sales | Nov 15, 2020
Approximately 100 experts developed this richly illustrated plan intended to promote the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) and the Paris Agreement. Deep transformation of six economic sectors These activities account for almost all CO2...
by Michael Sales | Nov 14, 2020
This report presents the Federal Reserve Board’s current assessment of the resilience of the U.S. financial system. Similar reports are issued by other central banks. The Fed monitors four broad categories of vulnerabilities: Elevated valuation pressures that imply...
by Michael Sales | Oct 1, 2020
Net Zero commitments and the Paris Climate Accords may well be driving a massive shift Negative Emission Technologies (NETs), which are surveyed here with the intention of highlighting the private sector and investor opportunities. It explores the risks associated...
by Michael Sales | Oct 1, 2020
More than 11 million tons of plastic pollute the oceans yearly. There is an urgent need to amplify current efforts through a more coordinated and ambitious approach. Asserts that a new international treaty on plastic pollution will benefit both the environment and...
by Michael Sales | Oct 1, 2020
New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection released its Scientific Report on Climate Change which estimated that sea-levels could rise by as much as 5.1 feet by the year 2100 and 8.3 feet by the year 2150, eroding large land areas of the state, risking...
by Michael Sales | Oct 1, 2020
Via four scenarios, the extensively illustrated report (e.g., Energy Technology RD&D Budgets by country 2020) seeks to provide a comprehensive view of how the global energy system could develop in the coming decades. The impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the...
by Michael Sales | Oct 1, 2020
This report is an annual responsibility of the WMO under the Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Early warning systems (EWS) are a top adaptation priority in 88% of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to...
by Friedrich Hirler | Oct 1, 2020
Lively and extensive draft versions of a mixed, a pessimistic, and an optimistic scenario, each with advice for Red Cross preparedness. Scenarios: America Endures by Jerome C. Glenn (MP) with Jay Herson (Johns Hopkins School of Public Health) describes stretched...
by Friedrich Hirler | Sep 29, 2020
The second report of GPMB, stating that “COVID-19 has taken advantage of a world in disorder,” the pandemic is “far from over,” the “lack of leadership is exacerbating the pandemic,” and “it is well past time to act.” Describes six Lessons Learned from COVID-19 and...
by Michael Sales | Sep 19, 2020
Landscape Assessment of Financial Flows (LAFF) is appropriate in a landscape where an established multi-stakeholder partnership has identified a set of landscape objectives that stakeholders agree on and are working to pursue. Landscape objectives pursued: 1. create...
by Michael Sales | Sep 17, 2020
Multilateralism serves to bind powerful nations, discourage unilateralism, and gives small powers a voice and influence that they could not otherwise exercise. This extensive study, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development...
by Michael Sales | Sep 11, 2020
The purpose of Forest, Trees, and Agroforestry (FTA) Capacity Development is “to have capable forestry, agroforestry and sustainable land use research and development organizations, individuals, institutions and systems contributing to reducing poverty while...
by Friedrich Hirler | Sep 11, 2020
Once effective COVID vaccines are developed, they will be scarce. Allocation among countries raises complex issues among three groups: the COVAX facility led by WHO and GAVI, producers committed to a broad and equitable distribution, and national governments seeking...
by Friedrich Hirler | Sep 5, 2020
Goalkeepers focus on progress toward the SDGs, especially goals 1-6 on poverty, hunger, and good health. COVID-19 has reinforced the fact that everyone needs to do their part: governments, the private sector, civil society, and the general public. The Report...
by Michael Sales | Sep 1, 2020
Peterson was a Global Economist with Citi Research. She is now Chief Economist at The Conference Board. Mann is the Global Chief Economist at Citigroup. Their analysis asserts that if four key racial gaps for Blacks — wages, education, housing, and investment — were...
by Michael Sales | Sep 1, 2020
Social entrepreneurs found non-profit, hybrid or for-profit organizations who address a social or environmental problem, with a focus on vulnerable populations. As of August 2020, more than one third of all COVID cses are poor people in Africa, Brazil and India. The...
by Friedrich Hirler | Aug 31, 2020
COVID-19 Back to School (Irwin Redlener et al., National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia Univ, August 2020, 5p) Is it safe for my child to be in school? “As opposed to what we thought months ago, children can carry the coronavirus, infect others, and...
by Friedrich Hirler | Aug 19, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic will continue for the foreseeable future, but widespread vaccination could hasten its end. “At least 165 candidate vaccines…are in development worldwide,” and there is hope that one or more will soon be shown to be sufficiently safe and...
by Michael Sales | Aug 16, 2020
Plastic pollution in the Ocean is extensive, alarming, threatening marine species and ecosystems, impacting human activities and wellbeing, and costing billions of dollars yearly. The main drivers of plastic litter from land-based sources appear to be high population...
by Friedrich Hirler | Aug 12, 2020
Looks into the “frequency, severity, damage — and costs — from severe weather events”. The EDF finds a steadily worsening trend due to the effects of man-made climate change. Weather-based disasters “pose crushing safety, financial and health risks...
by Michael Sales | Aug 1, 2020
This is a well-organized report from an independent consultant to the IISS . The Institute provides information and analysis, builds networks, and seeks to influence security policy globally. The core messages of this report are: COVID-19 resulted in an...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jul 29, 2020
Rewiring America: A Field Manual for the Climate Fight addresses the climate emergency by highlighting solutions. It outlines strategies to combat climate change and underscores the importance of well-informed decisions to reduce carbon emissions effectively. The...
by Michael Sales | Jul 28, 2020
A brief and well-referenced report calling for states to make an immediate and large investment “into vote-by-mail capacity and provision of emergency, early, in-person voting centers. Verification of traceable ballots must be accurate and timely, and election...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jul 26, 2020
“The crisis has been unprecedented in its scope and scale, (but) has not affected all countries and all people in the same way,” and setbacks need not be permanent. It is quite possible to move ahead towards the SDGs, and “even possible to convert the crisis into an...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jul 21, 2020
COVID has caused immense suffering in our cities, exacerbating a wider social and economic crisis that has wiped out 400 million full-time jobs in the second quarter of 2020. It has exposed the stark inequality in our cities and our world, and laid bare the need “to...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jul 21, 2020
Before the pandemic, >820 million people were identified as chronically food insecure, with 135 million people categorized as crisis level or worse. That number could nearly double by the end of 2020. Moreover, as of late May, “368 million school children were...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jul 21, 2020
COVID-19 disinformation has real-world harms to public health (claims about magical solutions and disinfectants), specific groups (Chinese cover-up Jewish elite, Aryan immunity), and public order (police state, vaccine mind control, WHO, bioweapons). GDI tracks...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jul 21, 2020
On May 26, the EU proposed a major recovery plan to help repair the economic and social damage by the COVID pandemic, kick-start European recovery, and protect and create jobs. On July 21, EU leaders agreed on the plan and the financial framework for 2021-2027 to...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jul 14, 2020
The GAO, a nonpartisan investigative office of the Congress, conducted this report in response to the Trump administration’s move to assume substantially lower social costs of carbon emissions as the basis for relaxed environmental regulations. “To...
by Michael Sales | Jul 12, 2020
One of 31 projects supported by the European Union’s Civil Society Support Programme, an initiative that is part of the Negotiation Framework Document, which constitutes the basis of the negotiations of Turkey’s accession to the European Union (EU). Turkey has...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jul 9, 2020
Part 5 of The CIDRAP Viewpoint focuses on surveillance—the ongoing and systematic collection and analysis of data—as “the cornerstone of public health practice.” To have a meaningful impact, the data must be organized and analyzed in a thoughtful, structured way, with...
by Michael Sales | Jul 1, 2020
This detailed report covers Apple’s environmental initiatives and experiences through the 2019 fiscal year, i.e., September 2019. It covers Apple’s efforts to address climate change, the resources it uses, and the role that chemistry plays in the...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jun 30, 2020
Formed in Jan 2019, the Committee held >1000 meetings with stakeholders and 17 official hearings. “American leadership and ingenuity are central to solving the climate crisis.” Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, “We cannot wait…while the harmful human and economic...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jun 30, 2020
A handbook by the 8-member Massachusetts Testing, Tracing, and Supported Isolation (MA TTSI) collaborative. TTSI seeks to enable a safe and free society by providing an end-to-end framework with scaled-up testing, rapid contact-tracing, using assets and spirit of the...
by Michael Sales | Jun 29, 2020
A national and state-by-state flood models presented are the “culmination of decades of research and development” from “a multitude of resources and techniques” that “builds on previously peer-reviewed scientific research.” The...
by Michael Sales | Jun 22, 2020
This document aims to explain the work of the UNCCD, drawing on relevant developments in policy and practical examples of actions that can be to tackle land degradation and drought with a view to enhancing human health and well-being in the wake of the COVID-19...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jun 19, 2020
Masks, gloves, gowns, and other protective equipment produced by hospitals, healthcare facilities, and individuals can be infected with the virus, leading to public health risks. Nine 1-2p Factsheets are available. Factsheet topics: Introduction to COVID-10 Waste...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jun 15, 2020
Proposes a five-phase plan to combat COVID-19 and reopen America, following an “all of society” approach recognizing that recovery “must proceed expeditiously” and that success requires coordination among all levels of government, the private sector, and civil...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jun 10, 2020
In the post-corona world, “renewable energy is more cost-effective than ever – providing an opportunity to prioritize clean energy in economic recovery packages and bring the world closer to meeting the Paris Agreement goals.” The United Nations...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jun 6, 2020
An “experimental adaptation” of the annual INFORM Epidemic Risk Index in face of the global COVID-19 pandemic. It surveys “countries at risk from health and humanitarian impacts of COVID-19 that could overwhelm current national response capacity, and...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jun 5, 2020
Humanity’s broken relationship with nature comes at a cost, revealed in terrible ways by the COVID-19 pandemic. Humans have increasingly encroached on the natural world, resulting in escalating contact with wildlife and new zoonotic diseases causing deadly pandemics....
by Friedrich Hirler | Jun 2, 2020
Part 4 of The CIDRAP Viewpoint series, “based on our current reality and the best available data.” Contact tracing is most effective early in the course of an outbreak, or much later when other measures have reduced disease incidence to low levels, e.g. it was “key...
by Michael Sales | Jun 1, 2020
Covid-19 has interrupted defense planning and strategic reflection. Key points of the report : • A broadening of our definition of security beyond military threats is overdue. Resilience in the face of this sort of crisis is an important element of national security....
by Friedrich Hirler | Jun 1, 2020
The pandemic is having dramatic effects on everyday life, global prosperity, international security, and geopolitics. It is a transformative shock, and its negative effects on the global economy are a secondary shock. Unemployment is rising, global supply chains are...
by Michael Sales | May 25, 2020
COVID has demonstrated what a serious crisis can do to the intensive care system. This is a threat assessment of the size of a threat and its probability posed by prospective nuclear explosions. The world is facing a clear threat of an “outbreak” of nuclear weapons...
by Friedrich Hirler | May 20, 2020
Commentary by the CSIS Senior VP on the pandemic as a “history-altering event,” with no “V-shaped recovery for major economies.” Compares three scenarios based on a variety of variables: number of waves, vaccine availability, availability of therapeutics, vaccine...
by Friedrich Hirler | May 17, 2020
“COVID-19 has turned the world upside down. Everything has been impacted.” New statistical records are being set on an almost weekly basis. The CCSA has compiled “a snapshot of some of the latest information,” derived from 36 international organizations and...
by Friedrich Hirler | Apr 30, 2020
The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota seeks to help planners envision what might happen later in 2020 or in 2021. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is “the worst global public health crisis in over 100...
by Friedrich Hirler | Apr 28, 2020
A flagship report by the International Energy Agency in “response to the exceptional circumstances” its coverage includes real-time analysis of current developments. As usual, it looks into the “2019 energy and CO2 emissions data by fuel and...
by Friedrich Hirler | Apr 22, 2020
NIAID, part of the US National Institutes of Health, “is committed to safeguarding the health of Americans and people around the world by accelerating research efforts to prevent, diagnose, and treat COVID-19.” This strategic plan, structured around four research...
by Friedrich Hirler | Apr 21, 2020
An independent report by >100 leading researchers from Australia’s Group of Eight (Go8) universities, presenting two options: Elimination requiring restrictions for a longer duration at first and Controlled Adaptation by suppressing the illness to a low level and...
by Friedrich Hirler | Apr 21, 2020
The COVID-19 health crisis is an economic crisis. Limiting social interactions has also limited economic interactions. The collapse in economic activity undermines livelihoods and increases extreme poverty and hunger. “Policy responses in developed countries…do not...
by Friedrich Hirler | Apr 18, 2020
The pandemic presents “a substantial shock to the post-WWII order, and the worst may be yet to come until a vaccine is widely distributed. The recovery will likely be difficult and extended, and US global leadership is at risk. The three scenarios: downward...
by Friedrich Hirler | Apr 17, 2020
As chains of transmission begin to decline, along with new COVID-19 cases, decisions are needed at the state level on how to transition out of strict physical distancing. Decision-makers must make choices based on individual situations in their states, risk levels,...
by Friedrich Hirler | Apr 14, 2020
The World Health Organization gives an overview of the current situation, key insights, and national and international strategies. “Countries must do everything they can to stop cases from becoming clusters and clusters from becoming explosive outbreaks.” Speed,...
by Friedrich Hirler | Apr 13, 2020
An extensive analysis with many charts and graphs on the state of the science, 9 scenarios on how the situation might evolve, planning and managing responses (for resilience, supply chains, employees, and customers), state and local governments, challenges to emerging...
by Friedrich Hirler | Apr 10, 2020
In order to save lives, reduce burdens on healthcare, ease strict distancing, and confidently make progress toward returning to work and school, the US “must implement a comprehensive system to identify all COVID-19 cases and trace all close contacts of each...
by Friedrich Hirler | Apr 5, 2020
As of March 30, three-quarters of Americans were living under state or local stay-at-home mandates or advisories, and the economic fallout has been swift and dramatic. “Up to one-third of US jobs may be vulnerable—and more than 80% are held by low-income workers.”...
by Michael Sales | Apr 2, 2020
The document contains an overview of the project (22p) and four annexes that synthesize the works of CIEL committees that monitor compliance of state with the obligations laid out in UN treaties protecting: Human Rights (3p) Women’s Rights (8p) Economic, Social,...
by Michael Sales | Apr 2, 2020
This report provides insight into the interaction of global politics and technology regarding blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) by which data are recorded, shared and synchronized across a network of participants. Blockchain can be used to expedite...
by Friedrich Hirler | Apr 1, 2020
“Messages from government leaders and even public health officials have been all over the map, leaving in their wake much confusion and anxiety.” Fairly well-established principles too often ignored include “Don’t over-reassure,” “Proclaim uncertainty,” and “Admit...
by Friedrich Hirler | Apr 1, 2020
Currently, “821 million people regularly go to bed hungry.” Due to the economic and logistical consequences of COVID-19, “the depth and breadth of hunger will increase worldwide.” Describes countries at risk and the number of people “chronically food insecure” and...
by Friedrich Hirler | Mar 28, 2020
Outlines “steps that can be taken as epidemic transmission is brought under control in different regions” Phase 1: Slow the Spread – Lists thresholds for action and 8 required steps: maintain physical distancing, increase testing capacity, ensure the functioning...
by Friedrich Hirler | Mar 20, 2020
The magazine views the pandemic as “a world-shattering event whose far-ranging consequences…will lead to permanent shifts in political and economic power in ways that will become apparent only later.” It asked “12 leading global thinkers for their predictions.” The...
by Friedrich Hirler | Mar 10, 2020
The pandemic is “a defining moment for modern society. This call for action asks every country to step up with public, private, and civic sectors collaborating to suppress transmission and stop the pandemic, cushion the economic effects of people (a large-scale...
by Friedrich Hirler | Mar 9, 2020
An idealistic scenario from 2050, looking back to the origin and evolution of the coronavirus over the last three decades, where there is widening human awareness of how the planet actually functions and the myopic policies that have driven inequality, poverty,...
by Friedrich Hirler | Mar 1, 2020
An annual survey of global climate indicators (temperature, greenhouse gases, and ozone, oceans, cryosphere, high-impact events) and climate-related risks to human health, food security, population displacement, marine life, and biodiversity). The past five years are...
by Friedrich Hirler | Mar 1, 2020
Key messages on protecting sexual and reproductive health and rights, and promoting gender equality, e.g. pandemics worsen existing inequalities for women and girls. Other key messages: in times of crisis, women and girls may be at higher risk of intimate partner...
by Friedrich Hirler | Feb 20, 2020
The 12 experts consider climate-related risks in seven world regions and a security risk perception survey of 56 other experts worldwide, 1 year, 10 years, and 20 years from 2020. Climate change not only acts as a threat multiplier but can have direct implications for...
by Friedrich Hirler | Feb 1, 2020
Seeks “to help business and policy leaders to understand the forces transforming the global economy, based on studies of 22 OECD countries. Work opportunities have increased everywhere, but work security and income growth have declined or expanded unevenly. As...
by Friedrich Hirler | Feb 1, 2020
The National Security, Military, and Intelligence Panel (NSMIP) analyzed the security implications of two warming scenarios: Near Term (1-2oC by mid-century), and Medium-Long Term (2-4oC). The former would pose High to Very High security threats; the latter would pose...
by Friedrich Hirler | Feb 1, 2020
A non-technical overview of our interconnected global risks, climate, politics, oceans, forced migration, biodiversity, finance, food security, digital innovation for good, and transformation. Discussion of “How to Spur Radical Change” explains Transformation...
by Friedrich Hirler | Feb 1, 2020
Argues for placing children 0-18 years old, at the center of the Sustainable Development Goals and the heart of the concept of sustainability. The health and future of every child and adolescent worldwide is under immediate threat from ecological degradation, climate...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jan 15, 2020
This annual report examines “the key trends and metrics about corporate sustainability: how, and how well, companies are making progress in assessing and minimizing their impacts and embracing a range of strategies that move them forward in significant...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jan 15, 2020
A report based on the WEF Global Risks Perceptions Survey of “nearly 1,000 decision-makers from the public sector, academia, and civil society.” Scientists are not mentioned, although some respondents, most likely, have science backgrounds. This 15th annual edition on...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jan 1, 2020
In 2019, the world’s 2,153 billionaries had more wealth than 4.6 billion people. Calls for a “human economy that is feminist and benefits the 99%, not only the 1%.” Proposes “a set of solutions to radically reprioritize care”, the ‘4Rs’...
by Michael Sales | Dec 4, 2019
“Global monitoring efforts have resulted in an underestimation of the urban sanitation crisis and the risks to public health, the economy, and the environment.” Studies of 15 cities in the global South (where 106M people live) showed that on average, 62...
by Friedrich Hirler | Dec 1, 2019
Report of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Published annually since 2006, these essays involve 81 scientists from 12 countries reporting on the acceleration of ice melting in a region where temperature changes are twice as high as elsewhere. ...
by Friedrich Hirler | Nov 1, 2019
The “gold standard” of long-term energy analysis: the annual report of the International Energy Agency, an independent arm of the OECD in Paris. The report describes global energy trends, energy and the Sustainable Development Goals, and scenarios for oil, natural...
by Friedrich Hirler | Oct 1, 2019
“Intended as a key resource in the face of increasing risks of high-consequence and globally catastrophic biological events.” Provides 195 country profiles on health security and capabilities across six categories, 34 indicators, and 85 sub-indicators. The key...
by Friedrich Hirler | Sep 10, 2019
Some 850 million people still lack access to energy. “The Integrated Distribution Framework” is proposed, to integrate “energy access into financially sustainable utility concession agreements. Seeking “universal energy access” to end energy poverty (Sustainable...
by Friedrich Hirler | Sep 1, 2019
Includes the “expert input from more than 60 engineers and industry leaders who participated in an April 2019 workshop organized around power, industry, transport, and buildings decarbonization.” Outlines six pillars (1) Zero-Carbon Electricity, (2) Electrification of...
by Friedrich Hirler | Sep 1, 2019
Introduces the concept of six transformational “building-blocks of SDG achievement: (1) education, gender and inequality; (2) health, well-being and demography; (3) energy decarbonization and sustainable industry; (4) sustainable food, land, water and oceans; (5)...
by Friedrich Hirler | Aug 1, 2019
This Special Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change looks into the connection between climate change and land, but also the impacts of human land use on the ecosystem. They conclude that “climate change has adversely impacted food security and...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jul 1, 2019
A Report by the World Resources Institute, World Bank, UNEP, UNDP that tries to answer the question of how we can sustainably feed the nearly 10 billion people that are estimated to live on the planet by 2050. It is lined out that ]food demand is on course to increase...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jul 1, 2019
An annual report by the Food and Agriculture Organization that presents the latest estimates on food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition at the global and regional levels. The 2019 edition continues to signal that significant challenges remain in the fight against...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jul 1, 2019
This report by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network has ranked 105 cities annually since 2017. The results show that there will be significant work to do across the board if the SDGs are to be achieved by 2030, as cities on average scored only 48.9%. The top...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jun 1, 2019
A report by the Bertelsmann Stiftung and Sustainable Development Solutions Network which includes the SDG Index and Dashboard with considerable detail finding mixed results. Denmark, Sweden and Finland top the Index, but “no country is on track for achieving all 17...
by Michael Sales | May 1, 2019
A sobering detailed, comprehensive, and richly referenced and illustrated analysis that asserts that, whether measured by its present scale or projected growth, the existing plastic economy is fundamentally inconsistent with the Paris Agreement. In 2019, the...
by Friedrich Hirler | Apr 6, 2019
The HKH region extends over all or part of 8 countries, encompasses 1.8 billion people—nearly six times the U.S. population–and is the source of 10 major river systems. This extensive and highly detailed regional report provides scenarios and proposals to meet...
by Friedrich Hirler | Apr 5, 2019
A massive two-volume effort from the U.S. Global Change Research Program that was mandated by the U.S. Congress, and thus escaped the head-in-sand climate change denial of the Trump administration. Volume 1: Climate Science Special Report (2017, 470p; 23p Summary),...
by Friedrich Hirler | Mar 18, 2019
A recent Special Report by the International Pane for Climate Change summarizing >6,000 studies. It focuses on impacts of 1.5°C warming above preindustrial levels, with comparisons to 2.0°C warming. The key message: at current rates, “global warming is likely to...
by Friedrich Hirler | Mar 1, 2019
The flagship report of the UN Environment Programme was first published in 1997. This 6th report (GEO6), with the theme of “Healthy Planet, Healthy People,” covers climate change as a priority issue, the growing chasm between rich and poor countries, declining genetic...
by Friedrich Hirler | Mar 1, 2019
Produced by GRID-Arendal, a Norwegian foundation cooperating with the UN Environment Program, written by a team of 15 scientists and 12 reviewers. In addition to many maps and charts, the clearly-written text warns of the melting cryosphere (ice, snow, permafrost),...
by Friedrich Hirler | Mar 1, 2019
This report by the International Resource Panel looks into material resources, water, land use, environmental impacts, multi-benefit policymaking, and two scenarios: Baseline and Sustainability. It finds it feasible, that a combination of resource efficiency, climate...
by Friedrich Hirler | Mar 1, 2019
A report by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water, notes the 2018 edition of the World Water Development Report (WWDR 2018) seeks to inform policy and decision-makers, inside and outside the water community, about the potential of nature-based solutions (NBS) to address...
by Friedrich Hirler | Feb 1, 2019
The first global assessment from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, Commission on Genetic Resources, drawing on information from 91 country reports prepared by some 1,300 contributors, and inputs from 175 authors and reviewers. Discusses genetic...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jan 1, 2019
The 37 scientists from 16 countries, led by Walter Willett and Johan Rockström, warn that most of the world population is inadequately nourished and many environmental systems and processes are pushed beyond safe boundaries by current food production. A global...
by Friedrich Hirler | Nov 28, 2018
An especially worrisome report from Britain’s premier medical journal, warning that public health gains of past decades are being reversed and offset by climate change. Prepared by 150 experts from 24 academic institutions and UN agencies, who tracked 41 indicators...
by Friedrich Hirler | Oct 1, 2018
A report by the Stockholm Resilience Centre to The Club of Rome. Jergen Randers, Johan Rockström, and four others describe four scenarios in detail: 1) Same: baseline of current policies; 2) Faster: acceleration of economic growth; 3) Harder: government and business...
by Friedrich Hirler | Oct 1, 2018
The 12th edition the World Wildlife Fund’s biennial flagship report, provides the latest data of the Living Planet Index, which tracked over 4,000 vertebrate species in the 1970-2014 period. The key finding is that global populations have declined by 60% due to...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jul 1, 2018
This report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development highlights the value of natural ecosystems in economic growth and good practices in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. They focus on the need “to mainstream biodiversity into economic...
by Friedrich Hirler | May 1, 2018
This report by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature looks into the impact of climate change on the maritime environment. “The ocean is now changing more rapidly than it has for millions of years,” due to human interaction with the atmosphere and...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jan 1, 2018
The annual report of the new Global Challenges Foundation in Stockholm overlaps with the WEF Risks Report in concerns about nuclear weapons, chemical and biological weapons, catastrophic climate change, ecological collapse, pandemics, and natural...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jan 1, 2018
Published by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, this is a powerful eye-opening work by 184 authors, summarizing some 4,000 sources. Insights: Land degradation—a pervasive, systemic phenomenon in all parts of the...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jan 1, 2018
A report by produced by the International Resource Panel that stresses the need for a circular economic system to create a sustainable global economy, enabled by remanufacturing, refurbishing, repair, reuse, and value-retention processes, resulting in less waste,...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jan 1, 2018
This report by the World Resources Institute argues that “we are not making progress anywhere near fast enough.” Current economic models “are deeply inadequate” in capturing opportunities for a transformational shift or the grave dangers of climate inaction. “Bold...
by Friedrich Hirler | Jan 1, 2018
This report published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water aims “to inform policy and decision-makers, inside and outside the water community, about the potential of nature-based solutions (NBS) to address contemporary water management challenges across all sectors,...
by Friedrich Hirler | Dec 1, 2017
This compact 3-page overview by William A. Ripple and seven others was published in BioScience Journal and is a follow-on to an earlier 1992 statement. Signed by >15,000 scientists from 184 countries, now organized as the Alliance of World Scientists, most...
by Cyrine Azaiez | Jun 12, 2013
On 12 June 2013, the Conference of European Statisticians held under the auspices of UNECE in Geneva, endorsed a set of recommendation for a framework to measure sustainable development and associated sets of indicators. This is a “key step toward harmonizing various...
Conflict and Climate, Conflict Prevention/Mitigation/Resolution, Environment, Peace, Peace Research, SustainabilityAn initiative committed to promoting sustainable peace through innovation and integration. It is based at Columbia University and aims to enhance integrative research and practice in sustainable peace, conflict engagement,…
It’s mission to address shared systemic problems and global changes by bringing together researchers, industry professionals, policymakers, students, NGOs, citizens, and other stakeholders through its Policy Network. It provides thought-leadership…
An international network of grassroots environmental organizations working in 73 countries. It aims to promote global environmental protection and sustainability by raising awareness, involving communities, and influencing policy decisions. To…