Beyond GDP: changing how we measure progress is key to tackling a world in crisis – three leading experts

Amid the global threats posed by climate change, spiralling energy costs, insecure employment and widening inequality, the need to rethink our notion of progress is now an urgent priority.

Tim Jackson, Professor of Sustainable Development and Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP), University of Surrey • conversation
Aug. 18, 2022 • ~34 min

How centuries of self-isolation turned Japan into one of the most sustainable societies on Earth

Japanese people had to rely totally on materials already present within the country.

Hiroko Oe, Principal Academic, Bournemouth University • conversation
Aug. 9, 2022 • ~6 min

Debunking stereotypes about mobile homes could make them a new face of affordable housing

Manufactured housing – the preferred name for what were once called mobile homes – has changed dramatically in recent decades. Three planning experts call for giving it a new look.

Linda Shi, Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University • conversation
July 28, 2022 • ~11 min

Listen: Is a recession on the way?

Are we heading for a recession? On this podcast episode, an economist explains why he's feeling optimistic—at least for now.

UC Irvine • futurity
July 25, 2022 • ~2 min

Five billion people can't afford surgery – a team of innovators could soon change this

A team of doctors and academics worked together on back-to-basics surgical equipment that is already changing lives.

Noel Aruparayil, Clinical research fellow in global surgery, University of Leeds • conversation
June 24, 2022 • ~10 min

Microalgae is nature's 'green gold': our pioneering project to feed the world more sustainably

The inside of story of a pioneering programme to convert nitrogen into microalgae that can generate sustainable animal feed.

Carole Anne Llewellyn, Professor in Applied Aquatic Bioscience, Swansea University • conversation
March 15, 2022 • ~19 min

Transformational change is coming to how people live on Earth, UN climate adaptation report warns: Which path will humanity choose?

An author of the report explains the damaging effects climate change is already having and why adaptation is essential.

Edward R. Carr, Professor and Director, International Development, Community, and Environment, Clark University • conversation
Feb. 28, 2022 • ~9 min

Plastic pollution is a global problem – here's how to design an effective treaty to curb it

Public, government and corporate support for a world treaty to curb plastic waste is growing. Treaties addressing mercury pollution, long-range air pollution and ozone depletion offer some lessons.

Sarah J. Morath, Associate Professor of Legal Writing, Wake Forest University • conversation
Feb. 24, 2022 • ~10 min

What drives sea level rise? US report warns of 1-foot rise within three decades and more frequent flooding

A sea level scientist explains the two main ways climate change is threatening the coasts.

Jianjun Yin, Associate Professor of Geoscience, University of Arizona • conversation
Feb. 16, 2022 • ~6 min

What drives sea level rise? US report warns of 10-12 inches more by midcentury with frequent coastal flooding

A sea level scientist explains the two main ways climate change is threatening the coasts.

Jianjun Yin, Associate Professor of Geoscience, University of Arizona • conversation
Feb. 16, 2022 • ~6 min

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