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How the TV drama Toxic Town captures the slow violence of industrial and environmental harms

26 May 2026 · Dr Roxana Willis
Sustainability
Image credit: Corby Steelworks, 1950s. Courtesy of Willie Cowie

Are smart technologies the key to a clean energy future?

26 May 2026 · Shefali Khanna
Sustainability
An illustrated skyline of a city

Are big companies doing enough to meet climate goals?

26 May 2026 · Ali Amin
Sustainability
Wooden bridge across mountains covered by trees by Jonathan Klok, Unsplash

Recommended reading on sustainable economics

26 May 2026 · LSE Review of Books
Sustainability
The covers of books featured in this recommended reading list on sustainable finance.

Pass-through voting: can greater investor voice strengthen sustainable stewardship?

26 May 2026 · Tom Gosling, Dr Suren Gomtsyan
Sustainability
ballot box surrounded by voting options

Can climate lawsuits make polluters pay for global warming?

26 May 2026 · Dr Noah Walker-Crawford
Sustainability
Peruvian farmer Saúl Luciano Lliuya. Credit Alexander Luna.

Tell, don’t ask: how to mobilise climate action on social media

26 May 2026 · Dr Ganga Shreedhar
Sustainability
Silhouette of people demonstrating for climate action

How empty buildings could help solve Britain’s housing crisis

26 May 2026 · Laura Lane
Sustainability
Empty office blocks to sustainabile homes.

Why climate action is the economic opportunity we must seize

25 November 2025 · Lord Stern
Economics
Illustration of a river running through green hills pointing to a shining sun.

Shark fin in late imperial China: making and remaking tradition

25 November 2025 · Dr Ronald C. Po
Sustainability
Shark lying at the bottom of the ocean

Why are climate action cases rising?

19 March 2024 · Dr Joana Setzer
Sustainability
The earth covered in rubbish