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Interest in the environmental impact and carbon footprints of food is growing in Finland. At the New Age Building Festival (Uuden ajan rakentamisen festivaali or URF), held in Kerava, Finland, from July 26 to August 7, 2024, D-mat calculated the carbon footprints of all meals sold. Alongside vegetarian dishes, fish dishes were also available. The festival’s food vendors offered a wide variety of…

On October 1, 2024, the SISU consortium hosted the "Good Future Morning Coffee," a thought-provoking event focused on sustainable lifestyles and the essential changes needed in our mindset and societal frameworks. Professor Arto O. Salonen led the conversation, featuring insights from Jukka Kajan (Pro Vege ry), and Michael Lettenmeier (EU 1.5 Lifestyles project).

Our sister project, the EU-funded ‘INCITE-DEM : Citizens Reinventing Democracy’ aims at enhancing inclusive participation and civic engagement, while expanding democratic innovation and dynamic feedback mechanisms between citizens and institutional actors in Europe. Based on high quality research, the project will experiment with inclusive design processes for democratic innovation in practice by…

Our sister project, Climate CAMPAIGNers, has come to an end, but its impact continues thanks to a new exploitation strategy developed by the Energy Institute at JKU Linz and SB Konzept GmbH. The app will continue to serve as a tool for motivating and monitoring climate-neutral behaviours, and its scope will be expanded to reach a broader community of users, including companies and educational…

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…

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…

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.

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.

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.

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!