By Frans Verhagen This think-piece proposes that the present unjust, unsustainable, and, therefore, unstable international monetary system, which presently functions without a standard, be transformed into one that has carbon-based standard. Such a carbon-based...
By Frank Biermann This paper makes the case for the establishment of a World Environment Organisation. It traces the development of the debate for a WEO over the past 40 years, and outlines the...
By Peter Bates PhD and Gisbert Glaser PhD This paper argues that policy-setting and implementation should be based on the best available knowledge. There should thus be an intimate connection between the scientific and...
By ICE Coaltion This paper makes the case for the establishment of an International Court for the Environment (ICE). It argues that a Court is necessary for two main reasons – firstly to play...
By Kirk Herbertson, World Resources Institute This paper outlines the need for reform of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) as part of a broader package of sustainable development governance reforms. It argues that the...
By Dr Maria Ivanova, University of Massachusets This paper addresses the need for reform of the environmental pillar of sustainable development at the global level, and responds to the recent developments from the UNEP...
By Jan-Gustav Strandeneas, Stakeholder Forum This paper outlines the history of global governance for sustainable development, charting some of the significant milestones and also identifying the challenges to progress and reform. It outlines some...
By Johannah Bernstein, International Environmental Lawyer International environmental governance (IEG) has been the subject of reform for the past two decades. Efforts have taken the form of high-level advisory groups, independent commissions, task forces,...
By Klauss Bosselmann, Peter Brown and Brendan Mackey In response to the agenda for Rio+20, we address here a major problem in sustainable development that brings together the issues of a green economy and...
By Jan-Gustav Strandaneas, Stakeholder Forum Establishing a new United Nations Council on Sustainable Development would be a momentous decision, and one that would signal to the world the critical urgency and the high priority...
