The EU 1.5° Lifestyles project team presented research outcomes at the EDITS meeting in IIASA on October 9th 2024.
The Energy Demand changes Induced by Technological and Social innovations (EDITS) initiative is a collaborative research network coordinated by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxeburg, Austria and the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE). Launched in 2019, EDITS focuses on understanding and modeling how technological advancements and social innovations can drive changes in energy demand, thereby contributing to climate mitigation and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This autumn, Halliki Kreinin from the RIFS Potsdam team had the privilege to be invited to join the network and present outcomes on structural barriers to low-consumption lifestyles as well as policy implications, from the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project, during the three-day event.
Halliki focused in particular on the question of structural barriers to 1.5° lifestyles, including the "Economic growth paradigm", which prevents systemic change towards sustainability.
Halliki Kreinin presenting at IIASA
Find out more about the EDITS initiative here: Energy Demand changes Induced by Technological and Social innovations (EDITS) | IIASA.
RIFS Potsdam