UNEP Global Environment Outlook, Chapter 16: Scenarios and Sustainability Transformation

Chapter 16 of the UNEP Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-5) focuses on identifying unsustainable trends by applying goals and thresholds from international agreements. It concludes by detailing the measures required to transition society toward a more sustainable path.

• The chapter utilizes goals and thresholds established by key publications and international agreements to pinpoint trends that are unsustainable.
• The final section of the chapter specifies the essential measures needed to achieve a sustainability transformation to guide society toward a more sustainable trajectory.

APA

Ozkaynak, B., Pinter, L., van Vuuren, D. P., Bizikova, L., Christensen, V., Floerke, M., Kok, M., Lucas, P., Mangalagiu, D., Alkemade, R., Patterson, T., Shilling, J., Swanson, D., Bassi, A., Feldmann, F., Jäger, J., Ochola, W., Qu, W., Ramakrishna, K., ... Pervushina, N. (2012). UNEP Global Environment Outlook, Chapter 16: Scenarios and Sustainability Transformation. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/unep-global-environment-outlook-chapter-16-scenarios-and-sustainability

Chicago

Ozkaynak, Begum, Laszlo Pinter, Detlef P. van Vuuren, Livia Bizikova, Villy Christensen, Martina Floerke, Marcel Kok, et al. UNEP Global Environment Outlook, Chapter 16: Scenarios and Sustainability Transformation. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2012. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/unep-global-environment-outlook-chapter-16-scenarios-and-sustainability.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ozkaynak2012unep, author = {Ozkaynak, Begum and Pinter, Laszlo and van Vuuren, Detlef P. and Bizikova, Livia and Christensen, Villy and Floerke, Martina and Kok, Marcel and Lucas, Paul and Mangalagiu, Diane and Alkemade, Rob and Patterson, Trista and Shilling, John and Swanson, Darren and Bassi, Andrea and Feldmann, Fabio and Jäger, Jill and Ochola, Washington and Qu, Weishuang and Ramakrishna, Kilaparti and Ringler, Claudia and Ertor, Pinar and Pervushina, Natalia}, title = {{UNEP Global Environment Outlook, Chapter 16: Scenarios and Sustainability Transformation}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2012}, month = dec, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/unep-global-environment-outlook-chapter-16-scenarios-and-sustainability}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }