Democracy IDEAs

Facing the climate crisis and democracy backsliding by reforming global governance

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

Frank Biermann is a research professor of Global Sustainability Governance with the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development at Utrecht University. He discusses with International IDEA Communications Director Alistair Scrutton ideas about how to tackle the planetary crisis in the face of rising unilateralism, authoritarianism, and anti-environmentalism.

Background reading: The Earth System Governance project