As the world observes World Environment Day 2026 (every year on June 5), humanity is no longer discussing global warming, climate change, and the loss of biodiversity as a distant environmental concern. It has become an immediate reality shaping economies, public health, migration, food systems, and political stability across continents….
the new healthy global society
The philosophy of a healthy and thus sustainable (global) society
What does “healthy” really mean? “Health” is the foundation of everything: happiness, satisfaction, joy, love, and the kind of society worth living in. It is more than the absence of disease. The “World Health Organisation” (WHO) understood this when it defined “health” not merely as physical wellbeing, but as a…
global governance, geo-politics, and democracy
“The Santa Marta Conference” shows significant demand for transition towards global democracy
The 1st international conference on “Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels” — also called “The Santa Marta Conference” — was held from April 24-29, 2026 in Santa Marta, Colombia. The conference was co-organised by Colombia and the Netherlands and brought together mostly officials, climate researchers & advocates, and finance professionals from 56 countries to…
the new healthy global economy
Why the post-fossil era requires global democracy and a global GHG market?
The transition away from fossil fuels is increasingly constrained not by technological scarcity, but by a governance mismatch. Climate externalities are global, yet political legitimacy, regulatory authority, and implementation capacity remain fragmented across nation-states. The world has already accumulated scientific evidence, technological alternatives, and growing financial commitments for decarbonisation. What…
Supranational Democracy Dialogue
2026 “Supranational Democracy Dialogue” develops steps towards global democracy
From April 23-24, 2026 the VIII edition of the “Supranational Democracy Dialogue” took place in Brindisi bringing together political decision makers, scientists, and artists to discuss “Rethinking Democracy: Culture, Education, and Well-Being for Europe and the World” at the historic and inspiring “Convento di Santa Chiara“. The conference started with…
global governance, geo-politics, and democracy
“Earth Day” 2026: We have the understanding. We have the power. So why is nothing changing?
Every April 22, the world remembers – very politely – that it still has a planet. It is a predictable annual ritual: announcements, speeches, hashtags, green logos, recycled promises, and a sudden burst of environmental concern that lasts exactly as long as the event coverage. Then everything returns to normal,…
global governance, global democracy, and healthy technology
Successful mission to our Earth’s moon shows great potential for peaceful global collaboration
We have a dream. Humanity living peacefully, united in its incredible plurality together on our mother planet Earth, all collaborating towards a healthy global society. Given the current situation, with several ongoing wars and our financial and climate systems about to collapse faster than most can imagine (cf. e.g. “How…
research news
The New Healthy Economy the World Needs
The global system is fragmenting economically, politically, and institutionally. This is a signal that the systems shaping our economies and societies are under strain and in need of renewal. In his recent article, “From Geopolitical Fragmentation to a Healthy Global Economy“, IDGR Research Lead Juan David Rojas Calle draws on…
global warming, climate disruption, and biodiversity loss
Warming planet, Fewer people — IDGR research maps the demographic cost of political inaction
The political decisions made in the next few decades on fossil fuels, the industrial meat production system, and reforestation will not just determine how hot the planet gets, they will determine how many people it can support, and under what conditions. Not in some distant future, but within the lifetimes…
global governance, geo-politics, and democracy
2026 “Raisina Dialogue” shows leaders thinking towards global democracy
The “Raisina Dialogue“, organised by the “Observer Research Foundation“, is the premier conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics from the “Republic of India“, held annually in New Delhi since 2016. The “2026 Raisina Dialogue” from March 05-07 was held under the title “Saṁskāra – assertion | accomodation | advancement”. Saṁskāra, in…