Why have we made it our mission to publish the “research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems”?

To transition towards low-carbon energy systems we need low-cost energy storage. Battery costs have been falling quickly.

We are paying a price for fossil fuels, but that price is not paid by those that burn the fossil fuels – we need to change that.

The Living Planet Index is the biodiversity metric that always claims the headlines. It’s often misinterpreted. How should we understand it?

Beneath the popular index, the Living Planet database helps us understand where and what animals are deeply threatened, and what animals are thriving.

The goods and services that we all need are not just there – they need to be produced – and growth means that their quality and quantity increases.

Our free, open-access dataset tracking global COVID-19 Vaccinations has been published in Nature Human Behaviour.

Explore the research on coral reefs. This is part of our latest collection of work on Biodiversity and Wildlife.

Which countries and rivers emit the most plastic to the ocean? What does this mean for solutions to tackle plastic pollution?

Explore our new collection of work on the topic of biodiversity and wildlife.

Wild mammal biomass has declined by 85% since the rise of humans. But we can turn things around by reducing the amount of land we use for agriculture.

Germany is one country which has responded well to the Coronavirus pandemic. How did they do so? In-country experts provide key insights.

What are the carbon opportunity costs of our diet? How much carbon could we store by regrowing forests and wild habitats on existing farmland?

Estimates of food emissions can range from one-quarter to one-third. Where do these differences come from?

I study the data on today’s global inequality to calculate the minimum aggregate growth that is required to reduce global poverty substantially.

Vietnam is one country which has responded well to the Coronavirus pandemic. How did they do so? In-country experts provide key insights.

South Korea is one country which has responded well to the Coronavirus pandemic. How did they do so? In-country experts provide key insights.

What does global poverty look like if we rely on the notions of poverty in countries like Denmark, the US, or Germany? And how should this perspective inform our aspirations for the future of global poverty?

If everyone shifted to a plant-based diet we would reduce global land use for agriculture by 75%. This large reduction of agricultural land use would be possible thanks to a reduction in land used for grazing and a smaller need for land to grow crops.

Rich countries import foods produced on deforested land in the tropics. How much deforestation do they import?

Three-quarters of deforestation is driven by agriculture. Most comes from the production of beef, palm oil, soy and logging industries.