Future Discontinuous Why do we need a world government, Nils Gilman?
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Dec 6, 2024 Nils Gilman, a historian and COO of the Berggruen Institute, explores the need for global governance in today's world. He discusses how pandemics like COVID-19 differ from historical events such as the Black Death and the institutional reforms they reveal. Gilman emphasizes the importance of planetary institutions to address challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss. He also proposes innovations in governance, such as planetary subsidiarity and city-to-city networks, showcasing how cooperation can thrive beyond national boundaries.
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Planetary Versus Global Governance
- The planetary differs from the global because many flows (carbon, nitrogen, viruses, space junk) are not intentionally directed by humans.
- We currently lack governance institutions designed specifically to manage these planetary-scale phenomena.
Invest In Planetary Sapience
- Planetary sapience means building sensors, networks and algorithms to perceive planetary phenomena like deforestation and warming.
- Gilman argues we must invest far more in these sensing and analytic capabilities to understand planetary risk.
Habitability Over Sustainability
- Gilman prefers 'habitability' to 'sustainability' because habitability aims for flourishing across ecosystems, not just human resource stability.
- He emphasizes humans are multi-species assemblages dependent on healthy ecosystems for good lives.
