For the first time in history, eradicating extreme poverty around the world is on the horizon, according to one campaign for progress -- and 2015 is a pivotal year in achieving it.
On those terms, the march on affirmative consent, then, is also one for social progress.
Although old controversies fade away and reemerge, they also reemerge profoundly transformed, and it is likely this transformation to which one can attach one's hope for progress in science in spite of recurring themes appearing.
One sticking point for progress on China's environmental challenges has been that elements of its energy policy are fractured and piecemeal, with constantly changing requirements—one day mandating end-of-pipe scrubbers on coal plants, the next banning coal altogether in favor of natural gas.
It is not only increasingly essential, but it is a status symbol as well, signaling aspiration -- and that your life is one of progress and (hoped for) success.
One role model for progress described by Miller might be the Japanese government, which has established several environmentally controlled medical units (EMUs) in hospitals for the research, diagnosis, and treatment of chemical intolerance.
One of the critical needs for progress on off-grid electrification is financing for the systems.
"I welcome this plan - not because it is perfect, it isn't - but because it reflects real potential for progress on one of the most deep-rooted conflicts in conservation.
Indeed, one scientist argues that for progress to continue, researchers will need to do a better job of emulating and working alongside natural systems (S55).
Faced with staggering costs, we squabble along partisan lines, pitting drivers against subway riders, suburbanites against city-dwellers, red versus blue — blocking change in the name of prudence, missing one after another opportunity for progress.
