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Working Groups

Working groups are flexible research collaborations with more narrow or specific focus areas and commonly with limited time horizons. These groups either bring together a sub-community within a Taskforce or else are self-standing and mobilize scholars to study an unexplored area of earth system governance research.

Working Group on Governance of Social-Ecological Systems
Working Group on Governance of Social-Ecological Systems

We are keen on exploring and discussing the challenges, possibilities, and opportunities one encounters when seeking…

Working Group on Earth-Space Governance
Working Group on Earth-Space Governance

The increasingly complex developments in the space sector bring a significant impact on earth system governance.…

Working Group on Decarbonization
Working Group on Decarbonization

The “Decarbonization” Working Group is part of the “Task Force on Climate Governance”. It gathers researchers…

Island with ocean and a few villas
Working Group on Planetary Health Justice

Human, animal and environmental health constitutes a critically important issue in relation to earth system governance,…

Working Group on Democracy
Working Group on Democracy

This group gathers researchers from various disciplines who are interested in questions of democracy, power and…

Urban Working Group
Urban Working Group

The Urban Working Group of the Earth System Governance Project was created at the end of…

Asia-Pacific Working Group
Asia-Pacific Working Group

The Asia-Pacific Working Group has an independent website that will be regularly updated by its members.…

ESGRREW was created in 2016, opening an inclusive and ethical space where different perspectives can join forces to shape a common understanding of our world in law and policy
Working Group on Environment, Representation and Rights.
ESGRREW was created in 2016, opening an inclusive and ethical space where different perspectives can join forces to shape a common understanding of our world in law and policy
Creating and enhancing carbon sinks has become the newest pillar of climate policy in the era of the Paris Agreement, which calls for a ‘balance of sources and sinks’ on route to the ambitious temperature targets of 2C – or even 1.5C – by century’s end...
Carbon Removal Working Group
Creating and enhancing carbon sinks has become the newest pillar of climate policy in the era of the Paris Agreement, which calls for a ‘balance of sources and sinks’ on route to the ambitious temperature targets of 2C – or even 1.5C – by century’s end...
Working Group on Economic Downturn and Climate Action
Working Group on Economic Downturn and Climate Action

Climate action by state and non-state actors has become increasingly urgent, if the world is to…

Recent publications

Building Capabilities for Earth System Governance

This Element develops a new Strategic Capabilities Framework for studying and steering complex socio-ecological systems. It is driven by the…

Trade and the Environment: Drivers and Effects of Environmental Provisions in Trade Agreements

The mushrooming of trade agreements and their interlinkages with environmental governance calls for new research on the trade and environment…

The Politics of Deep Time

Human societies increasingly interact with processes on a geological or even cosmic timescale. Despite this recognition, we still lack a…