Reports & Outputs

The EU 1.5° Lifestyles project public outputs are listed and can be downloaded below - sorted by Work Packages (WP). To learn more about the WPs please visit this page.

[This page is updated continuously - last update: February, 2025.]

 

WP1 - Quantitative analysis of lifestyle carbon footprints 

General information about activities, methods and outputs:

Methodology brief

Blog article about emissions overshoots against 1.5 °C climate targets and the infographic.

Article about Analysing greenhouse gas emissions overshoot in Europe in 2030 and 2050.

Blog article about carbon footprint projections in various countries.

Selected conference contributions:

Special session entitled “Low-carbon lifestyles to meet the 1.5°C target” organised at the 11th International Conference on Industrial Ecology (ISIE) in Leiden, also including a presentation on Projecting household carbon footprints in 2030 and 2050

Conference Contribution to SCORAI - Sustainable Consumption Research and Action 2023 on Current and projected household carbon footprints of the European Union and selected G20 countries in 2030 and 2050

Conference Contributions to the SCORAI 2025 conference (also the final project conference), both in individual presentation and as part of the joint project summary presentation (available on video here, presentation slides available here)

Peer-reviewed publications:

Journal paper about "(In)Sufficiency of industrial decarbonization to reduce household carbon footprints to 1.5°C-compatible levels" by Stephanie Cap, Arjan de Koning, Arnold Tukker, Laura Scherer. 

 

WP2 - Transformative strategies for households

General information about activities, methods&processes, outputs:

Methodology brief

List of 50 low-carbon lifestyle options and the methodology for selecting them.

  • Citizen Thinking Labs exploring the acceptance of low-carbon lifestyle options:

Citizen Thinking Labs in 5 project countries and a short video about one of the events.

Blog article: 1.5 ° Lifestyle options discussed by more than 100 citizens in 5 European countries – which lifestyle changes were acceptable for our lab participants?

  • Citizen Thinking Labs exploring a vision for 2030 and pathways to 1.5° lifestyles:

Blog article: Visions of a 1.5° Future: Citizen Responses

Articles on the implementations of the thinking labs in Hungary (with video) and Spain

  • Interviewing 1.5° lifestyles pioneers:

Blog article: Lessons from the brave

Public deliverable:

Deliverable (D2.3): Effective Options For a Transition to 1.5° Lifestyles at the Household Level

Selected conference contributions:

Conference Contribution to SCORAI - Sustainable Consumption Research and Action 2023 on Preferences, barriers, and enablers of 1.5° Lifestyles: Findings from Citizen Thinking Labs in five EU countries

Conference Contribution to SCORAI - Sustainable Consumption Research and Action 2023 on Structural, social, and contextual challenges and resources toward a 1.5 sustainable lifestyle in five European countries

Conference Contribution to SCORAI - Sustainable Consumption Research and Action 2023 on Keeping Pace with Europe toward a Sustainable Future: Structural drivers and barriers for low-carbon lifestyles in Spain

Presentation at the eceee Summer Study 2024 about the acceptance of lifestyle options, with special focus on Hungary

Conference Contributions to the SCORAI 2025 conference (also the final project conference), both in individual presentation and as part of the joint project summary presentation (available on video here, presentation slides available here)

Peer-reviewed publications:

Vadovics, E., Richter, J. L., Tornow, M., Ozcelik, N., Coscieme, L., Lettenmeier, M., … Scherer, L. (2024). Preferences, enablers, and barriers for 1.5°C lifestyle options: Findings from Citizen Thinking Labs in five European Union countries. Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2024.2375806

Lehner, M., Richter, J. L., Kreinin, H., Mamut, P., Vadovics, E., Henman, J., Mont, O., & Fuchs, D. (2024). Living smaller: acceptance, effects and structural factors in the EU. Buildings and Cities, 5(1), pp. 215–230. DOI: https://doi. org/10.5334/bc.438 

 

WP3 - Structural constraints/enablers for 1.5 degrees lifestyles

General information about activities, methods&processes, outputs:

Methodology brief

Article about 7 identified key structures of 1.5-degrees lifestyles 

Stakeholder Thinking Labs in 5 project countries and a short video about one of the events

Stakeholder Thinking Lab Dialogues - Strategies and Responsibilities for Driving Eco-Social Transformation (with video on the dialogues in Hungary)

Article about the European Stakeholder Thinking Lab

Deliverables:

Executive Summary of the Deliverable (D3.2) about Stakeholder Perspectives on Structural Change

Deliverable D3.3 Goals and Responsibility for Structural Change

Selected conference contributions:

Conference Contribution to SCORAI - Sustainable Consumption Research and Action 2023 on Barriers and Enablers of 1.5° Lifestyles: Shallow and deep structural factors shaping the potential for sustainable consumption

Conference Contribution to SCORAI - Sustainable Consumption Research and Action 2023 on Transformative Change to 1.5° Lifestyles and Provisioning Systems in Europe: The impact of enabling and hindering structures

Conference Contribution to 9th International Degrowth Conference – 2023 on Discussing degrowth climate utopias with diverse stakeholders

Conference Contributions to the SCORAI 2025 conference (also the final project conference), both in individual presentation and as part of the joint project summary presentation (available on video here, presentation slides available here)

Peer-reviewed publications:

Steffen Hirth, Halliki Kreinin, Doris Fuchs, Nils Blossey, Pia Mamut, Jeremy Philipp, Isabelle Radovan and the EU 1.5° Lifestyles Consortium (2023): "Barriers and enablers of 1.5° lifestyles: Shallow and deep structural factors shaping the potential for sustainable consumption" in: Frontiers in Sustainability, Vol. 4 2023, doi: 10.3389/frsus.2023.1014662.

Kreinin, H., Fuchs, D., Mamut, P., Hirth, S., & Lange, S. (2024). Transforming provisioning systems to enable 1.5° lifestyles in Europe? Expert and stakeholder views on overcoming structural barriers. Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2024.2372120

Lehner, M., Richter, J. L., Kreinin, H., Mamut, P., Vadovics, E., Henman, J., Mont, O., & Fuchs, D. (2024). Living smaller: acceptance, effects and structural factors in the EU. Buildings and Cities, 5(1), pp. 215–230. DOI: https://doi. org/10.5334/bc.438 

 

WP4 - Rebound effects and other risks at household level

General information about activities, methods&processes, outputs:

Methodology brief

Blog article about the rebound workshops held in the 5 project case countries

Video about the rebound workshop in Hungary

Deliverables:

Executive Summary of the Deliverable (D4.2) - Rebound and Risks Summary Report

Deliverable (D4.2) - Rebound and Risks public report

Selected conference contributions:

Conference Contribution to the SCORAI 2025 conference (also the final project conference), as part of the joint project summary presentation (available on video here, presentation slides available here)

Peer-reviewed publication:

Richter, J.L., Lehner, M., Elfström, A., Henman, J., Vadovics, E., Brizga, J., Plepys, A., Mont, O. (2024). 1.5° lifestyle changes: Exploring consequences for individuals and households. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 50: 511-525, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2024.07.018.

 

WP5 - Risks for economic and welfare systems 

General information about activities, methods&processes, outputs:

Methodology brief

Delphi process and workshops to investigate impacts on economic and welare systems

Blog article on rethinking business models to support 1.5° lifestyles: Hot highlights from the experts

Article on expert Delphi workshops in Hungary, with video 

Deliverables:

Executive Summary of the Deliverable (D5.1) - Scenarios for 1.5° welfare systems and business models

Deliverable (D5.2) - 1.5° Welfare and Business Models: Summary Report / Full deliverable

Selected conference contributions:

Conference Contribution to the SCORAI 2025 conference (also the final project conference), as part of the joint project summary presentation (available on video here, presentation slides available here)

Peer-reviewed publication:

Mamut, P., Fuchs, D., Becker, L., Laksevics, K., Kreinin, H., Brizga, J., (2024) From responsibility ping-pong to shared responsibility for 1.5° lifestyles? Examining European stakeholder perspectives. Bristol University Press, p. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1332/27528499Y2024D000000039

Laksevics, K., Brizga, J., Mamut, P., Kreinin, H., Fuchs, D., & Belousa, I. (2025). An Eco-Social Policy Mix for 1.5°C Lifestyles: A Multi-Country Policy Delphi Analysis. Regulation & Governance. https://doi.org/10.1111/rego.12655

WP6 - Communication and outreach

For a general audience:

Primarily for citizens, and organisations working with citizens:

Deliverable 6.3:

For a general, professional audience:

For academics:

For students (in tertiary or adult education) and educators:

For the media:

  • Media & press releases (in English, for local versions, please visit our country websites)

Deliverable:

For policy and decision makers:

  • Policy briefs (in English, for local versions, please visit our country websites)

Deliverable:

Other materials:

Deliverable: