Standard solutions to the threat of> 1.5° C global average warming are not ambitious
enough to prevent large-scale irreversible loss. Meaningful climate action requires …

The term “climate emergency” represents a new phase in climate change framing that many
hope will invigorate more climate action. Yet there has been relatively little discussion of …

The notion of transformation is gaining traction in contemporary sustainability debates. New
ways of theorising and supporting transformations are emerging and, so the argument goes …

Failure to address unsustainable global change is often attributed to failures in conventional
environmental governance. Polycentric environmental governance—the popular alternative …

Adverse impacts of climate change, development deficits and inequality exacerbate each
other. Existing vulnerabilities and inequalities intensify with adverse impacts of climate …

Concepts of ecological and environmental democracy seek to reconcile two normative
ideals: ensuring environmental sustainability while safeguarding democracy. These ideals …

The environmental governance literature has seen a proliferation of analytical terms to
describe actors who try to engender change for the improvement of the environment/climate …

Social networks are frequently cited as vital for facilitating successful adaptation and
transformation in linked social–ecological systems to overcome pressing resource …

Institutions are vital to the sustainability of social-ecological systems, balancing individual
and group interests and coordinating responses to change. Ecological decline and social …

The unprecedented global heatwave of 2014–2017 was a defining event for many
ecosystems. Widespread degradation caused by coral bleaching, for example, highlighted …