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MAIA project and EU 1.5° Lifestyles
EU's 1.5° Lifestyles was presented at the MAIA project meeting on 18 July. The event focused on fostering collaboration between EU climate change adaptation and mitigation projects. Participants included stakeholders from sister projects such as BEATLES, KNOWING and TONOWASTE, as well as policy makers, innovators and researchers. The 1.5° Lifestyles project aims to change individual and societal…
1.5° Lifestyles Challenge: Embracing a Car-Free Lifestyle in Europe
The EU Horizon 1.5° Lifestyles project has launched a series of challenges to encourage citizens to adopt more sustainable habits, starting with mobility.
The first challenge, "Car-free is possible", runs from October to November 2024 and invites citizens, especially from Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Spain and Sweden, to leave their cars unused as much as possible. This article explores the challenges and significant benefits of going car-free…
Join the Sustainable Living Summit online!
On October 15, the Sustainable Living Summit will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders to discuss how we can enable more sustainable lifestyle choices. This major Nordic conference will focus on practical solutions for sustainable living, and participants are invited to join online from anywhere in the world.
This full-day conference marks the conclusion of the Sustainable Living…
Mainstreaming 1.5° lifestyles: a joint effort at the international level
The international recognition of the key role of consumption and lifestyles for environmental and social impacts brought the emergence of numerous initiatives working towards fair, equitable and sustainable societies.
Participation in the Researchers' Night in Latvia and Hungary
The Researchers' Night, Europe's largest science education event, took place at the end of September. The EU 1.5° Lifestyles project in Latvia and Hungary was represented at the event by the two partner organisations of the project, the Latvian Green Liberty and the Hungarian GreenDependent Institute.
Mobility – how members of the GreenDependent team move around every day
In early 2023, we at GreenDependent decided to launch a 1.5° blog. This is because we think it's important to show how we in the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project team try to live a small (carbon) footprint life. That it can be possible – even if it is not always easy and we cannot (yet!) do all things 1.5° at the same time. And that there are many different ways to do it. As we often say in Hungary: everyone does it differently.
The climate puzzle at the Potsdam Environment Festival 2024
The Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) took part in the Potsdam Environment Festival 2024 on 22 September to talk to citizens about climate protection and sustainability - and to play our climate puzzle.
EU 1.5° Lifestyles Challenges
We're launching a series of challenges! The 1.5° Challenges are designed to help you get closer to the 1.5° lifestyle in four areas of your life. Our aim is to inform you, make you think and give you practical tips on how to make a change. Join us, make a difference and be part of the solution!
Engaging citizens across Europe for 1.5° Lifestyles: Recent activities by EU 1.5° Lifestyles project partners
The EU 1.5° Lifestyles project has been working to engage citizens, students, policymakers, and local communities across Europe in a range of activities with the aim of inspiring sustainable, 1.5° living.
Six exciting new publications in the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project
Are you looking for new autumn reading?
We are thrilled to announce a series of new academic publications as part of the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project and by project partners. These papers explore various dimensions of 1.5° ways of life and the needed collective shift towards sustainable lifestyles.
New paper out on rebound effects to 1.5°C lifestyles
Happier, healthier, richer through 1.5° lifestyles? Or? Our paper on the potential rebound effects of 1.5° lifestyles is out, and it is open access!
In our newly published paper, lead by Jessika Richter from the University of Lund, we summarise the outcomes of the Co-creation Workshops on Rebound Effects of 1.5° Lifestyles with citizens already practicing at least some elements of such lifestyles…
New paper out on preferences for 1.5°C lifestyle options
It took a while, but our paper on the Citizen Thinking Labs where we discussed #onepointfivelifestyle options with citizens in 5 European countries is OUT! And it's open access.