Meine van Noordwijk , Beria Leimona , Peter A Minang
{"title":"The European deforestation-free trade regulation: collateral damage to agroforesters?","authors":"Meine van Noordwijk , Beria Leimona , Peter A Minang","doi":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101505","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101505","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The new European Union regulation for deforestation-free trade (EUDR) leads to collateral damage for a subset of producer countries, for small-scale producers within all countries, and especially for those with forest-like agroforestry production systems. Focus on an (over)simplified deforestation concept helped in getting agreement on goals, but means of implementation affect the full complexity of real landscapes. An umbrella concept such as ‘forest’ allows different stakeholders to interpret the term as they like. The intricacies of forest definitions in a natural–managed–transformed–reconstructed tree cover continuum need to be recognized when the term forest is used legally. By misclassifying agroforestry systems as forest, the EUDR maps cause collateral (unintended) damage to an otherwise desirable land use and a vulnerable stakeholder group. When real-world responses and possible collateral damage become clear, policy adjustments will need to go back the drawing board once the stages of denial, conspiracy interpretations and blame games are passed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":294,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 101505"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143092461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of governance in limits to adaptation","authors":"Sirkku Juhola , Alexandra Malmström","doi":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101492","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101492","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>There is a concern that limits to adaptation may be reached, meaning that adaptation to climate change is no longer possible. Limits in ecological systems indicate a collapse of that system, while in social systems, this may mean reorienting livelihoods or retreating from locations under threat. The role of governance with regard to limits has been largely unexplored so far. In this commentary, we examine limits from the perspective of governance, pointing out the ways in which governance can lead to limits emerging for actors in society. We further consider to what extent the governance system itself may have limits, which can have severe consequences to society.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":294,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 101492"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143092456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Patterns in reported adaptation constraints: insights from peer-reviewed literature on floods and sea-level rise","authors":"Sofia Gil-Clavel , Thorid Wagenblast , Joos Akkerman , Tatiana Filatova","doi":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101502","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101502","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding climate change adaptation constraints for different actors — governments, communities, individuals, and households — is essential, as adaptation turns into a matter of survival. Though rich qualitative research reveals constraints for diverse cases, methods to consolidate knowledge and elicit patterns in adaptation constraints for various actors are scarce. Therefore, this work analyzes associations between different adaptations and actors’ constraints to climate-induced floods and sea-level rise. Our novel approach derives textual data from peer-reviewed articles (published before February 2024) by using natural language processing, thematic coding books, and network analysis. The results show that social capital, economic factors, and government support are constraints shared among all actors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":294,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 101502"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143092458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Navigating psychosocial dimensions: understanding the intersections of adaptation strategies and well-being outcomes in the context of climate change","authors":"Stacey C Heath","doi":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101493","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101493","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Adaptation strategies are essential for mitigating climate risks and safeguarding human well-being. However, not all adaptation options are equal, either in their effectiveness at reducing risk or in their consequences and outcomes. This paper examines the interplay between adaptation strategies, psychosocial constraints, and well-being. It highlights how the success of adaptation measures is interconnected with their often overlooked social and psychological consequences. By exploring psychological mechanisms and societal implications (e.g. identity and social norms), I aim to contribute to a better understanding of the adaptation–well-being nexus. The concept of well-being is considered within the milieu of climate adaptation, recognising diverse interpretations across contexts. The unequal impacts of adaptation on vulnerable populations are also discussed, highlighting the need for context-specific approaches that prioritise the well-being of heterogeneous communities. The paper provides critical insights into the psychosocial dimensions of climate adaptation, offering recommendations for more transformative adaptation strategies that foster overall well-being.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":294,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 101493"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143092457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The biodiversity–finance nexus: a future research agenda","authors":"Kristina Jonäll , Ylva Baeckström , Viktor Elliot , Susanne Arvidsson","doi":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101504","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101504","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The intersection of biodiversity and finance represents a burgeoning area of research with significant implications for sustainable development. Our synthesis of existing research reveals a fragmented field characterised by theoretical and review-based studies, but with a notable scarcity of empirical research. To address this gap, we propose five thematic pathways for future research: corporate and financial biodiversity strategies, measurement and reporting, stakeholder and sectoral engagement, foundational approaches for actionable solutions, and empirical insights through case studies. These pathways provide a roadmap for advancing the integration of biodiversity and finance, emphasising the necessity for multidisciplinary and data-driven approaches to foster transformative change and mitigate biodiversity loss through financial mechanisms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":294,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 101504"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143092460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The potential of social innovation to shift the limits to climate adaptation","authors":"Gina Ziervogel , Ralph Hamann","doi":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101491","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101491","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Social innovation is a term that is being increasingly used, albeit quite superficially, in the climate adaptation field. We thus seek to develop a more consolidated approach to linking social innovation and climate adaptation, suggesting that the scholarly and practical roots of the social innovation literature can be useful in developing better understanding about how to shift the limits to climate adaptation. Specifically, we foreground three themes salient to climate adaptation. First, rather than focus on one of the sectors, much is to be gained by identifying and using the complementary competencies of state, market, and civil society. Second, social innovation foregrounds the need for change at multiple scales, requiring more careful attention to the opportunities and constraints emanating from macro-level institutional structures. And third, social innovation scholarship points to the potentially far-reaching social changes that may be catalysed by market actors, but there is a need to complement this with a democratic perspective that foregrounds the diffusion of power and agency — in line with transformative adaptation priorities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":294,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"71 ","pages":"Article 101491"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142652194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Olubayo Babatunde , John Adebisi , Michael Emezirinwune , Damilola Babatunde , Khadeejah A Abdulsalam
{"title":"How serious are ethical considerations in energy system decarbonization?","authors":"Olubayo Babatunde , John Adebisi , Michael Emezirinwune , Damilola Babatunde , Khadeejah A Abdulsalam","doi":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101477","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101477","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>While various literatures have agreed that decarbonization is necessary for the planet’s long-term sustainability, there have been emerging debates on the need for a just and equitable transition to a low-carbon economy. This article reviews current literature on the debates surrounding ethical dimensions of decarbonization, including challenges of distributive justice, intergenerational equality, and environmental justice. Furthermore, we presented how recent literature has analyzed the ethical implications of renewable energy, nuclear power, and carbon capture and storage. Our review demonstrates an increasing consensus regarding the significance of incorporating ethical considerations into decarbonization policies. It underscores the ongoing debates regarding the best compromise between rapid climate action and social equity. This review emphasizes the opportunity for more equitable and sustainable approaches to energy transitions, calling for further interdisciplinary research in this evolving field.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":294,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"71 ","pages":"Article 101477"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142163814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The political economy of the social constraints to adaptation","authors":"Sergio Jarillo , Jon Barnett","doi":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101475","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101475","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The constraints to effective, efficient, equitable and fair climate change adaptation have been defined and discussed in the literature for over two decades now. In this review, we discuss the socioeconomic and cultural factors that underpin what climate change adaptation can and cannot achieve. We focus on insights into the constraints to adaptation that come from scholars writing from a political economy lens, showing that the interests of often distant powerful actors and institutions are as important as behaviours and attitudes in constraining adaptation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":294,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"71 ","pages":"Article 101475"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877343524000629/pdfft?md5=5c8d5505af87141c855419aa73d16e17&pid=1-s2.0-S1877343524000629-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142163820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social limits to climate change adaptation: temporalities in behavioural responses to climate risks","authors":"Frans Berkhout","doi":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101471","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101471","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Social constraints and limits on adaptation are strongly influenced by the rates at which climate-influenced risks emerge and the speed of the coping response, including the pace at which adaptative changes can be made. This short review assesses how adaptation limits are shaped by extreme events, changing probabilities of extreme events under climate change, the future evolution of adaptation options and strategies, the emergence of cascading or systemic risks and historical patterns of social relations. While adaptation limits are expressed by tipping points in the behaviours of social actors, this behaviour is framed by intersecting temporalities (cultural, economic, technical and political) operating through social systems. Greater awareness of these temporalities will help improve our capacity to analyse and predict the social tipping points, which are evidence of adaptation limits, improving the capacity of international and public policy to target resources at the most vulnerable.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":294,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"71 ","pages":"Article 101471"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142148485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eduardo Lalla-Ruiz , Israel López-Plata , Christopher Expósito-Izquierdo , Yeray Barrios-Fleitas , Rosa G. González-Ramírez
{"title":"Greening container terminals through optimization: a systematic review on recent advances","authors":"Eduardo Lalla-Ruiz , Israel López-Plata , Christopher Expósito-Izquierdo , Yeray Barrios-Fleitas , Rosa G. González-Ramírez","doi":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101490","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101490","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Container terminals are essential nodes in global trade, facilitating worldwide cargo flows between various transport modes. However, their operations contribute significantly to global emissions, producing greenhouse gases like CO<sub>2</sub> and pollutants such as nitrogen oxide. Mitigating that impact requires integrating green technologies and goals as well as exploiting renewable energy sources into terminal planning and decision support systems. Optimization techniques are key for driving terminals into this green transformation. In recent years, there has been a relevant increase in research and attention to greening ports. This growing interest includes the development of effective strategies and optimization approaches to reduce the terminal’s environmental impact. This systematic literature review examines relevant studies in optimization and greening terminals from the past two years, highlighting examples such as implementing microgrids, cold ironing, autonomous electric vehicles, retrofitting yard machinery, or promoting truck platooning. We propose a research agenda to guide future efforts in this direction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":294,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"71 ","pages":"Article 101490"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142527427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}