Planet under Pressure
The 2020s are the make-or-break decade for Sustainability. But Covid-19 questions almost everything. How can we handle increasingly frequent shocks? What can a resilient society and economy that is in line with planetary boundaries look like? These and many other questions are discussed in the new 2020 edition of the Global Goals Yearbook titled “Planet under Pressure”. The Yearbook supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals and is one of the publications in strong international demand.
The 2020s are the make-or-break decade for Sustainability. But Covid-19 questions almost everything. How can we handle increasingly frequent shocks? What can a resilient society and economy that is in line with planetary boundaries look like? These and many other questions are discussed in the new 2020 edition of the Global Goals Yearbook titled “Planet under Pressure”. The Yearbook supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals and is one of the publications in strong international demand.
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Paradigm Shifts,<br />
Reactance, and<br />
Fighting Our<br />
Demons<br />
Humanity knows more than ever about climate change –<br />
but we are lazy when it comes to action. Constant<br />
admonitions and calls to act in a climate-conscious manner<br />
often leads to the opposite. In this essay, the well-known<br />
sociologist and social psychologist Harald Welzer explores<br />
the question why we fear climate change, but often do<br />
nothing about it.<br />
“My Madcap Trip around the World” was<br />
the title of a full-page article in Germany’s<br />
daily tabloid newspaper Bild on<br />
Sept. 12, 2017. In it, reporter Michael<br />
Quandt wrote about his journey to “four<br />
continents and eight cities” in just five<br />
days, flying 40,200 kilometers in the<br />
process. Because he relied solely on lowcost<br />
airlines, the entire trip cost a mere<br />
€1,827. His accounts were sprinkled with<br />
tales of excursions, from dromedary<br />
riding in Dubai to savoring a shaved<br />
ice at Waikiki Beach – all of it backed<br />
up by the obligatory Instagram photos,<br />
of course.<br />
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Prof. Dr. Harald Welzer<br />
Sociologist, Executive Director,<br />
Futurzwei Foundation<br />
Professor for Transformation<br />
Design at the University of<br />
Flensburg<br />
70 Global Goals Yearbook 2020
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