This book gathers renowned researchers and policymakers from all continents who have
accompanied Dirk Messner's professional life in science and policy advice. Their articles and
essays cover topics related to the ideational spheres and practice-oriented spaces which have
consistently characterised Dirk Messner's career. These include steps at the national regional
or global level to effectively accelerate the shift towards planetary sustainability measures
to forge or strengthen cross-sectoral transboundary multi-actor alliances for sustainable
transformation and key elements of universal ethics and shared norms which foster
transnational cooperation for the global common good. With contributions by Manish Bapna
Lilian Busse Ani Dasgupta J. Carlos Domínguez Ottmar Edenhofer Jörg Faust Thomas Fues
Hans Haake Medelina K. Hendytio Ariel Macaspac Hernandez Anna-Katharina Hornidge Pan
Jiahua Adolf Kloke-Lesch Claus Leggewie Siddharth Mallavarapu Simon Maxwell Dirk Meyer
Nebojsa Nakicenovic Sabine Nallinger Andrew Norton Franz Nuscheler Jürgen Renn Enrique
Saravia Sabine Schlacke Uwe Schneidewind Imme Scholz Svenja Schulze Zita Sebesvari
Wolfgang Seidel Elizabeth Sidiropoulos Achim Steiner Franziska Wehinger and Heidemarie
Wieczorek-Zeul.
