Sustainability

Our research supports a more sustainable planet by creating a shared understanding, identifying opportunities, and bringing people together.

Sustainability means more than just reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We believe there can be no environmental justice without social change.

OU researchers work here because they believe in our social mission. They believe combatting the climate crisis also means protecting people’s rights and improving living conditions now and for future generations worldwide.

Ensuring a sustainable planet is one of our most significant existential challenges, with many interconnected problems and opportunities. We believe this requires thinking beyond academic silos and disciplines, bringing together experts from anthropologists to astrobiologists and political scientists to physicists to address diverse challenges, from engaging indigenous communities in environmental protection to building carbon-neutral cities.

Our research supports a more sustainable planet by creating a shared understanding, identifying opportunities, and bringing people together.