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Stimulating a vibrant, pluralistic, and relevant research community on global environmental change and governance.

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📢 New paper where @henrikselin.bsky.social & @noelleselin.bsky.social question the conceptual and political usefulness of applying the planetary boundary framework to chemical pollution, warning it may hinder inclusive and effective governance.
January 21, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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🛞 Who should be accountable for #microplastics from everyday product use?
Peter Dauvergne argues that tire wear—one of the largest sources—cannot be addressed by consumer responsibility. He calls for international standards and extended producer responsibility
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Corporate earth system accountability: Governance strategies to reduce microplastic pollution from consumer products
Microplastics released as consumers use products are a significant, yet largely unregulated, source of global pollution. Enhancing corporate earth sys…
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January 23, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Apply to become a Research Fellow with us. A global research network connecting scholars from the social sciences and humanities, and across disciplines, working from local to global scales on environmental change and governance.

Learn more & apply: www.earthsystemgovernance.org/apply-to-bec...
January 23, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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Happy to announce the publication of an open-access article discussing alternatives to the planetary boundaries framework that can better enhance science-policy linkages for chemicals governance co-authored with @noelleselin.bsky.social
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Alternatives to planetary boundaries can enhance science-policy linkages for chemicals governance
Chemical pollution poses significant environmental and human health problems. Some researchers have put forward the planetary boundary framework as a …
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January 20, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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🎯🌍 Is goal-setting an effective strategy for global sustainability governance?

This new special issue takes stock of a decade of #SDGs implementation, asking what goal-setting has actually delivered for global sustainability—and where its limits lie:
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Earth System Governance | Is Goal-setting an Effective Strategy for Global Sustainability Governance? Insights from the Sustainable Development Goals | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets. This agreement sets a 15-year plan t...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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Don't forget to submit your contributions to the 2026 Bath Conference on Earth System Governance 🌍

Deadline: 15 January 2026

Individual papers, panel proposals and innovative sessions are welcome.

For more details and submission guidelines: www.earthsystemgovernance.org/2026-bath/
December 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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⚖️ #Equity and the #GlobalStocktake (GST)

Sonja Klinsky et al. assess whether the first Global Stocktake (2023) was conducted “in the light of equity.” Despite procedural innovations, equity was only weakly integrated, with lessons for future GST cycles.

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Did the first global Stocktake successfully assess progress towards the Paris goals ‘in light of equity’?
The Global Stocktake (GST) is designed to be at the heart of the Paris Agreement's ratcheting mechanism towards achieving the Paris goals. It has a ma…
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January 12, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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🌍 Can Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) advance ecological goals?

@nicolaslaurence.bsky.social shows that ecological concerns in SDR debates are reframed as issues of liquidity and debt, making them visible but limiting their transformative power.

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Special drawing rights and ecological vulnerability: Monetary hierarchy and the translation of values
Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) have regained prominence as international institutions search for ways to respond to recurring financial crises, rising …
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December 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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🌱 Why do local sustainability efforts stall over time?
Lisa Wälitalo et al. identify 8 conditions for continuity—from active leadership & communication to inclusiveness & capacity-building—based on long-term action research in Sweden & Finland.
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How to enhance continuity of strategic sustainable development work in municipalities and regions – findings from Sweden and Finland
Despite numerous initiatives, methodologies and approaches, municipalities and regions continue to face challenges in sustaining long-term efforts tow…
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January 5, 2026 at 7:56 AM
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🧭 How do side events shape global environmental negotiations?

Chloé Taillandier et al. review 31 studies to show that side events at MEA #COPs fulfil 26 distinct functions—from agenda-setting to long-term impacts—yet remain understudied beyond the #UNFCCC.

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Beyond the formal spotlight−Unravelling side events in multilateral environmental negotiations: a review
Multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), a key element of global environmental governance, and their associated agreement-making processes have b…
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January 7, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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🌿 How do voluntary vs national #SustainabilityStandards differ?
Muhamad Amin Rifai et al. examine Indonesia’s palm oil and tea sectors. VSS are stricter, but NSS increasingly converge; markets drive VSS adoption while regulatory compliance drives NSS.
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National and voluntary sustainability standards: Convergence or divergence? Insights from Indonesian agri-food export sectors
Voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) are market-based mechanisms promoting sustainability in agri-food value chains. VSS can create challenges rel…
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January 9, 2026 at 8:41 AM
📬 The December edition of the Earth System Governance Newsletter is here! Packed with community news, key announcements, and opportunities across the ESG network.

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December 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Don't forget to submit your contributions to the 2026 Bath Conference on Earth System Governance 🌍

Deadline: 15 January 2026

Individual papers, panel proposals and innovative sessions are welcome.

For more details and submission guidelines: www.earthsystemgovernance.org/2026-bath/
December 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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📢 Student essay competition on environmental agreements.
🥇 The Ronald Mitchell Prize
📅 Deadline : Feb 1, 2026
💰 500 $
ℹ️ www.iea.ulaval.ca/en/essay-com...

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December 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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📣 The Call for Papers for the 2026 Bath Conference on Earth System Governance is now open.

The main conference will be held from 8–10 September 2026, in the city of Bath.

Submission deadline: 15 January 2026

Learn more and submit your abstract: bit.ly/4s4Q5KX

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December 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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🌱 How do conservation laws treat ecosystem (dis)services?
Daya Subedi et al. review 111 laws in Nepal and find ecosystem services are increasingly included, but disservices rarely noted. Policies lean toward commercial conservation, sidelining local communities.
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Ecosystem (dis)services matter for conservation policies: Insights from Nepal
Ecosystem services have gained increasing policy relevance for their dual role in promoting biodiversity conservation and supporting human well-being.…
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December 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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📣 Call for Paper for the 2026 Bath Conference from @esgproject.bsky.social is open!

Theme: Building Just & Sustainable Futures for Planetary Integrity

🗓 8–10 Sept, UK
📩 Submission deadline: 15/01/26

Find out the different streams and submission types, here👇
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Call for Papers - 2026 Bath Conference on Earth System Governance | GreenDeal-NET
We are warmly inviting you to the 2026 Bath Conference on Earth System Governance, to be held in the historical city of Bath, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the United Kingdom. The conference is orga...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
📬 The November edition of the Earth System Governance Newsletter is here! Packed with community news, key announcements, and opportunities across the ESG network.

Read it here: mailchi.mp/earthsystemg...

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November 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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📢 New paper out by @anoukfransen.bsky.social, @harrietbulkeley.bsky.social & Jeffrey Blackwatters on the contested concept of "transformative change" for global #environmental governance.
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Conceptualizing transformative change for global environmental governance
The notion of transformative change has attracted increasing attention from research and policy communities as societies struggle with the nature and …
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November 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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🌍 Open Call: 2026 Bath Conference
@esgproject.bsky.social is accepting submissions for its global gathering in Bath, UK – 8–10 Sept 2026.

Theme: Building Just & Sustainable Futures for Planetary Integrity

📅 Submission deadline: 15 Jan 2026
🔗 Learn more: earthsystemgovernance.org/2026-bath/ca...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Completed special issue “Locating the ‘Global South’ in Earth System Governance”.

The issue unpacks key issues related to the #GlobalSouth in sustainability science and governance and is a product of the ESG South-South Initiative.

Read the editorial: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 19, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Several Earth System Governance (ESG) Project members are present at #COP30 in Belém.

Want to connect with the ESG community during the conference?

We have gathered a list of researchers and ESG-related side events: www.earthsystemgovernance.org/news/earth-s...
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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🌍 Are annual UN climate COPs unsustainable?

💸 Thang Nam Do argues their carbon and financial cost limits low-income groups' participation and proposes biennial in-person COPs alternating with virtual sessions to free resources for inclusion & frontline action.

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Fund more, fly less: A hybrid meeting cycle for more effective and equitable climate governance
The annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's Conference of Parties (COP) has long served as a keystone of global climate diploma…
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November 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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🌱 What if states were reorganized into "ecosystem republics", governed by and for nature?

Nupur Chowdhury proposes a Gandhian model of decentralized governance grounded in swaraj and ahimsa to protect ecological integrity.

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Ecosystems republics
Despite global efforts towards sustainability and conservation, as per the latest Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosys…
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November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
📢Call for Papers - 2026 Bath Conference on Earth System Governance

Join us in Bath from 8–10 September under the theme “Building Just and Sustainable Futures for Planetary Integrity.”

Submit your paper, panel, or innovative session proposal by 15 January.

www.earthsystemgovernance.org/2026-bath/
November 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM