Effective governance of human endeavors is central in achieving our shared goals. Governance is core to setting direction of a system, keeping that system on track and ensuring accountability. However, especially in the ‘West’, governance as a concept, not only in nations but companies and other organizations, has ‘grown up’ in an era where the idea of ‘success’ and the routes to achieving differ greatly. There are many actors and multi-levels that together make up any governance system, along with many ways of making a governance system work. Together we will explore how governance might be best understood in an era of multifaceted unsustainability and what types of governance are needed, at all levels, in order to respond effectively and urgently to the Climate Emergency. We welcome interdisciplinary and global perspectives on this question, including consideration of: organizational governance (across all public, private and third sector spheres – including of universities and research institutes); deliberative democracy and role of citizen participation; grassroots innovations and local initiatives; the role of purpose for the governance we need; local and national government policy; reporting and other accountability mechanisms; and the similarities and differences of the governance needed across different sectors of society to address the Climate Emergency.
Senior Associate, Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Research Fellow, Deputy Director, and Theme 3 Leader, Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
The Fourteenth International Conference on Climate Change featured online only plenary sessions by some of the world's leading thinkers and innovators in the field.
President, Chief Executive, Vancity, Canada
"From Vision to Practice: Vanvity's People-Centred Path To Net-Zero Financed Emissions"
Professor, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
"In Search of Sustainability: Corporate Governance and Climate Change"
Founder and Executive Director, Embedding Project, Canada
"Corporate Governance and the Need for Credible Climate Action"
For each conference, a small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars who have an active research interest in the conference themes. The Award, with its accompanying responsibilities, provides a strong professional development opportunity for early career academics. The 2022 Emerging Scholar Award Recipients are listed below.
Judge, Law Commission, Bangladesh
Danial Morgan Graduate School of National Security, United States
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Japan
University of Western Ontario, Canada
Payame Noor University, Iran
Georgetown University, United States
York University, Canada
University of Massachusetts, USA
University of Waterloo, Ontario
