15.05.2023 Pathways to Global Sustainability#
Text: Leverage for global change#
title: Levers and leverage points for pathways to sustainability
author: Chan et al
date: 2020
DOI: 10.1002/pan3.10124
Humanitys Goals: (as set by intern. treaties)
Biodiversity
SDGs
stop temp. change
=> more than CC
Risks
lose 1 million species
degrade nature contributions
future zoonoses
catastrophic change
Methods
have synergies
but one sighted approach risks some goals
=> address indirect drivers (values, norms, institutions)
Prioritize
Leverage Points: where to intervene
and
Levers: where to intervene
to agents of civil change
not: scaling up existing solutions
Leverage Points#
Vision of a good life
beyond consumerism
show alternatives
Material Consumption
both population
and per capita consumption
Values of responsibility
change in human behaviour
“nächstenliebe” erweitern auf alle
Inequality
distribution and access
not only for its own moral sake
Justice
for historic wrongs
inclusion of local communities in decisions
Externalities
stop externalizing local change
no leakage of carbon-intensive processes
Technology
innovations in smaller sense (industry)
and broader sense (natural)
Education
enhance connectedness
emapthy, resilience (psychological)
Levers#
Incentives
subsidies / inc. for more than one goal
not voluntary, and whole society
IRA?
Coordination
across administrative regions
and sectors (e. g. oceans: fishing, transport,…)
Pre emptive action
before disaster happens
and effects are clear
Adaptive decision making
not optimum outcome, but possible one
accept nonlinearity
Law and Implementation
good laws (not neoliberal voluntary)
good enforcement
Discussion#
Vision = global sustainable economy
renewable based
low impact circular economy
Current Gaps:
values not used effectively
incentive programs often reverse
based mostly on IPBES-Rerport
intergovernmental program biodiversity
132 nations approved
Meinung:
viele Punkte angesprochen
aber sehr abstrakt
Policy Implikationen nicht ganz klar
außer wieder CO2 Handel und Subventionen abbauen
Social Tipping#
nach
Otto et al (2019)Points:
Energierzeugung: erneuerbare billiger als konventionell
Human Settlements: klimaneutrale Stadt
Finanzmarkt: Rentabilit-t grüne Investments höher als Fossile Investitionen
Normen und Werte: Anerkennung unmoralischer Auswirkungen
Bildungssystem: Klimabildung in den jungen Generationen
Information feedbacks: Transparenz von Emissionen überall