An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth is a passionate and inspirational look at former Vice President Al Gore’s fervent crusade to halt global warming’s deadly progress by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it.
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A Future Without Oil
This film follows Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa’s plan to avoid exploiting its Amazonian oil fields and convince industrialized countries to help fund this initiative.
Trashed: No Place For Waste
Jeremy Irons leads the viewer around the world as he explores the worst effects of the amount of waste humans produce, and what can be done about it.
The United Nations Seabed Arms Control Treaty
In 1971, the United Nations initiates the ratification of the Seabed Arms Control Treaty, which protects the world’s seabeds from the introduction of nuclear weapons and waste.
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Stockholm Declaration of 1972 Broadly Recognizes Global Environmental Issues
The Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm signifies the first time that environmental issues were formally recognized on the global stage, and guidelines to address these problems were endorsed by 113 countries.
State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World
State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World examines the policy changes needed to combat climate change and explores the economic benefits that could flow from the transition.
State of the World 2014: Governing for Sustainability
The 2014 edition, marking the Institute’s fortieth anniversary, examines both barriers to responsible political and economic governance as well as gridlock-shattering new ideas.
"The Dynamics of Framing Environmental Values and Policy: Four Models of Societal Processes"
Clark A. Miller proposes four models of societal processes by which framing occurs, concluding with ideas for further research.
"Conceptions of Value in Environmental Decision-Making"
In their article, John O’Neill and Clive L. Splash analyse how local processes of envrionmental decision-making can enter into good policy-making processes.
"The Commons, Game Theory, and Aspects of Human Nature that May Allow Conservation of Global Resources"
In his article, Walter K. Dodds tries to answer the question of whether we can control humanity’s hitherto endless appetite for resources before we irreparably harm the global ecosystem and cause the extinction of even more species.