“What do you think should be the two or three highest priority political outcomes of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), scheduled for Rio de Janeiro in June 2012?”

Vanpeperstraete, Ben; Duyck, Sébastien; Bhandari, Medani P.; Brizga, Jānis; Rijnhout, Leida; Lorek, Sylvia; Castro, Alfonso Peter; Chang, Chung-Ming; Daly, Herman E.; Didham, Robert James; Ferraro, Gianluca; Greenfield, Oliver; Khosla, Ashok; Weizsäcker, Ernst Ulrich von; Lode, Birgit; Miles, Simon; Pacini, Henrique; Silveira, Semida; Perch, Leisa; Rijnsburger, Jaap; Sanwal, Mukul; Savarala, Sameera; Scherr, Sara J.; Seetharam, K. E.; Adeeb, Ali M.; Shepherd, Donna; Smith, Adrian; Ulatowska, Lisinka; Vincent, Alice; John, Werner

doi:10.1111/j.1477-8947.2011.01409.x

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“…In parallel, the demand for scientifically sound and transparent information upon which to base consumption choices and behaviors is growing among citizens. Now, as we are in the Rio+20 era, there is an emerging demand of concrete actions [8] and stronger implementation of the existing policies and international resolutions and for concrete actions to meet the targets set in the previous year [9]. This point of view requires informed decision making to ensure effectiveness of the policies and actions undertaken.…”

Section: State Of the Art In The Relationship Between Science And Decmentioning

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Research findings and decision making: the case of renewable energy

2013

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Background: Energy policies from local to global scale are increasingly questioned in terms of sustainability. Evidence-and science-based decision making in this field needs a robust and transparent integrated assessment of policy options. Nevertheless, scientific findings do not lead straight to political conclusions, and the relationship between science and decision making is a debated issue. The article discusses the main barriers to effective interaction and communication between scientific enquiry and decision making and proposes some effective ways to overcome these barriers, starting from experiences in the biomass energy sector.

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Research findings and decision making: the case of renewable energy

2013

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“…One comment inspires hope for the implementation of the green economy to improve wellbeing: -There are two transformative ideals of a green economy. It is an economy that looks after the natural world and it is an economy that explicitly pursues well-being for all‖ [35]. Another quote appears to be labeling the green economy as a Band-Aid solution to our wellbeing issues: -The ‗green economy' agenda is an attempt to correct market failures that lead to perverse outcomes for the environment and human wellbeing‖ [60].…”

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“…The importance of considering human welfare is frequently discussed as an outcome of the green economy, for example -There are two transformative ideals of a green economy. It is an economy that looks after the natural world and it is an economy that explicitly pursues well-being for all‖ [35]. As well, human wellbeing is used as an argument when discussing the need to protect biodiversity and the environment--Governments and economic actors need to be won over to the idea that long-term well-being is linked to economic development that is energy and resource efficient and protective of biodiversity‖ [36].…”

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An Analysis of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20) Discourse Using an Ability Expectation Lens

Noga

Wolbring

2013

Sustainability

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Abstract:The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20) was hosted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from June 20-22, 2012, 20 years after the first Earth Summit, with the intention of creating solutions to current global environmental issues. In this paper we present the results of an analysis of academic and newspaper articles that covered the Rio +20 summit, using an ability expectation lens. Articles were collected from academic databases such as EBSCO, as well as from newspapers such as the Globe and Mail (Canada) and China Daily; the articles collected were coded for ability expectations using an extensive list of codes which has been designed to identify ability expectations. Analysis of the discourse has revealed a number of ability expectations, such as the ability to produce and consume, the ability to work, and the ability to control. These ability expectations reveal what is seen as a necessary part of development. The opportunities and challenges which occur during development may be related to the expectations of the public, academic, private and not-for-profit sectors. The authors submit that in order to move forward towards universal sustainable development, it is critical to consider the ability expectations which are both explicitly and implicitly included in the Rio +20 discourse.

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Social Learning for Sustainability

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Ofei-Manu

2015

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“What do you think should be the two or three highest priority political outcomes of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), scheduled for Rio de Janeiro in June 2012?”

Cited by 4 publications

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Research findings and decision making: the case of renewable energy

Research findings and decision making: the case of renewable energy

An Analysis of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20) Discourse Using an Ability Expectation Lens

Social Learning for Sustainability

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