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Equality of Opportunity

Non-discrimination is an interesting concept in law; Joshua Castellino argues that in society, some discrimination is perfectly justifiable. Unjustifiable discrimination occurs in the context of marginalized groups as a consequence of a person’s identity, not necessarily ability. Tools for nondiscrimination need to promote equality of opportunity for all. Societies put in place measures like affirmative action to try to remedy this, though these are only temporary solutions. This video…

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Consumption and Diets

This chapter discusses the current state of our diets and the dietary trends around the world. There are four things that are happening globally: people are consuming too many calories, those calories are of poor quality, diets are not very affordable, and they’re not sustainable. People are consuming more than they need to on average, but what they consumer is of poor quality, or “junk food.” Sugar consumption is on the rise, particularly with processed foods. Our diets cost…

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Sustainable Food and Land Use

This chapters opens with a discussion of the CO2 emissions due to agriculture. Professor Sachs goes on to discuss how agriculture and food production impact SDGs, such as SDG 2: Zero Hunger, SDG 6: Clean Water, SDG 14: Life Below Water, and SDG 15: Life on Land. He elaborates on the dimensions of this transformation, including sustainable food, boundaries, shifting diets, supply chain governance, and proper planning. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Measures of well-being

Societal progress is about improvements in the well-being of people and households. Assessing such progress requires looking not only at the functioning of the economic system but also at the diverse experiences and living conditions of people. Learn about measures of well-being in this video. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Markets and Supply Chains

Price fluctuations happen as a result of the storage process from seasonal harvests and the working of the markets and the supply chain, as these harvests need to be transported between production and consumption. In off-farm storage, there are issues of food safety, processing, and quality assurance. Seasonal price changes reflect the cost of storage because when simultaneous harvests occur across a huge area, prices are low, but after that, prices rise by exactly the cost of storage, or the…

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The Goal of Less Than 2ºC, Part I

How does emission of greenhouse gases lead to global warming? This chapter depicts and analyzes significant factors and illuminates anomalies contributing to the drastic change in our climate. Lastly, this chapter addresses the perils of global warming and the urgency to keep global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius, as stated in the Paris Climate Agreement. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Cities: Challenges and Opportunities

This chapter is about the challenges and opportunities that urban centers face. Urban centers are expanding beyond traditional urban boundaries in a process called urban sprawl, which consumes a lot of land. While there are certainly megacities with populations of more than 10 million, a lot of population growth will occur in small and medium cities. There are even a few shrinking cities. Key challenges ahead include increased resources needed for growing, affluent populations. Local…

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Business as Usual Versus Sustainable Development

This lecture introduces two paths for the future: the Business as Usual path and the Sustainable Development path. It examines the major negative impacts of the Business as Usual path and puts an emphasis on the different ways the world can move towards the Sustainable Development path. This video is not available under a Creative Commons license and should not be considered open content. However, the video is freely available for viewing or sharing with individuals or groups for educational…

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Introducing Sustainable Development

In this chapter, Professor Jeffrey Sachs introduces the course "Sustainable Development: the Post-Capitalist Order" and defines sustainable development. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license. Please give attribution to the SDG Academy.