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Pitt Sustainability Institute Thrust Areas Graphic as Text

Regenerative Solutions Respecting Planetary Boundaries

  • Water Equity
  • Circular Economy and Sustainable Materials
  • Complex Sustainable Systems
  • Just Energy Transition

Thriving Futures in the Face of Regional Change

  • Climate and Health
  • Sustainable Healthcare
  • Urban Food
  • Community Resilience and Equitable Built Environments

Resilient Ecological Systems

  • Water
  • Ecosystems
  • Biodiversity
  • Ecological Justice and Natural Resources

Reclaiming Environmental Discourse

  • De/Growth
  • Preserving Our Past to Understand Our Future
  • Climate Anxiety
  • Environmental Justice, Film Studies, and Media Disinformation

Education and Engagement

  • Translate Sustainability Knowledge
  • Novel Interdisciplinary Student Experiences
  • Focus on Impact and Innovation
  • Enhanced Extracurricular Opportunities

Environmental and Climate Justice

  • A thread that weaves through and guides the Institute's research and education thrusts