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EU 1.5° Lifestyles Meeting with Local Kids in A Coruña
2024-06-15
On June 8, our colleague Vanessa Mato Santiso from the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the University of A Coruña participated in the 6th Edition of Cullerciencia – A Scientific Fair for Kids, organized by the science club of a local school (CEIP Plurilingüe).
Almost 200 policy-makers took part of results and recommendations from the EU 1.5° Lifestyles
2024-06-13
On Friday, 12 April nearly 200 decision-makers participated in the event organised as part of the Lund Sustainability Week by the Skåne County Administrative Board—the regional voice of the Swedish Government.
Our research can help newly elected European policymakers to realise the climate transition
2024-06-13
Despite climate change being high on the list of European voters' concerns, economic and social issues dominated the recent elections, posing a challenge to the EU's ambitious climate agenda in the upcoming legislative period. The EU 1.5° Lifestyles project highlights the need to integrate social policies with climate strategies to ensure a fair and inclusive transition.
EU 1.5° Lifestyles at the Austrian Parliament and in Austrian media
2024-05-28
Partners across the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project continue to work towards social-ecological transformation across different countries in Europe, including recently promoting "EU 1.5° lifestyles" in the Austrian Parliament and Austrian media.
EU 1.5° Lifestyles at the 2024 Potsdam Science Day!
2024-05-28
Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) were at the 2024 Potsdam Day of Science to present the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project and play the #ClimatePuzzle with citizens.
Climate Puzzle Workshop Engages Local Citizens in A Coruña Towards 1.5° Lifestyles
2024-05-22
On may 19, the University of A Coruña team, in collaboration with the Municipality of A Coruña, organized an interactive workshop at the Organic Market of A Coruña.
General Assembly in Budapest
2024-05-16
The EU 1.5° Lifestyles consortium held a 3-day general assembly in Budapest. At the meeting we reviewed the project's achievements so far and planned the main activities, events and communication for the next 1 year.
Rethinking business models to support 1.5° lifestyles: Hot highlights from the experts
2024-04-17
In recent decades, the private sector has been widely perceived as the primary sector capable of meeting human needs. This view has prevailed at the household, community and national levels. However, the pursuit of profit has led to significant inequalities in access to services, over-consumption of the Earth's resources and environmental degradation, including greenhouse gas emissions. This has raised questions about the ability of existing…
New tender call for carbon calculator development
2024-03-28
Due to the insufficient number of tenders submitted to the 28 February 2024 call a new call is published. The deadline for the new call is 30 April 2024.
Ethics & Data Handling
Within the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project we created and collected the principles and guidelines to govern the collection, storage, processing, and sharing of data. The document can be read here.
Tourism and climate justice: When are we going to take the Paris Agreement seriously?
2024-03-28
At the end of last year, I was interviewed by the Finnish national broadcasting company YLE. They were interested in the carbon footprint of leisure flights to Finnish Lapland of 800,000 tourists per year. YLE reported a carbon footprint of approximately 600,000 tCO2e for these flights, after having consulted several research and environmental organisations.
Sweden's first citizen assembly on Climate Change
2024-03-11
March sees the launch of Sweden's first national citizens' council on climate change. During the spring, 60 randomly selected people will meet on nine occasions to discuss and make proposals on how Sweden can achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. The first meeting took place on 9-10 March in Stockholm.