ABSTRACT
This chapter analyses if and how national political institutions for future generations can compensate for politicians’ modest ability to lay down guidelines for long-term solutions. The chapter provides a general review of various types of institutions for future generations along with analyses of German and Norwegian institutions. Germany has established a triangle of institutions with the aim of supporting the country's implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Norway has no corresponding institutions, and there is not the same transparency regarding implementation as in Germany. Finally, the chapter concludes that these institutions primarily function as reminders of the future consequences of today's decisions and maintain a common frame of commitments to future people. The institutions having weak political influence find it problematic to ensure that measures for future generations are binding in practice.
