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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 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 and Pacific Working Group
Asia and Pacific Working Group

The Asia and Pacific Working Group (formerly Asia-Pacific Working Group)seeks to initiate collective and collaborative dialogue…

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...

Recent publications

Earth System Governance – Volume 26

The twenty-sixth volume of Earth System Governance is out now. The Earth System Governance is an open-access journal for all…

Special Issue: Locating the ‘Global South’ in Earth System Governance

The special issue “Locating the ‘Global South’ in Earth System Governance” is now completed. The Earth System Governance network’s South-South…

Earth System Governance – Volume 25

The twenty-fifth volume of Earth System Governance is out now. The Earth System Governance is an open-access journal for all…