Global emissions beyond 44 gigatonnes of carbondioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) in 2020 can potentially lead the world to an irreversible climate change. Employing a novel dynamical system modeling approach, we predict that in a business-asusual scenario, it will reach 61 GtCO2e by 2020. Testing...

In 2015, the UN adopted a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to eradicate poverty, establish socio-economic inclusion and protect the environment. Critical voices such as the International Council for Science, however, have expressed concerns about potential incompatibility of the...

The Sustainable Development Goals promise / Ranjula Bali Swain and Peter Dobers -- Multidimensional poverty indices and SDGs / Sabina Alkire -- Exploring Agenda 2030 through the 5P lens : energy beyond prosperity / Matheus Gobbato Leichtweis, and Raiana Schirmer Soares -- Challenges and the way...