Transformative changes are needed to support socio-bioeconomies for people and ecosystems in the Amazon
Current social-technical and political conditions threaten the integrity of the Amazon biome.
Overcoming these lock-ins requires structural transformations away from conventional …
Overcoming these lock-ins requires structural transformations away from conventional …
[HTML][HTML] Social sustainability in a good bioeconomy paradigm: A systematic review of social life cycle assessment (S-LCA)
The bioeconomy is prominent in global political agendas and is expected to drive
sustainable development. However, its potential to achieve transformative sustainability …
sustainable development. However, its potential to achieve transformative sustainability …
[HTML][HTML] Green growth for whom, how and why? The REPowerEU Plan and the inconsistencies of European Union energy policy
R Vezzoni - Energy Research & Social Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The REPowerEU plan redefines the European Union (EU) energy transition agenda in
response to the Russia-Ukraine war. Formally, it aims to boost green growth, defend liberal …
response to the Russia-Ukraine war. Formally, it aims to boost green growth, defend liberal …
The more things change, the more they stay the same: promises of bioeconomy and the economy of promises
This editorial lays out the core themes of the special feature and provides an overview of the
contributions. It introduces the main argument, namely that the promises of far-reaching …
contributions. It introduces the main argument, namely that the promises of far-reaching …
[HTML][HTML] Separating the two faces of “bioeconomy”: Plantation economy and sociobiodiverse economy in Brazil
This article analyzes the metadiscourse of bioeconomy and the ways in which bioeconomy
is gaining new meanings in Brazil. We argue that the currently unfolding framing of …
is gaining new meanings in Brazil. We argue that the currently unfolding framing of …
The political ecologies of “green” extractivism (s): An introduction
What is so-called 'green'extractivism and where did it come from? The introduction to this
Special Section examines the origins and implications of the concept, linking it to a long …
Special Section examines the origins and implications of the concept, linking it to a long …
Whose growth in whose planetary boundaries? Decolonising planetary justice in the Anthropocene
F Sultana - Geo: Geography and Environment, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This critical analysis examines the geopolitics of planetary environmental injustice and the
imperative for systems change to address the intertwined crises of climate breakdown and …
imperative for systems change to address the intertwined crises of climate breakdown and …
From hegemony-reinforcing to hegemony-transcending transformations: horizons of possibility and strategies of escape
RTV Hamilton, S Ramcilovic-Suominen - Sustainability Science, 2023 - Springer
In the face of ever escalating global socioecological crises, the necessity of radical systemic
transformations has gained increasing political and academic traction over the last decade …
transformations has gained increasing political and academic traction over the last decade …
[HTML][HTML] A regionalized social life cycle assessment of a prospective value chain of second-generation biofuel production
The German Bioeconomy focuses on innovation and in particular on the smart mobilization
of resources to produce high-value-added bio-based products, processes and services. In …
of resources to produce high-value-added bio-based products, processes and services. In …
Reflections on the popularity of the circular bioeconomy concept: The ontological crisis of sustainability science
M Giampietro - Sustainability Science, 2023 - Springer
I argue that the popularity of the circular bioeconomy concept in policy-making is
symptomatic of a profound crisis in sustainability science, which is generated by the …
symptomatic of a profound crisis in sustainability science, which is generated by the …