I’ve referred to Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Model numerous times on my blog in the past 5 years since she initially proposed it. I really like the model- both for the issues it deals with, but also for its visually engaging design. With the publishing of her book in recent weeks- Doughnut Economics- it is notably becoming more recognised (I thoroughly recommend getting a hold of a copy of the book…)

A synopsis paper, and accompanying appendix, released this month by Kate via The Lancet journal is a really useful brief introduction to the framework- its aims, and how it has been developed (the bottom image above depicts the model- and is sourced from the paper). Understanding that the environmental limits (the ‘ecological ceiling’ in the model) are based on the planetary boundaries work of the Stockholm Resilience Centre (which I’ve also blogged on numerous times), it is notable that the aspects that make up the model’s social foundation are based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

Separately, building on work they have been doing over the last year or so, the International Council for Science (ICSU) (and with contributions from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis) have just released a useful report on the interaction of the SDGs. Looking into the potential trade-offs and synergies of the goals, it utilities a 7 point scale (of indivisible to cancelling) to compare their distinct (but intertwined) objectives (see the top image above).

في تحول جوهري في الطريقة التي يُنتج بها العلم المناخي، أطلق فريق دولي من الباحثين بقيادة المعهد الدولي لتحليل النظم التطبيقية (IIASA) في النمسا، وبالشراكة مع جامعات ومؤسسات بحثية في اليابان، مبادرة تهدف إلى دمقرطة عملية إعداد السيناريوهات المناخية العالمية، وجعلها أكثر شفافية وشمولًا وعدالة. الدراسة الجديدة، المنشورة في مجلة Nature Climate Change (عدد أكتوبر 2025)، تدعو إلى بناء منصة بحثية عالمية…