Sustainability challenges demand social science insights

We live in an era of escalating sustainability challenges, such as exceeding the global 1.5°C threshold in 2024, the collapse of talks to address the widespread plastic crisis, and increasing wildfires that threaten millions worldwide. Addressing these challenges requires interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches that connect cutting-edge knowledge from both the natural sciences and the social sciences. However, the social sciences have often felt neglected or underappreciated in sustainability dialogues.