(ForeignPolicy.com - Parag Khanna) Going stateless to maximize profits, multinational companies are vying with governments for global power. Who is winning?....At first glance, the story of Accenture reads like the archetype of the American dream. One of the world’s biggest consulting companies, which commands tens of billions of dollars in annual revenues, was born in the 1950s as a small division of accounting firm Arthur Andersen. Its first major project was advising General Electric to install a computer at a Kentucky facility in order to automate payment processing. Several decades of growth followed, and by 1989, the division was successful enough to become its own organization: Andersen Consulting. ... read more at ForeignPolicy.com
CADI - Index für klimabedingten landwirtschaftlichen Rückgang
Wo wird der Klimawandel die Landwirtschaft am stärksten treffen?
Dieses Tool kartiert beobachtete und prognostizierte Produktivitätsverluste lokaler Nutzpflanzen mit einer Auflösung von 10 km, die durch veränderte Klimabedingungen verursacht werden.
Global Justice Project
Das „Global Justice Project“ zielt darauf ab, eine neue Vision für den globalen Fortschritt im 21. Jahrhundert zu entwerfen: die Verankerung menschlicher Entwicklung und Gleichheit in der Bewohnbarkeit des Planeten. Es untersucht die Bedingungen, unter denen sich die Welt auf dieses Ziel zubewegen könnte, und skizziert einen sowohl ökonomisch als auch ökologisch konsistenten Übergangspfad für den Zeitraum von 2026 bis 2100.
GLOBAL TIPPING POINTS
GLOBAL TIPPING POINTS
Harmful tipping points in the natural world threaten humanity by disrupting life support systems and societal stability. The effects of tipping points will be transmitted and amplified throughout our globalised world. To mitigate these risks, we should focus on positive tipping points—opportunities where beneficial changes become self-sustaining. History shows rapid societal shifts are possible.
https://earthgovernance.org
Strengthening global governance to protect the environment
MEGA is a coalition of civil society organizations working in cooperation with like-minded governments and other stakeholders to strengthen environmental governance.