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The Rise of Transformative Change

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What does the article in the journal Science emphasize the need for?

Implementing technological advancements

Promoting inequalities

Embracing diverse visions of a good life (correct)

Reducing technology consumption

How does the framing of transformative change affect the perception of solving environmental problems?

Simplifies it into linear strategies

Breaks it into manageable pieces

Complicates it like a Herculean task (correct)

Reduces it to individual efforts

What does comprehensive change require?

Narrow, focused adjustments

Broad sweeping alterations in societies and economies (correct)

Rectifying complex social issues first

Addressing issues in isolation

What does the recent values assessment of the Intergovernmental Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services call for?

Decentering market values Signup and view all the answers

How does the text portray transformative change?

As requiring broad societal alterations Signup and view all the answers

What does the article suggest is essential for making sustainability the norm?

Embracing diverse visions of a good life Signup and view all the answers

When did the term 'transformative change' start being more often applied to environmental issues?

2010 Signup and view all the answers

Who warned in Rolling Stone in 2012 that making fossil fuel companies 'Public Enemy Number One' was necessary for safeguarding the climate?

Bill McKibben Signup and view all the answers

How has the number of papers mentioning transformative change changed over the years?

Doubled every 3 years Signup and view all the answers

What are the leading topics in the articles that mention transformative change in 2022?

Climate change, Sustainability, Forestry Signup and view all the answers

In the context of environmental science literature, what does 'transformative change' reflect in terms of its origin?

A social justice term of art Signup and view all the answers

What type of transformation does the phrase 'transformative change' suggest when addressing planetary crises?

Drastic, far-reaching transformation targeting multiple social systems Signup and view all the answers