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Press Release (German) - Das muss Deutschland für die Klimawende tun

2025-02-10

Die Menschen in Deutschland müssen ihren Lebensstil erheblich ändern, um das 1,5°-Klimaziel des Pariser Abkommens zu erreichen. Zu diesem Schluss kommt eine Untersuchung des EU 1.5° Lifestyles-Projekts unter der Leitung von Professorin Doris Fuchs vom Forschungsinstitut für Nachhaltigkeit (RIFS) am GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung. Das Team des vom Horizon 2020 Programm der EU geförderten Projekts hat Pfade zu nachhaltigen Lebensstilen…

Press release 6 - EU 1.5° Lifestyles Project unveils the pathways to achieve sustainable living aligned with the 1.5°C climate target

2024-12-17

As the third year of the EU 1.5° Lifestyles Project comes to an end, its findings delineate the pathways that are needed to achieve sustainable lifestyles in line with the Paris Agreement' s target. The research emphasizes the need for systemic structural reforms alongside impactful behavioural changes to mitigate climate change effectively.  

The project identify key barriers that hinder sustainable transformations and offer actionable strategies…

Press Release 5 - EU project shows welfare policies are vital to climate mitigation

2023-12-12

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. Through a systematic literature review and an expert-driven Delphi process, the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project has identified six welfare policies that can support the sustainability transition and reduce carbon emissions.