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Conversation with Mariana Mazzucato, Mission…

Conversation with Mariana Mazzucato, Mission Economy

From SDG Academy on 26 April, 2021

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This conversation with Professor Mariana Mazzucato, took place on April 26, 2021, as part of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs. They discussed Prof. Mazzucato's new…
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Stagnant and divided

Stagnant and divided

From SDG Academy on 19 March, 2021

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In this first session of The Turn, Professors Jeffrey Sachs and Roberto Mangabeira Unger set the stage for their discussion and seek to answer the question "What…
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Conversation with Rick Perlstein, Reaganland

Conversation with Rick Perlstein, Reaganland

From SDG Academy on 27 July, 2021

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In this session of the Book Club, Professor Jeffrey Sachs and historian Rick Perlstein discuss his book Reaganland, the "Southernization" of American politics,…
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Thinking about Alternatives

Thinking about Alternatives

From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020

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In the first video of his series Freedom Now: The Economic and Political Alternative, philosopher Roberto Mangabeira Unger argues that traditional progressive politics…
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From now to an alternative: The missing project

From now to an alternative: The missing project

From SDG Academy on 2 April, 2021

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In the final session of The Turn, Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Roberto Mangabeira Unger present their visions of a "progressive alternative" and discuss what…
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Losing and finding the way: The United States and…

Losing and finding the way: The United States and Brazil

From SDG Academy on 26 March, 2021

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In this second session of The Turn, Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Roberto Mangabeira Unger will explore the rise of populism and the shift towards progressivism in the…
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The 3 Pillars of the Deep Decarbonization of…

The 3 Pillars of the Deep Decarbonization of Energy Systems

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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How can we achieve deep decarbonization while satisfying the conditions for continued economic growth and development and growing prosperity? CO2 energy related…
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The Challenge of Human Induced Climate Change

The Challenge of Human Induced Climate Change

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses the challenge of human-induced climate change. The general problem is of living in a crowded and productive world. There are 7.2 billion people on…
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Data for Accountability and Decision-making

Data for Accountability and Decision-making

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Metrics and quantification are essential for measuring SDG progress, and in this chapter, Professor Sachs explores a number of ways that SDG metrics are becoming…
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Development of the Sustainable Development Goals

Development of the Sustainable Development Goals

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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How can the world of policy and science respond to the latest advancements in science? In the Anthropocene, we can no longer avoid catastrophic tipping points; we need a…
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The New Dilemma of Development

The New Dilemma of Development

From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020

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In the third video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger explains that traditional means of promoting economic…
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The Scope of a Progressive Program

The Scope of a Progressive Program

From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020

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In the second video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger lays out the three axis points of his progressive alternative: democratization…
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Principles of Public Policy

Principles of Public Policy

From SDG Academy on 19 August, 2019

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What should governments do using taxation, regulation, public financing, or other public policy tools to achieve the low-emissions solutions that are necessary to…
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The New Dynamics: Conversation with Paul Maseli,…

The New Dynamics: Conversation with Paul Maseli, Director of United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

From SDG Academy on 24 August, 2019

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Paul Maseli asks how recent trends affect the interpretation of Industries without Smokestacks.
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Social Foundations for Planetary Boundaries

Social Foundations for Planetary Boundaries

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses the social foundations for the planetary boundaries. This goes back to the Brundtland Report of 1987, which defined sustainability as a…
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The Capable Agent: Education

The Capable Agent: Education

From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020

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In the ninth video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger lays out his four-part vision of a truly progressive approach to…

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