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🌎 What does it really take to future-proof our planet? In this episode of our #FutureProof series, six LSE experts discuss climate change, biodiversity loss, sustainable economics, energy systems, and global food security – breaking down the biggest environmental challenges of our time and the solutions that could shape a sustainable future. ▶️ In this video: Professor Jonathan Pershing from Global School of Sustainability at LSE explores the climate crisis and environmental collapse, explaining why the economy depends entirely on a functioning ecosystem and why urgent policy action is needed. Dr Ganga Shreedhar from LSE Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science discusses the sixth mass extinction and biodiversity loss, highlighting how human activity is driving species decline and threatening human survival. Dr Shefali Khanna from Department of Geography and Environment, LSE, a specialist in energy systems, discusses the future of electricity grids, explaining how smart technology, renewable energy, and demand-side innovation can transform global power systems. Sir Tim Besley from LSE Department of Economics breaks down the political and economic challenges of sustainability, showing how collective action and public support are essential for a green transition. Professor David Luke from LSE Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa analyses global food systems and food insecurity, focusing on inequality between the Global North and South and the need for climate-resilient agriculture. Professor Carmen Nuzzo from the TPI Global Climate Transition Centre (TPI Centre) at LSE explains climate finance and investment, revealing how money, banks, and investors can accelerate or hinder the transition to a low-carbon economy. This year’s #LSEFestival, taking place from Monday 15 to Saturday 20 June 2026, will explore the impact of these global challenges, and how individuals, communities, organisations, corporations, and those with political power should be tackling them to save the planet! 📅 Find out more info and browse the programme: lse.ac.uk/festival

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