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Developments during the review period have confirmed the successful establishment, development, and protection of basic democratic institutions. Procedures for selecting candidates and voting adhere to good international practices, and the government operates with reasonable...

Signatory countries to the Paris Agreement must fully

decarbonize their economies by mid-century. This requires

transitions in every sector, transforming systems reliant on

fossil fuels into zero-carbon alternatives. Measuring CO2

emission trajectories is essential but...

Even pioneering nations lag in systemic change toward full decarbonization, yet their

examples show that acceleration is possible. Our sectoral analysis highlights specific

opportunities for, and barriers to, climate policy reform in Denmark, Norway, the United

Kingdom,...

Selbst Vorreiterstaaten hinken bei der systemischen Umstellung des Energiesystems auf

eine vollständige Dekarbonisierung hinterher, doch ihre Beispiele verdeutlichen, dass eine

Beschleunigung möglich ist. Unsere sektorale Analyze zeigt gezielt Reformgelegenheiten

und...

The primary goal of the SGI project is to facilitate successful transitions towards sustainable governance models that promote well-being within planetary boundaries and foster the creation of effective, democratically accountable, and inclusive state institutions. To uphold...

Our study highlights the key differences found among EU and OECD countries with regard to their capacity to develop long-term, sustainable policy strategies, their ability to horizontally and vertically coordinate policy, and their acumen in building public consensus....

Unsere Studie zeigt die wesentlichen Unterschiede zwischen den EU- und OECD-Ländern auf mit Blick auf ihre Fähigkeiten zur Entwicklung nachhaltiger politischer Strategien, zur horizontalen und vertikalen Koordinierung der Politik oder bei der Schaffung eines tragfähigen...

In many respects, Estonia has successfully established a sustainable democracy. Among the 41 countries in the SGI, Estonia ranks seventh for democracy, eighth for policy performance and 11th for governance. These positions remain the same as in 2019. As in 2019, performance...

The years 2020-2021 were the last of the Rutte III government that came to power in March 2017. This was an uneasy four-party coalition between centerright parties (the conservative-liberal People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the largely ideology-free...

Finland is among the richest and happiest countries in the world. In spite of cuts in public spending over the past few decades, welfare state arrangements are an important cause of citizens’ satisfaction. Given this, Finland may also have been in a better position than many...