Perspectives
Interested in key sustainability issues? Read our science-based blog posts and op-ed pieces – our perspectives.
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21 of California’s groundwater basins and sub-basins are critically overdrafted. We must break entrenched positions and find sustainable solutions.
Actions aimed at slowing the expansion of oil supplies could, barrel for barrel, be as effective at reducing CO2 emissions as policies to limit oil consumption.
Volkswagen has put the spotlight both on the limitations of environmental policies, and on the perils of trusting corporate emission reduction pledges.
The SDGs set global targets, but need to be implemented in the UN member states. We explore steps governments must take to turn SDGs into national agendas.
As Obama opens the Arctic for oil drilling, is he also making it harder for America to wean itself from its dependence on fossil fuels?
Relying too heavily on international private finance to fund climate action and other sustainable development in developing countries is a mistake.
Goal 9 of the Sustainable Development Goals calls for inclusive and sustainable industrialization. What would this look like and how far can we do in 15 years?
Unless the SDGs can be turned into nationally relevant targets that mesh with existing priorities and processes, they risk becoming another remote UN agenda.
Careful planning and more research are needed to make sure the menstrual hygiene and sustainable sanitation agendas are mutually supportive.
As Paris climate agreement pledges fall short of 2°C-level ambition, hopes have built that innovations across sectors will fill the gap. Can they deliver?
Volunteers and scientists are increasingly working together to monitor ecosystems and answer scientific questions.
Is using infrastructure investments to create demand for Chinese goods in developing countries a panacea for overproduction or distraction from deeper reforms?
The PRINCE project is exploring indicators for the food and agricultural footprints of Swedish consumption.
A workshop brought together perspectives on the issue of tacking energy subsidies from international relations and international law.
Pledges for the 2015 UN climate change agreement have started to trickle in. Countries must provide for a robust assessment and review process.