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Our mission is to cultivate the knowledge, skills, and actions that will accelerate transitions to a sustainable and just world.

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  • How AI Can Help Boost Wealth and Share It More Fairly

    How AI Can Help Boost Wealth and Share It More Fairly

    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.”

  • Summer is getting longer, and it’s happening faster than we thought

    Summer is getting longer, and it’s happening faster than we thought

    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?

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Ecosystems, People & Resilience

Land, Food, Water & Waste

Perceptions, Culture, Values & Behaviour

Energy, Pollution & Climate Change

Infrastructure, Emerging Technology & Development

Governance, Policy, Law & Justice

IRES offices are situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm). We have a very long way to go in engaging with Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm) and other First Nations to address this regrettable history and its ongoing legacy. Learn more at Our Values page.