Automated framing of climate change? The role of social bots in the Twitter climate change discourse during the 2019/2020 Australia bushfires

Daume, S., V. Galaz, and P. Bjersér. 2023. Automated framing of climate change? The role of social bots in the Twitter climate change discourse during the 2019/2020 Australia bushfires. Social Media + Society 9(2).

Extreme weather-related events like wildfires have been increasing in frequency and severity due to climate change. Public online conversations that reflect on these events as climate emergencies can create awareness and build support for climate action but are also used to spread misinformation and climate change denial. To what extent automated social media accounts—“social bots”—amplify different perspectives of such events and influence climate change discourses,...

Climate misinformation in a climate of misinformation.

Galaz, V., H. Metzler, S. Daume, A. Olsson, B. Lindström, A. Markström. 2023. Climate misinformation in a climate of misinformation.. Online research brief. Stockholm Resilience Centre (Stockholm University) and Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) .

Global environmental governance in times of turbulence

Galaz, V. 2022. Global environmental governance in times of turbulence. One Earth 5(6):582-585.

50 years might not seem long in the history of planet Earth, but the last 50 years have had profound implications for our living planet. 2022 marks the 50th anniversaries of the United Nations Environment Programme and the historic 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment. These anniversaries invite us all to reflect on the successes and failures of collective action and global environmental governance.

Proxy voting for the Earth System: Institutional shareholder governance of global tipping elements

Golland, A., V. Galaz, G. Engstrom, and J. Fichtner. 2022. Proxy voting for the Earth System: Institutional shareholder governance of global tipping elements. SSRN Electronic Journal .

Global “tipping elements” such as large forest biomes are critical for climate stability, and are key resource pools for extractive industries – typically, forestry and farming. In recent years the largest global asset managers have begun promoting sustainability policies among their portfolio companies, while evidence suggests that financial institutions can influence change in forest biomes through shareholdings. We explore this potential by studying proxy voting...

Economy and Finance for a Just Future on a Thriving Planet. Report for Stockholm+50

Galaz, V. and D. Collste (eds). 2022. Economy and Finance for a Just Future on a Thriving Planet. Report for Stockholm+50. Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics (Royal Swedish Acad­emy of Sciences) and Stockholm Resilience Centre (Stockholm University)..

A new planetary reality

Galaz, V., G. Daily, C. Folke, S. Levin, M. Ruck­elshaus, W. Steffen, and P. Søgaard Jørgensen. 2022. A new planetary reality. In: Galaz, V. and D. Collste (eds.) Economy and Finance for a Just Future on a Thriving Planet. Report for Stock­holm+50. Beijer Institute of Ecological Eco­nomics (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) and Stockholm Resilience Centre (Stockholm University), Chapter 1.

Our living planet, with its biosphere and physical climate system, is changing at an unprecedented speed. Changes in the climate system and the biosphere, previously assumed to unfold in a distant future and affect only future generations, are happening now and with increasing speed and force.

The Power of giants

Galaz, V., Crépin, A.-S., Fichtner, J., Hallerby, R., Jonsson, M., Kedward, K., Nessen, M., Ryan-Col­lins, J., Ölcer, D., Österblom, H. 2022. The Power of giants. In: Galaz V. and Collste, D. (eds). Econ­omy and Finance for a Just Future on a Thriving Planet. Report for Stockholm+50. Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics (Royal Swedish Acad­emy of Sciences) and Stockholm Resilience Centre (Stockholm University). Chapter 5.

Not all economic and financial actors are equally influential. Our globalised economies contain a considerable concentration of influence and power, possibly putting Earth’s future in the hands of but a few.

Foundations for behavioral change

Lindahl, T., C. Schill, D. Collste, A.-S. Crépin, C. Folke, and V. Galaz. 2022. Foundations for behavioral change. In: Galaz, V. and D. Collste (eds.) Economy and Finance for a Just Future on a Thriving Planet. Report for Stockholm+50. Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) and the Stock­holm Resilience Centre (Stockholm University), Chapter 6.

Transforming societies towards sustainability requires that individuals, groups and the private and societal sectors alike, change their behaviours. Since behaviour is, to a large extent, guided by social norms, a change of norms has the potential to ignite the necessary large-scale behavioural shifts.

From systemic risks to system opportunities

Galaz, V., D. Collste, A.-S. Crépin, B. Crona, G. Daily, C. Folke, T. Lindahl, P. Olsson, M. Ruck­elshaus, C. Schill, L. Hård af Segerstad, and T. McPhearson. 2022. From systemic risks to system opportunities. In: Galaz, V. and D. Collste (eds.) Economy and Finance for a Just Future on a Thriving Planet. Report for Stockholm+50. Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) and Stockholm Resilience Centre (Stockholm University), Chapter 7.

The changing planetary reality and our inability to properly grasp its consequences for people and planet pose immense challenges and risks. Yet, a shift towards a prosperous future for all on a thriving planet is possible. Domino-effects that support opportunities for both people and the planet can be triggered in many ways: changing social norms, supporting economic policies and institutions, the “power of giants”, initiatives...

Finance, climate and ecosystems: a literature review of domino-effects between the financial system, climate change and the biosphere

Sanchez-García. P.A., V. Galaz, J. Rocha.. 2022. Beijer Discussion Paper 278: Finance, climate and ecosystems: a literature review of domino-effects between the financial system, climate change and the biosphere. Beijer Discussion Paper Series.

Climate change and biodiversity loss represent a potential threat to financial stability by increasing and creating novel forms of poorly understood market, credit, liability and operational risks. Until now there is no overview of the main mechanisms, methodologies, and impacts of such finance-related risks. This paper presents a systematic synthesis of 75 publications, and offer a detailed overview of this growing body of literature. We...