March 2023
Rene Wadlow reports on the agreement reached at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) in Montreal in December 2022, where delegates adopted a new Global Biodiversity Framework. He weighs the promise of the pledges, the role of civil society, and the risk that implementation and funding could fall short.
June 2026
Larry Kazdan argues for monetary sovereignty and reforming international financial institutions to empower developing nations. The article critiques extractivism and sweatshops as ecologically destructive and economically exploitative.
June 2026
A global climate treaty is finalized through digital direct democracy. Citizens vote to ratify or reject international agreements with real financial consequences.
June 2026
The Climate Governance Commission proposes a whole-of-system approach to Earth system risks. A fragmented multilateral system fails to address interlinked crises effectively.
March 2023
Erica Wilson examines how some corporations profited during the pandemic while the cost of living outpaced wages, using the Canadian Weston family as a case study. She argues that holding such profiteers to account ultimately calls for a supranational body able to curb global scale exploitation.
December 2023
Climate change litigation is exploding globally, with thousands of lawsuits seeking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These legal actions, often relying on human rights law, aim to force corporations and nation-states to adopt more stringent environmental measures.
June 2024
The UN Secretary-General’s proposal to establish a Special Envoy for Future Generations is gaining traction, reflecting the rights and interests of future generations. This initiative aims to ensure that all levels of governance consider and protect intergenerational rights in today’s policy decisions.
December 2025
The article traces the evolution of global environmental concern, from early visions of Earth's isolation to modern calls for sustainable development. It highlights the ongoing struggle to address systemic environmental degradation through international cooperation.
March 2021
The article distinguishes between local, worldwide, and global environmental problems based on how they can be solved. It argues that global problems, like climate change, require global legislation and binding treaties, while worldwide issues are better handled by coordinating local measures.
September 2021
This article reviews the international legal and treaty context for the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. It discusses major issues facing delegates and underlying challenges in global climate governance.
March 2021
The article reviews the history of the UNDP Human Development Report, noting its shift from measuring GDP growth to assessing human opportunity and freedom. It highlights the report's evolution, from focusing on human security and gender equality to addressing climate change and global inequalities.
March 2021
This letter from the future describes how the world's advanced global governance system successfully contained a deadly pandemic, COVID-44, in 2045. The author argues that a world federation, by eliminating war and funding global health, made rapid, effective epidemic response possible.
June 2020
The coronavirus pandemic highlighted global deficiencies, demonstrating that no single nation can manage a crisis alone. The article argues that global coordination is necessary and that public powers, not market mechanisms, must manage essential services like healthcare.
