Our cities are changing rapidly giving rise to a plethora of sustainability challenges. On this Policy Forum Pod extra, we chat to Tayanah O’Donnell about what Future Earth does in the urban context, and why governments, industry, researchers, and citizens must work together to shape our future cities in a sustainable way.We also talk to Tayanah about the climate strike protests, and she shares her thoughts on whether Australia should declare a climate emergency.Tayanah O’Donnell is Director of Future Earth Australia, based at the Australian Academy of Science.Julia Ahrens is a presenter on Policy Forum Pod.Show notes | The following were referred to in this episode:Future Earth AustraliaPolicy Forum Pod is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Subscribe on Android or wherever you get your podcasts. We’d love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to podcast@policyforum.net. You can also Tweet us @APPSPolicyForum or join us on the Facebook group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.