The role of climate change in creating tipping points which chaotically disturb the normally stabilizing natural processes of the Earth into wholly unexpected outcomes

The implications of combinations of tipping points for overwhelming human capacities and actions for reaching progressive means of achieving sustainability

The relationships between science and politics in creating the barriers to achieving sustainability science

The role of sustainability science in higher education and its purpose in this PhD course and in your research

Implications for your research when incorporating sustainability science into your work