Writings on sustainability transitions generally do not say much about the particularities of the behavior of … sustainability transitions with the aim to arrive at recommendations for more effective policies. For this purpose, we combine … insights from the literatures on agency in sustainability transitions, on environmental policy under bounded rationality and …

change ; environmental regulation ; EROEI ; green paradox ; rebound ; sustainability transition ; technological diversity …

compares three aggregate indicators of sustainability: the World Bank’s ‘Genuine Savings’ measure, the ‘Ecological Footprint …’ and the ‘Environmental Sustainability Index’. It is concluded that rankings of sustainable nations vary significantly …