Planetary Integrity
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The Political Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals : Transforming Governance Through Global Goals?. ed. / Frank Biermann; Thomas Hickmann; Carole-Anne Senit. Cambridge University Press, 2022. p. 140-171.
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Planetary Integrity
AU - Kotzé, Louis J.
AU - Kim, Rakhyun E.
AU - Burdon, Peter
AU - du Toit, Louise
AU - Glass, Lisa-Maria
AU - Kashwan, Prakash
AU - Liverman, Diana
AU - Montesano, Francesco S.
AU - Rantala, Salla
AU - Sénit, Carole-Anne
AU - Treyer, Sébastien
AU - Calzadilla, Paola Villavicencio
PY - 2022/7/31
Y1 - 2022/7/31
N2 - This chapter asks whether the Sustainable Development Goals have advanced planetary ecological integrity, that is, strengthened policies towards the preservation of global commons at various levels of governance. We start with a brief account of the concept of planetary integrity, before engaging in a theoretical debate about the potential role of the Sustainable Development Goals in advancing planetary integrity, drawing on a literature survey. Finally, we assess the transformative potential of the goals for planetary integrity by focusing on governance interventions at international, regional, local and transnational levels. Our research shows that while the Sustainable Development Goals have raised concern about environmental protection, they do not motivate transformative change towards planetary integrity. Specifically, the literature raises doubts about the actual steering effects of the goals owing to their poor additionality with respect to existing environmental agreements, their inherent contradictions, and their weak ambition when it comes to planetary integrity.
AB - This chapter asks whether the Sustainable Development Goals have advanced planetary ecological integrity, that is, strengthened policies towards the preservation of global commons at various levels of governance. We start with a brief account of the concept of planetary integrity, before engaging in a theoretical debate about the potential role of the Sustainable Development Goals in advancing planetary integrity, drawing on a literature survey. Finally, we assess the transformative potential of the goals for planetary integrity by focusing on governance interventions at international, regional, local and transnational levels. Our research shows that while the Sustainable Development Goals have raised concern about environmental protection, they do not motivate transformative change towards planetary integrity. Specifically, the literature raises doubts about the actual steering effects of the goals owing to their poor additionality with respect to existing environmental agreements, their inherent contradictions, and their weak ambition when it comes to planetary integrity.
KW - Environmental Governance
KW - environment institutions
KW - international governance
KW - planetary boundaries
KW - regional governance
KW - socio-economic development
KW - Sustainability Governance
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/3b3b8ff7-d2f1-3ee7-8695-09ad607ad6de/
U2 - 10.1017/9781009082945.007
DO - 10.1017/9781009082945.007
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-1-316-51429-0
SP - 140
EP - 171
BT - The Political Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals
A2 - Biermann, Frank
A2 - Hickmann, Thomas
A2 - Senit, Carole-Anne
PB - Cambridge University Press
ER -