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Global Governance Innovations and the 21st Century

According to the thinker and change catalyst Buckminster Fuller, “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, you can build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”

The combination of global urgency and revolutionary technology make this vision possible today and the transformation of global governance possible tomorrow.

In this section we explore innovations facilitated by creative finance and new technology across political systems, monetary systems, philanthropy, ecosystem markets, and new approaches to both economics and trade.

8.1 Inclusive Global Governance and Modern Technology
8.2 A Global Commons Fund
8.3 Payments for Ecosystem Services
8.4 Carbon Markets and Carbon Rewards
8.5 Global Currencies, Payment Networks, Bank Charters and Transaction Fees
– 8.5.1 Global Currencies
– 8.5.2 Payment Networks
– 8.5.3 Bank Charters and Transaction Fees
8.6 Markets and Consumers Can Shape Global Policy
8.7 Technology Innovated States and Global Opportunity
8.8 A New Approach to Global Economic Cooperation

White paper index

1.0 – A Possible Future – Opening Fictional Narrative

2.0 – Abstract

3.0 – Introduction: Crisis and Opportunity

4.0 – Global Problems Need Global Solutions

4.1 – The Climate

4.2 – Tropical Deforestation, the Amazon and the Global Water Cycle

4.3 – The Ocean

4.4 – Global Environmental Governance

4.5 – Preventing International Conflict

4.6 – No Safe Haven for War Criminals

4.7 – Strengthening Nuclear Governance

4.8 – Inequality and the Need for Global Taxation

4.9 – Grand Corruption, Illicit Trade, Money Laundering, Financial Offshoring, and Corporate Accountability

4.10 – AI Governance

4.11 – Pandemic Prevention and Bioweapons

4.12 – Refugees

4.13 – Governance of Outer Space Activities

5.0 – Global Governance Success Stories

6.0 – Attempts at Reform

7.0 – Global Citizenship and Pluralism

8.0 – Global Governance Innovations and the 21st Century

8.1 – Inclusive Global Governance and Modern Technology

8.2 – A Global Commons Fund

8.3 – Payments for Ecosystem Services

8.4 – Carbon Markets and Carbon Rewards

8.5 – Global Currencies, Payment Networks, Bank Charters and Transaction Fees

8.5.1 – Global Currencies

8.5.2 – Payment Networks

8.5.3 – Bank Charters and Transaction Fees

8.6 – Markets and Consumers Can Shape Global Policy

8.7 – Technology Innovated States and Global Opportunity

8.8 – A New Approach to Global Economic Cooperation

9.0 – Legitimacy, Celebrity and the Voices of Indigenous People

10.0 – The Leading Edge

10.1 – Philanthropy is Stepping Up

10.2 – Rapid Scaling Is Possible

11.0 – Further Reading