Policy Papers
Policy papers analyse issues requiring immediate policy action. They tackle urgent aspects of global change and are usually produced in preparation for key conferences or events.
Temporary archive of older reports (page currently under construction)
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Flagship Report
Factsheet
#SustainableDigitalAge - Illustrated Fact Sheet
Factsheet
Core messages of the flagship report ‘Our Common Digital Future’
Policy Paper
A European Way to our Common Digital Future
Video
Our Common Digital Future
Policy Paper
Digital Momentum for the UN Sustainability Agenda
Policy Paper
Just & In-Time Climate Policy:
Four Initiatives for a Fair Transformation
Factsheet
Digitalization: What we need to talk about
Statement
New Urban Agenda: Implementation Demands Concerted Effort Now
Factsheet
Research for the transformation of the cities towards sustainability
Statement
Recommendations for the “UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development – Habitat III”
Special Report
Development and justice through transformation: The Four Big ‘I’s
Flagship Report
Humanity on the move:
Unlocking the transformative power of cities
Comic
The Urban Planet
Policy Paper
Human Progress within Planetary Guard Rails
Special Report
Climate Protection as a World Citizen Movement
Flagship Report
World in Transition: Governing the Marine Heritage
Comic
The Great Transformation
Policy Paper
Financing the Global Energy-System Transformation
Factsheet
Research and Education - Drivers of Transformation
Factsheet
The Transformation towards Sustainability
Flagship Report
World in Transition – A Social Contract for Sustainability
Factsheet
Global Megatrends
Factsheet
Transforming Energy Systems
Factsheet
A Social Contract for Sustainability
Policy Paper
Climate Policy Post-Copenhagen – A Three-Level Strategy for Success
Special Report
Solving the climate dilemma: The budget approach
Flagship Report
World in Transition: Future Bioenergy and Sustainable Land Use
Flagship Report
World in Transition: Climate Change as a Security Risk
Special Report
The Future Oceans – Warming Up, Rising High, Turning Sour
Flagship Report
World in Transition – Fighting Poverty through Environmental Policy
Special Report
Climate Protection Strategies for the 21st Century. Kyoto and Beyond
Flagship Report
World in Transition – Towards Sustainable Energy Systems
Flagship Report
World in Transition: New Structures for Global Environmental Policy
Flagship Report
World in Transition: Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Biosphere
Flagship Report
World in Transition: Strategies for Managing Global Environmental Risks
Flagship Report
World in Transition: WaysTowards Sustainable Management of Freshwater Resources
Flagship Report
World in Transition: The Research Challenge
Flagship Report
World in Transition: Ways Towards Global Environmental Solutions
Flagship Report
World in Transition: The Threat to Soils
Flagship Report
World in Transition: Basic Structure of Global People-Environment Interactions
Video