Abstract
In this issue of Sustainability and Climate Change, we address blue carbon credits in a Viewpoint by Chhaya Bhardwaj and Snehank Shekhar, and in our Commentary explore another perspective on plastic pollution by addressing the impact of single-use plastic in laboratory settings. Mei Lan Tan and colleagues highlight how ease of access to plastic has affected the culture of the lab, creating dependence from convenience, and limiting perceived responsibility for life cycle impacts. Our Perspective discussion highlights another learning outcome that may offer insights for other sustainability practitioners and teachers.
This month we present two book reviews. Gustavo Andrade discusses The Dollarization and Its Narratives, which provides the acknowledgement of economic stability in climate change resiliency. Jhonatan Serrano reviews Thicker than Water, which highlights the impact of the plastic industry on human and environmental health.
Our articles this month continue previous themes. Both A Survey of Environmental Attitudes and Knowledge of University Undergraduate Students for the Purpose of Faculty Development in Teaching and Learning for Sustainability and Place-Based Education in High School Science: Situating Energy and Climate Change in Students' Communities provide contextual insight on the learning process as it relates to sustainability traction, while Mukta Mani addresses the role of the banking sector in promoting sustainability, focusing on India. In an Interplanetary Land Ethic, we address a theme that is of emerging interest: How do we balance our technological ability with environmental stewardship, so we do not spread the damage we have created on Earth elsewhere?
The articles in this issue are supplemented with the launch of our Sustainability Speakers Series where we feature authors, pioneers, and practitioners of sustainability and climate change research. The conversations center on their latest works and efforts and are accessible from our website and social media pages. Our first two conversations feature Erica Cirino and Edward Struzik. Erica's book, Thicker Than Water, is reviewed in this issue and we look forward to publishing a review of Swamplands: Tundra Beavers, Quaking Bogs, and the Improbable World of Peat, Struzik's latest book, in April.
We invite you to share your research, viewpoints, comments, and perspectives and contribute to facilitating the discussion of sustainability. If you are interested in reviewing a book, please contact me directly.
Madhavi Venkatesan, PhD
Editor-in-Chief