Dr. Jiaying Zhao and co-authors discuss how AI can boost wealth more equitably. They explain that an AI‑funded basic income is recommended as “it reflects the principle that as machines become more capable, people should become freer to flourish.”

Dr. Simon Donner and Ted Scott analyzed temperature data spanning 1961 to 2023. The research points to urgent questions: What will earlier spring heat mean for food supply? Do today’s climate models that inform planning and policy fully capture these trends or do they need updating?

Simon Donner will be a keynote speaker at the Sunshine Coast Climate Faire in April. This two-day event brings together leading experts, local changemakers, businesses, students, and community members to explore practical and positive climate action! 💚🌱

“The oil price spike could help Americans shift to cleaner, more advanced technology: electric vehicles. Instead, the US government is going backwards.” says Simon Donner. While inflation is inevitable due to the Iran war, accelerating to net-zero will help prevent future shocks.

Simon Donner responds to the chaos at the House of Commons environment committee, where MPs traded accusations of filibustering while time ran out, intentionally preventing government climate scientists from sharing their work about Canada’s emissions plan.

“In a world where gas prices are spiraling up, EVs would be eventually better. But right now, because they’ve lost the subsidies, there’s this kind of shock. The price went up, and so the demand went down,” explains Milind Kandlikar.

IRES student Momodou Barry explores how conflict in the Persian Gulf region could deepen food insecurity across Africa by disrupting energy markets, fertilizer supply chains, and global shipping routes. Global food systems are interconnected, and shocks in one region can quickly influence food prices elsewhere.

Dr. Navin Ramankutty explains that as more researchers connect across disciplinaries, science will be better able to pursue solutions that address complex, urgent problems to secure livelihoods, food security and to safeguard our planet’s environmental health. Picture credits: Attendees socialize during an event at the 5th Open Science Meeting for the Global Land Programme (GLP)…

🍎🍗How can we reconcile our love of food with the reality that many are sourced in ways that are warming our planet? Research by Juan Diego Martinez and Navin Ramankutty explains how agricultural policies can make peace with the climate through different declarations. Photo via Bakd&Raw by Karolin Baitinger

☺️🌍 The fight against climate change is often framed as a sacrifice, Jade Radke’s study finds presenting environmental action in a proactive light makes people more likely to act. “Clear, actionable alternatives make it easier for people to engage,” Radke explains. Bicycle rush hour in Copenhagen, Denmark. Image by Mikael Colville-Andersen via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND…

🚗⚡Simon Donner shares his viewpoint about Mark Carney’s new automotive plan, which he believes is ‘hamstrung by the fact that we work with the North American automakers who are influenced by the U.S. government – and who are frankly behind on electric vehicles.’ Photo by Michael Fousert via Unsplash

“Farmers may seem like the main decisionmakers, but actually macro-scale factors like policies and market conditions are what drive adoption” explains Tatiana Chamorro-Vargas who is featured in the Good Men Project for her research on silvopastoral systems, which combine trees and pasture.

🌍🍔 IRES student Dr. Juan Diego Martinez’s study shows that food systems account for more than a third of global greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activity and encourages people to “vote with their forks.”

🌍 While most Americans misjudge which personal decisions contribute to climate change, Dr. Jiaying Zhao explains how more readily available information can help people more accurately estimate which actions are most effective. Photo credit: David Preston via unsplash