Towards radically different, positive worlds
ThreeTranstions.earth is a interactive web experience designed to help us learn about three of the most urgent transitions of our time: in climate, biodiversity, and human life.
Climate change is already threatening us and the planet's ecosystem. We need to move rapidly from a way of living that destroys nature to one that restores it. This requires us to imagine a radically different and truly sustainable future, and understand the actions we need to take to get there.
Thinking in transitions can help. This website is a framework for getting started.
Transition — Human Life
The world we have
Extractive
The world we want
Just
Pathway — How can we create fairer, more equal communities?
Obstacles
Lack of inclusiveness in local, environmental, and lifestyle decisions
Breakthroughs
Empower, protect, and collaborate with local and marginalised communities
Pathway — How can we reinvent our everyday lifestyle?
Obstacles
High cost of environmentally-friendly alternatives
Breakthroughs
A growing eco-wakening can reinvent the market and transform our everyday lifestyle
Pathway — How can we embrace long-term thinking?
Obstacles
Moving too fast, thinking short-term, breaking the planet
Breakthroughs
Slowing down, thinking long-term, saving the planet
Pathway — How can we put nature at the heart of human prosperity?
Obstacles
Human prosperity at the expense of nature will in turn threaten its survival
Breakthroughs
Redefine our modern lifestyle in harmony with nature
Transition — Biodiversity
The world we have
Destructive
The world we want
Restorative
Pathway — Can businesses help heal nature?
Obstacles
Our reckless culture of take-make-waste
Breakthroughs
Incentivise circularity
Pathway — How can food systems protect and enhance biodiversity?
Obstacles
Lack of support for regenerative food systems
Breakthroughs
Food systems that respect and replenish nature
Pathway — How do we ensure sustainable use of land and water?
Obstacles
The cost-efficient choices justify nature loss
Breakthroughs
Fair, sustainable practices
Pathway — How can we rebuild our attitude toward nature?
Obstacles
Culture detached from nature
Breakthroughs
Transforming our perception through education
Transition — Climate
The world we have
Disastrous
The world we want
Stabilised
Pathway — What is the impact of our individual actions in the climate crisis?
Obstacles
Consumerism makes us too reliant on a carbon-intensive lifestyle
Breakthroughs
Understand how our actions can affect the world around us
Pathway — How do we decarbonise the most carbon-intensive industries?
Obstacles
Some industrial sectors are especially hard to decarbonise
Breakthroughs
Supporting innovation for carbon-free production can make the economies more sustainable
Pathway — How can we make sure everyone has a say in the future of our planet?
Obstacles
There is a lack of diverse voices in climate-related decisions
Breakthroughs
Ensuring fair and inclusive decision-making is key for successful climate and energy policies
Pathway — How can we make our energy systems fully renewable?
Obstacles
Deep structural dependence on fossil fuels slows down progress
Breakthroughs
Investment in renewable network and collaborative capacity building can accelerate energy transformation
Find the actions you can take
One website can never present a complete picture. There are countless other transition pathways, obstacles and breakthroughs before us.
But it is an important starting point. The transitions presented here help us understand some of the actions available to us – as individuals, communities, businesses and governments – that can improve our relationship with the natural world.
The best first step depends on who you are, which leverage points you have access to, and what you're most passionate about. We hope this website helps you choose a path forward, so you can play your part in building a positive future.
About the project
This project is a collaboration between the R&D Group of Hitachi, Ltd. and Takram ↗ , a design innovation studio based in Tokyo, London and New York. The content is based on a research project, Transitions to sustainable futures ↗ , which examined nine transitions from the perspective of leading organisations and individuals.
For this web experience, we focused on three of these transitions to highlight:
1.
How transition thinking can help us describe and visualise global challenges
2.
How different pathways and transitions are interconnected
3.
How alternative, positive futures can be imagined in the wake of recent crises
3.
Further resources that explore the actors, theories, and data behind each obstacle and breakthrough
Project team
Project Vision and Research Concept: Koji Sasaki (Hitachi)
Creative Direction: Yosuke Ushigome (Takram)
Web Design & Research: Yosuke Ushigome (Takram), Jonathan Skjøtt (Takram), Michael Pecirno (Takram)
Illustration and art direction: Visun Le Duong ↗
Animation: Julien Pilipczuk ↗
Sound design: Manabu Shimada ↗
Copy editing: Reed Words ↗
Fact checking: Kayla Cohen
PR in UK: Zetteler ↗
PR in Japan: Yoshimi Irie