In sustainability debates, social and environmental outcomes are often treated as separate, if not conflicting, objectives. However, it is critical to identify synergies across welfare and climate policies and develop a joint approach to socio-ecological problems, in order to increase wellbeing for all while meeting climate mitigation targets.
"Designing Welfare Systems for a 1.5° Future" is the first of a series of Policy Briefs designed within the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project to guide policy-making towards a fair, sustainable future for all.
It addresses welfare and climate policies based on literature review and expert consultations and identifies working time reduction (WTR) and universal basic services (UBS) as highly desirable and feasible solutions.