Jeremias Herberg is a political and environmental sociologist at Radboud University Nijmegen, where his research and teaching examine the role of science and public policy in unsustainable societies. He currently holds a visiting professorship at Ruhr University Bochum (Center for Environmental Management, Resources and Energy), where he continues his work on the social conditions and regional consequences of the coal phase-out. He is co-founder of the forthcoming Journal of Political Sociology, which focuses on politics beyond the political system. At the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, he has used experimental formats to discuss the local dimension of planetary anthropogenic change. His work incorporates experience from policy advice, collaboration with civil society, and inspirations from the natural sciences and humanities.