Impact Trust • Working glossary

Planetary governance

New forms of governing shared planetary systems beyond individual nation-states.

Details

Our Take
Big concept that can either inspire or paralyse. Works best anchored to concrete examples: the Antarctic Treaty System, the Rhine Commission, the Mekong River Commission - these are planetary governance in practice, not just aspiration.
Examples of Use
Dark Matter Labs, global governance
Synonyms/Variants
Global governance; Transnational governance; Earth system governance; Polycentric governance
Typical everyday wording
Governing the things no single country can manage alone.