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Leiden colleagues publish groundbreaking research on sustainable land use and energy production
Researchers affiliated with the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project have co-published a pioneering paper in the One Earth journal. The paper, authored by Oscar Rueda, José M. Mogollón, Fabian Stenzel, and…
Forum for Caring Societies
The Forum for Caring Societies is a collaborative community of practice which promotes fair, sustainable, care-centered societies. It brings together researchers, activists, practitioners, funders…
Air travel in the media: Is present-day tourism compatible with 1.5-degree living?
Do lifestyles really matter when it comes to climate change? D-mat’s CEO, Michael Lettenmeier, has resoundingly argued in favour of 1.5-degree lifestyles in a saga in Finnish media regarding air…
Discussions about 1.5° Lifestyles in Finland
As 2023 drew to an end, EU 1.5° Lifestyles project partner D-mat had the pleasure to visit the Finnish Parliament. Finland’s Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen kindly welcomed us to…
European Stakeholder Thinking Lab on 1.5° Lifestyles Held in Brussels
The need for per capita reductions in carbon emissions to align with the Paris Agreement is a key challenge for European policymaking. The current EU average per capita carbon footprint far exceeded…
New Research Paper Alert: (In)Sufficiency of Industrial Decarbonization to Achieve 1.5°C-Compatible Lifestyles
We are excited to announce the publication of a groundbreaking research paper as part of the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project. As part of her PhD research, Stephanie Cap projected household carbon…
New Book: Sufficiency – an Emerging Discourse? At the Crossroads of Mainstreaming and Transformation
Sufficiency, a concept that propagates social and ecological enoughness and limits is becoming increasingly important in societal discourse — for political actors, researchers and civil society actors…
Ongoing Stakeholder Thinking Lab Dialogues - Strategies and Responsibilities for Driving Eco-Social Transformation
As part of our commitment to driving societal transformation, the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project team is actively engaged in a series of Stakeholder Thinking Lab (STL) dialogues in the five case countries…
Our groundbreaking MOOC is in the Works!
We are delighted to share a sneak peek into our ongoing efforts as the EU 1.5° Lifestyle Project Team actively works on a FREE Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). This digital teaching format is a…
Season's Greetings from the EU 1.5° Lifestyles Project! ✨🌲
As we approach the end of the year, the EU 1.5° Lifestyles Project extends warm wishes to everyone, regardless of the holiday traditions you hold dear or the festive celebrations you partake in. 🌈
Press Release 5: Welfare Policies Are Vital To Climate Mitigation
Too often, climate policies are not placed within a broader social context and policy makers neglect to see that welfare policies are vital to climate mitigation.
The Consortium Lead for EU 1.5° Lifestyles Project moves from Uni Münster to RIFS Potsdam as Doris Fuchs takes Director Role at RIFS
In a significant development for the field of sustainability research, Professor Doris Fuchs, the Consortium Lead for the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project, has taken up the role of Director at the Research…