Thomas Dietz, University Distinguished Professor, Department of Sociology, Michigan State University

Member, External Advisory Board, SoGES

The problems of global environmental change are daunting and urgent. The current pandemic shows how quickly new challenges can emerge. How do we achieve a just sustainable future? Consumer behavior can’t stop climate change. Government action isn’t working. Corporations are doing too little. The revolution will take too long. There is no solution. But there are solutions. To make progress, we need decisions that take account of uncertain facts and conflicting values. And we need to identify effective actions. We know a lot about decisions, criteria for good decisions and the obstacles to making them. It is a time when our decisions matter, and we can take steps on the many roads to a better future.

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