The Fifth Summits of the Americas has included important aspects to be included in the agenda ofthe OAS. Democracy has historically proven that generates higher degrees of economic growth at global level when it is supported by Freedom (human rights) and based on the Capitalism economic system...

The current energy crisis has raised important policy questions on how to strengthen short-term energy security while remaining firmly committed to the green transition, a challenge amplified by the recent consensus at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels. This paper examines the...

Rezension: Die Welt läuft sehenden Auges in die Klimakatastrophe. Erste Vorboten hierfür waren die Jahrtausendflut an der Elbe und die Überschwemmung New Orleans. Die Welt sitzt in einer doppelten Falle, in einer Treibhausfalle und in einer Politikfalle. Das Kyoto-Protokoll reicht gerade...

Introduction -- Historical reflection : a brief genealogy of sustainable development -- Sustainability and climate change -- Sustainability and energy systems -- Sustainability and food systems -- Sustainability as transformation and reflexivity

The COP-21 meeting in Paris produced an important result. For the first time all countries developed and developing agreed to take some mitigation action. However even if all countries deliver on what they have promised by 2030 and progress thereafter continues only at the same rate global...