State of the World 2014 Governing for Sustainability
Citizens expect their governments to lead on sustainability. But from largely disappointing international conferences like Rio II to the U.S.’s failure to pass meaningful climate legislation, governments’ progress has been lackluster. That’s not to say le
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SCIENCE | ENVIRONMENT
2014
GoverninG
STATE OF THE WORLD
THE WORLDWATCH INSTITUTE, in this 40th-anniversary edition of its flagship publication, analyzes failures of our political and economic systems, and opportunities to improve governance, locally and globally. From grassroots campaigns for fossil fuel divestment and “energy democracy” to the spread of responsible corporate charters, State of the World 2014 illustrates how people worldwide are reclaiming the mantle of citizenship and creating political change for sustainability.
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sustainability justice environment evolution grassroots global guidance hunger ultrasocial public interest local protest future deliberation
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Today’s sustainability crisis is much more a political problem than a technical one. We have countless options to address even our most alarming environmental challenges, from water shortages to climate change. But we have failed to act; ultimately, we have failed to govern. Yet we can now choose to govern responsibly.
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—TIMOTHY E. WIRTH, former US Senator, the first Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, and founding President of the United Nations Foundation
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eco-literacy
“In my four decades in government and public life, I have seen first-hand most of the flaws in national and international governance that this trenchant book critiques. Its suggestions for improving the ways we manage our relations with each other and with our planetary home are provocative yet clear-headed, and—if only we implemented them—would likely put us on the path to true sustainability.”
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—SENATOR JAMIE RASKIN, Maryland State Senate Majority Whip and Professor of Constitutional Law, American University
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“This book is a manifesto of practical hope published in the shadow of accelerating environmental catastrophe. It tells us that we do not have to sit on our hands and close our eyes as we wait for the deluge. Instead, we can govern and lead with some courage in the interest of all humanity.”
for SUSTAINABILITY
EQUITY
—BILL McKIBBEN, Founder, 350.org
STATE OF THE WORLD 2014
“The scientists have told us what we need to know about climate change. Now, as this fascinating volume makes clear, it’s time for the political scientists to step up and, more importantly, for all of us in our role as citizens to make sure that we replace our ruinous energy oligarchy with a vibrant, sustainable, and just democracy.”
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Governing for Sustainability
T H E WO R L D WATC H I N S T I T U T E
State of the World 2014
Governing for Sustainability
Other Worldwatch Books State of the World 1984 through 2013 (an annual report on progress toward a sustainable society) Vital Signs 1992 through 2003 and 2005 through 2013 (a report on the trends that
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