The University of Bath, together with the Earth System Governance Project, is proud to host the 2026 Conference. Taking place on 7-11 September 2026 in the historic city of Bath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in England, United Kingdom, the conference will be held primarily in person, with selected sessions available for virtual access and participation. This event continues a long tradition of global Earth System Governance conferences, held since 2007.
The theme of the 2026 Bath Conference is “Building just and sustainable futures for planetary integrity“. It will be organized around six streams, including the five analytical lenses of the Earth System Governance Project and a sixth stream on the future of earth system governance, for which we invite participants to assess existing gaps and prospective reforms for improving sustainability governance at multiple scales.
Professor Maria-Therese Gustafsson (University of Stockholm) will be giving a presentation on Climate Policies for Global Supply Chains: A Tale of Two Models on 8 September, 11am GMT.
