Addressing Sustainability

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Sustainability and Climate ChangeVol. 16, No. 5 Letter from the EditorFree AccessAddressing SustainabilityMadhavi VenkatesanMadhavi VenkatesanEditor-in-ChiefSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:19 Oct 2023https://doi.org/10.1089/scc.2023.29027.mvAboutSectionsPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail There are many perspectives on sustainability, how to achieve it, as well as what should be the focus of policy. In many cases, the focus tends to be on limiting the symptoms rather than addressing the cause. In this issue we further the discussion on the cause but also address the treatment.With our viewpoint, we address the unseen and unfactored climate impacts of cryptocurrency and then in our commentary, we feature a present period workshop and application tools related to plastic reduction in Africa. In the perspective, I address how the focus of the prevailing economic framework is intrinsically tied to the environmental issues we face, implicitly asserting if we change the goal, we can change the outcome.This issue's book reviews highlight: A Forest Journey: The Role of Trees in the Fate of Civilization and Dao of Civilization as an Alternative Vista on the Future. Both provide a foreshadowing of the future based on human behavior and choices. Our articles highlight community experiences through the lens of preventive action and both geographic and disciplinary pluralism.I thank you for your readership and welcome your communication as we grow the discourse on the paradigm shift that defines sustainability.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 16Issue 5Oct 2023 InformationCopyright 2023, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersTo cite this article:Madhavi Venkatesan.Addressing Sustainability.Sustainability and Climate Change.Oct 2023.327-327.http://doi.org/10.1089/scc.2023.29027.mvPublished in Volume: 16 Issue 5: October 19, 2023PDF download