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Earth System Governance Journal

The Earth System Governance Journal is a flagship publication of the Earth System Governance Project. It is available for scholars to publish cutting-edge research of their own, as well as that presented at our conference, academic workshops, synthesising work by our research taskforces, and similar activities. In 2021, 90,305 readers downloaded articles from the ESG Journal. Frank Biermann serves as the editor in chief, and Carole-Anne Sénit, as the managing editor.

Special Issue: Artificial Intelligence & Digitalization, March 2022

New technologies present significant opportunities to better manage natural resources and safeguard the environment. For instance, artificial intelligence (AI) is…

Special Issue: S.O.S. – Science for Ocean Sustainability, March 2022

The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development will take place between 2021 and 2030. It offers a…

Earth system law and the legal status of non-humans in the Anthropocene

Who belongs to communities of justice in the Anthropocene? While Western and non-Western traditions alike have typically afforded legal recognition…

Earth System Governance – Volume 4

We are delighted to present the fourth volume of Earth System Governance, the new open-access journal for all those interested…

Where do novelties come from? A social network analysis of Transnational Municipal Networks in global climate governance

Climate-related Transnational Municipal Networks (TMNs) have gained prominence. Scholars have discussed their effects, including their capacity to generate novelties. Yet,…

Planetary justice: Prioritizing the poor in earth system governance

We are in the middle of a planetary crisis that urgently requires stronger modes of earth system governance. At the…

Earth System Governance – Volume 3

We are delighted to present the third volume of Earth System Governance, the new open-access journal for all those interested…