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Unpacking adaptation lock-ins: Explaining the persistence of the adaptation gap 拆解适应锁定：解释适应差距的持久性

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Earth System Governance Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.esg.2026.100320

Nicolas W. Jager , Meghan Alexander , Lisanne Groen , Dave Huitema , Bernd Siebenhüner , Julie P. King , John Turnpenny , Tim Rayner , Jean Hugé , Torsten Grothmann

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Earth System Governance Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.esg.2026.100318

Coralie Boulard , Valeria Zambianchi

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SDGs and living wages: Can global goals steer private sector sustainability? 可持续发展目标与生活工资：全球目标能否引导私营部门的可持续性？

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Earth System Governance Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.esg.2025.100308

Elizabeth A. Bennett

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From 'Predict and Provide' towards 'Reduce Demand': institutionalising Wellbeing Economy discourse in Welsh transport policy 从“预测和提供”到“减少需求”：制度化福利经济话语在威尔士运输政策

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Earth System Governance Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.esg.2026.100317

Querine Kommandeur

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Alternatives to planetary boundaries can enhance science-policy linkages for chemicals governance 替代地球边界的办法可以加强化学品治理的科学-政策联系

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Earth System Governance Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.esg.2026.100312

Henrik Selin , Noelle Eckley Selin

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Navigating just transitions: Trade union strategies and climate delay in North Sea energy politics 引导公正的转型：北海能源政治中的工会战略和气候延迟

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Earth System Governance Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.esg.2026.100316

Steven J. Harry, Tomas Maltby

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National and voluntary sustainability standards: Convergence or divergence? Insights from Indonesian agri-food export sectors 国家和自愿可持续性标准：趋同还是分化？来自印尼农产品出口部门的见解

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Earth System Governance Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.esg.2026.100311

Muhamad Amin Rifai , Charline Depoorter , Nunung Nuryartono , Miet Maertens , Axel Marx

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Beyond the formal spotlight−Unravelling side events in multilateral environmental negotiations: a review 在正式聚光灯之外-多边环境谈判中的会外活动：审查

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Earth System Governance Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.esg.2025.100305

Chloé Taillandier , Lisanne Groen , Joop de Kraker , Raoul Beunen , Ansje J. Löhr

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Framing analysis of Japan and China's response to Fukushima water discharge: Technical rationality vs local experience 日本和中国应对福岛污水排放的框架分析：技术理性vs地方经验

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Earth System Governance Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.esg.2026.100313

Chenxi Sun , Qingliu Ren , Xiaolin Liu , Yuejing Ge

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Is goal-setting an effective strategy for global sustainability governance? Insights from the Sustainable Development Goals 设定目标是全球可持续治理的有效策略吗？可持续发展目标的启示

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Earth System Governance Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.esg.2025.100309

Thomas Hickmann , Carole-Anne Sénit , Yixian Sun

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