Sustainability Research, Simplified

What the science says — in plain language.

Most people want to understand sustainability — climate change, energy, food systems, cities, and nature — but don’t have the time or energy to read academic research after a long day.

Our Sustainability Research, Simplified podcast aims to turn complex sustainability studies into clear, engaging conversations anyone can follow. Each episode breaks down real research and explains what it actually means, why it matters, or how it connects to everyday life — without jargon, equations, or academic overload.

You’ll hear the key takeaways from sustainability research on topics like climate solutions, renewable energy, biodiversity, sustainable consumption, and policy impacts — explained calmly, clearly, and honestly.

Whether you’re curious about sustainability, work in a non-academic field, or just want to understand what the science really says, this podcast gives you the essence of the research — simply.

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List of episodes:

  1. Sustainable Finance: Behind the Scenes of Carbon Offsetting (with Frédéric Hache)
  2. Grape Expectations: The Environmental Struggle of Italian Wine (with Valentina De Marchi)

#1 Sustainable Finance: Behind the Scenes of Carbon Offsetting (with Frédéric Hache)

In this episode, we break down what a sustainability expert actually says about carbon and other offsets.

#2 Grape Expectations: The Environmental Struggle of Italian Wine (with Valentina De Marchi)

The interview revolves around a peer-reviewed study about sustainability in Italian wine industry.

Ponte, S., De Marchi, V., Bettiol, M. & di Maria, E. (2023). The horizontal governance of environmental upgrading: Lessons from the Prosecco and Valpolicella wine value chains in Italy. Environment and Planning A, 55 (8), pp. 1884-1905 (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0308518X231176553)