Call for action for a new Global Governance System for the Planet
28.11.2023
Governing Our Planetary Emergency: Charting a Safe Path for a Workable Future
The world has already overshot six of nine scientifically-identified Planetary Boundaries and is now facing a deepening planetary emergency.
Facing a crossroads in human history, we need novel approaches to global governance in support of unprecedented policy, private sector, and citizen-led actions, to shift course this decade and avert the worst of the emergency. Human interference in the life-supporting functions of our planet have already caused intense suffering and heightened inequality. Employing new and existing governance levers in more creative and technically robust ways—that harness the combined talents and commitments of governments and non-state actors—is necessary to meet our shared, colossal challenges. The Commission aspires to contribute to the thought leadership and norm entrepreneurship necessary to safeguard humanity’s future. Our current challenges—although daunting —are solvable, and there are many powerful, positive trends on which to build our efforts.
This Report sets forth near- and medium-term proposals for vital and substantial governance improvements across the international system. The Commission will form diverse, high-level working groups to refine its recommendations and advocate for their associated transformations; we value our myriad partners in this important effort for just climate governance.
To read the full report by the Climate Governance Commission click HERE