Better Planet

A practical, bipartisan call to action from the world’s leading thinkers on the environment and sustainability
 
Sustainability has emerged as a global priority over the past several years. The 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change and the adoption of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals through the United Nations have highlighted the need to address critical challenges such as the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, water shortages, and air pollution. But in the United States, partisan divides, regional disputes, and deep disagreements over core principles have made it nearly impossible to chart a course toward a sustainable future.
 
This timely new book, edited by celebrated scholar Daniel C. Esty, offers fresh thinking and forward-looking solutions from environmental thought leaders across the political spectrum. The book’s forty essays cover such subjects as ecology, environmental justice, Big Data, public health, and climate change, all with an emphasis on sustainability. The book focuses on moving toward sustainability through actionable, bipartisan approaches based on rigorous analytical research.

Un apel practic, bipartisan la actiune din partea liderilor mondiali in materie de mediu si sustenabilitate Sustenabilitatea a aparut ca o prioritate globala in ultimii ani. Acordul de la Paris din 2015 privind schimbarile climatice si adoptarea celor saptesprezece obiective de dezvoltare durabila prin Organizatia Natiunilor Unite au evidentiat necesitatea de a aborda provocari critice, cum ar fi acumularea de gaze cu efect de sera in atmosfera, lipsa apei si poluarea aerului.