Science-Driven Societal Transformation, Part II: Motivation and Strategy

摘要: Climate change, biodiversity loss, and other well-known social environmental problems pose grave risks. Progress has been insufficient, as a result, scientists, global policy experts, the general public increasingly conclude that bold change is required. At least two kinds of are conceivable: reform existing societal systems (e.g., financial, economic, governance systems), including their institutions, policies, priorities; transformation, understood here de novo development migration to new improved systems. The latter barely explored in scientific literature focus this concept paper. main theses transformation prudent, given risks, attractive, potential benefits, achievable, political, social, financial constraints. A body cited support, but necessarily small novelty topic. In particular, there almost no papers addressing “how to?” central theme Thus, paper serves part raise topics bring attention possibilities directions.