This paper deals with what we consider to be key negative elements of current globalisation processes, and examines critically the dominance of the concept of global governance as a mode of control. This draws attention fi rstly to the fact that globalisation has an intentionally political...

Sustainable development is the globally embraced paradigm for integrating environment and development policies. Agreement ends with attempts at operationalizing the elusive notion of sustainability. A contentious debate among 'environmentalists' and 'environmental economists' has brought about a...

Dieses Papier diskutiert das System der Lastenverteilung des Greenhouse Development Rights-Modells. Nach dem Modell müssen alle Länder einen Beitrag zum Klimaschutz leisten. Aber den wohlhabenden und emissionsintensiven Ländern wird ein überproportional hohes Minderungsziel abverlangt, damit...

Also in the global South, transport already significantly contributes to climate change and has high growth rates. Further rapid motorisation of countries in Asia and Latin America could counteract any climate efforts and aggravate problems of noxious emissions, noise and congestion. This Paper...