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    Systems of Sustainable Consumption and Production
    Reuter, T ; Bengtsson, M ; Cohen, L ; Dendler, L ; Dewick, P ; Dobernig, K ; Fischer, D ; Jaeger-Erben, M ; Hofstetter, J ; Jensen, C ; Lambino, R ; Lorek, S ; Mallee, H ; McGreevy, S ; Quist, J ; Sarkis, J ; Schröder, P ; Stevis, D ; Vergragt, P ; Welch, D (Belmont Forum, 2019)
    With the global population projected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050, and in view of finite resource availability and resilience of the Earth system, current patterns of global development are not socially or environmentally sustainable. Solutions to address the underlying challenges are urgent and necessary, but to be effective they need to be accompanied by reductions in the total volume of consumption and production of goods and services. This determination is based on three compelling reasons. First, private consumption and its associated production are among the key drivers of greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, especially among high-emitting industrialized economies. There is little evidence that decoupling of the economy from GHG emissions is occurring at anywhere near the scale and speed required. Second, investments in more sustainable infrastructure—including renewables—that are needed in coming decades will themselves require extensive amounts of energy, largely from fossil sources. This demand will expend a significant share of the global carbon budget established by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and codified in the Paris Agreement. Finally, improving the standard of living of the world’s poor will appropriate another major portion of the available allowance.
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    Indonesia Facing Climate Change: Project Summary and Policy Brief
    Reuter, T ; Nurbaya, S ; Masripatin, N ; Aiwibowo, S ; Sugandi, Y (Kompas Book Publishing / Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry, 2019)
    A comprehensive guide book on Indonesia’s response to climate change has not been available until now. The idea of producing such a guidebook was born from the realisation that all governments need to develop a coordinated and holistic approach now, as well as build strong partnerships with civil society and private sector actors. With the support of the Minister for Environment and Forestry, the honourable Ms. Siti Nurbaya Bakar, an editorial team was established, and numerous teams of authors with outstanding and complementary expertise created to represent major government divisions, research centres, NGOs and businesses in Indonesia that are prominently involved in shaping the national response to climate change.
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    An anthropological perspective on transformations to sustainability: Meeting the demand for integrated social transformation with a political process of open and inclusive communication
    Reuter, T (International Social Science Council, 2017)
    Contemporary societies and their economies must undergo a transformation to sustainability without further delay if we are to avoid an unprecedented ecological and socio-political disaster. To achieve such a transformation, principles consistent with sustainable ecosystems and social systems need to be identified and applied systematically across all sectors. What are these principles in their most fundamental form, and how can they be applied?
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