Eco-civilization amid changing human habitats

Nicholas A. Robinson

Chapter 14 in Pathways To Sustainable Development, 2025, pp 208-224 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: World order faces unprecedented geopolitical challenges, just as the Earth's environmental support system radically changes. Human society is at an historic divide. Finding pathways for international cooperation in the future needs to take into account the loss of environmental foundations for the current world order. How governments respond to climate change in arguments to the International Court of Justice, offers a “map” of competing national policy perspectives. Optimally reconciling these divergent positions requires identifying normative and practical prescriptions for resilient adaptation to new conditions, but such transformative steps today appear to be beyond the reach of governments. The consequences of governments failing to unite to accommodate a world order for a global “eco-civilization” are substantial. The alternative pathways include activating the Pact for the Future, or cobbling together “survival” measures if international cooperation fails to rise to the occasion.

Keywords: Climate change; Transformative action; Anthropocene; Eco-civilization; Future; Courts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035356331
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