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Summary: Current actions are insufficient to achieve both the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Integrated model-based analysis suggests that strong interventions and ambitious lifestyle changes are necessary for real progress. Climate policies, economic development, education, technological progress, and less resource-intensive lifestyles are crucial elements for progress, but additional sustainable development measures are needed to reach the targets.
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Leonardo Nascimento, Takeshi Kuramochi, Niklas Hoehne
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Juan Telleria, Jorge Garcia-Arias
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Marina Ermolina, Anna Matveevskaya, Mikhail Baranuk
Summary: Developed countries started to raise concerns about environmental protection in the latter half of the 20th century, leading to increasing global attention on the issue of climate change. The United Nations plays a crucial role in sustainable development and climate change, and this paper aims to analyze the issue and possible solutions within the scope of UN activities.
PROCEEDINGS OF TOPICAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Eva Boon, Jurian Vincent Meijering, Robbert Biesbroek, Fulco Ludwig
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Zhiqi Zhang, Xiangyu Jia, Zeren Gongbu, Dingling He, Wenjun Li
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
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Yolanda L. Waters, Kerrie A. Wilson, Angela J. Dean
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
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Daniel A. Potts, Emma J. S. Ferranti, Joshua D. Vande Hey
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Amber W. Datta, Carina Wyborn, Brian C. Chaffin, Michele L. Barnes
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
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Environmental Sciences
Ranjan Datta, Prarthona Datta
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
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Environmental Sciences
Julie Lydia Stounberg, Karen Timmerman, Karsten Dahl, Maurizio Pinna, Jon C. Svendsen
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
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Environmental Sciences
Shilpi Kundu, Edward A. Morgan, James C. R. Smart
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
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Environmental Sciences
Theodore Tallent, Aiora Zabala
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
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Environmental Sciences
Natalie Sampson, Carmel Price, Melanie Sampson, Mary Bradshaw, Bianca Freeman
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Environmental Sciences
Karabi Bezboruah, Amruta Sakalker, Michelle Hummel, Oswald Jenewein, Kathryn Masten, Yonghe Liu
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
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Environmental Sciences
Heli Saarikoski, Suvi Vikstrom, Lasse Peltonen
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
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Environmental Sciences
Naomi Terry, Azucena Castro, Bwalya Chibwe, Geci Karuri-Sebina, Codruta Savu, Laura Pereira
Summary: The practice of envisioning the future has deep roots in African traditions, but is not widely used in conventional futuring methodologies. To achieve a decolonial approach to futuring, it is important to consider diverse pasts and storytelling forms. Stories can serve as mechanisms of power, healing, and diversification, leading to more just and ecologically sustainable futures.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
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Environmental Sciences
Priya Chetri, Upasna Sharma, P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan
Summary: Previous studies have overlooked the role of information in farmers' capacity to adapt to weather and climate variability. This paper examines the relationship between farmers' access to weather information and the uptake of farm-level adaptation strategies, and highlights the potential of information in improving farmers' adaptive capacity. The paper also emphasizes the moderating effect of farmers' social ecosystem on this relationship.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
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Environmental Sciences
Baker Matovu, Floor Brouwer, Raimund Bleischwitz, Firas Aljanabi, Meltem Alkoyak-Yildiz
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)