A Better Planet: 40 Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future

Author: Daniel C. Esty
Publisher: New Haven; London: Yale University Press 2019
Language: English

About the Book

A practical, bipartisan call to action from the world’s leading thinkers on the environment and sustainability.

Sustainability has emerged as a global priority over the past several years. The 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change and the adoption of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals through the United Nations have highlighted the need to address critical challenges such as the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, water shortages, and air pollution. But in the United States, partisan divides, regional disputes, and deep disagreements over core principles have made it nearly impossible to chart a course toward a sustainable future.

This book, edited by celebrated scholar Daniel C. Esty, offers fresh thinking and forward-looking solutions from environmental thought leaders across the political spectrum. The book’s forty essays cover such subjects as ecology, environmental justice, Big Data, public health, and climate change, all with an emphasis on sustainability. The book focuses on moving toward sustainability through actionable, bipartisan approaches based on rigorous analytical research.

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中文概述:

可持續發展已經成為全球聚焦的議題。2015 年巴黎協議的簽訂以至聯合國提出的17個可持續發展目標，喚醒大家注視我們面臨的全球挑戰如氣候變化、水源短缺、空氣污染等問題。然而因為不同的政治取向和地區政策的傾斜，可持續發展成了美國人無法達到共識的難題。本書作者在書中提出不少具前瞻性的倡議，跨越不同範疇，希望為此帶來一個突破。

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