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Check out the 5th issue of the EU 1.5° Lifestyles newsletter!
In our newsletter we provide regular updates about our research and communication efforts to contribute to mainstreaming 1.5° living. You can read about our continuing Thinking Labs, our latest policy and press release, our publications, inspiration for 1.5° living related this time to traveling and reducing food waste, and a lot more!
Stakeholder Thinking Lab #2 - Hungary
As part of our EU 1.5° Lifestyles project the Hungarian team - together with the other four case countries of Germany, Latvia, Spain, and Swedenis - organized a second phase of Stakeholder Thinking Labs (STL) in Budapest on 30 January 2024.
Stakeholder Thinking Lab #2 - Hungary
As part of our EU 1.5° Lifestyles project the Hungarian team - together with the other four case countries of Germany, Latvia, Spain, and Swedenis - organized a second phase of Stakeholder Thinking Labs (STL) in Budapest.
Co-creating a Sustainable Future with Citizens to Decarbonize the Building Stock in Spain
Improving the energy efficiency of the buildings is one of the main policy objectives of the European policy initiatives, specifically, supporting the energy renovations among the existing building stock to reduce the energy consumption and the emissions. For instance, the European Commission delivered the EU Green Deal proposing a series of policy initiatives to ensure the climate neutrality by 2050 (European Commission, 2019). In the same vein…
RIFS Potsdam seeks offers for filming and video editing in Budapest, Hungary
RIFS Potsdam has issued a call for proposals for the filming of 22 videos and the production of 25 videos for a MOOC course in Budapest, Hungary 13-16 May 2024.
Leiden colleagues publish groundbreaking research on sustainable land use and energy production
Researchers affiliated with the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project have co-published a pioneering paper in the One Earth journal. The paper, authored by Oscar Rueda, José M. Mogollón, Fabian Stenzel, and project partners Arnold Tukker, and Laura Scherer, sheds light on the potential of a protein transition to liberate vast expanses of land for sustainable energy production and carbon removal.
Forum for Caring Societies
The Forum for Caring Societies is a collaborative community of practice which promotes fair, sustainable, care-centered societies. It brings together researchers, activists, practitioners, funders, and policymakers, which share a common vision for care-based societies.
Air travel in the media: Is present-day tourism compatible with 1.5-degree living?
Do lifestyles really matter when it comes to climate change? D-mat’s CEO, Michael Lettenmeier, has resoundingly argued in favour of 1.5-degree lifestyles in a saga in Finnish media regarding air travel and vacationing.
Discussions about 1.5° Lifestyles in Finland
As 2023 drew to an end, EU 1.5° Lifestyles project partner D-mat had the pleasure to visit the Finnish Parliament. Finland’s Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen kindly welcomed us to discuss with him the dire need for reducing the carbon footprint of day-to-day consumption – a valuable discussion.
European Stakeholder Thinking Lab on 1.5° Lifestyles Held in Brussels
The need for per capita reductions in carbon emissions to align with the Paris Agreement is a key challenge for European policymaking. The current EU average per capita carbon footprint far exceeded the necessary levels, requiring rapid and transformative changes in lifestyles and consumption patterns. Münster University (now RIFS Potsdam) and Radius successfully organised a European Stakeholder…
New Research Paper Alert: (In)Sufficiency of Industrial Decarbonization to Achieve 1.5°C-Compatible Lifestyles
We are excited to announce the publication of a groundbreaking research paper as part of the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project. As part of her PhD research, Stephanie Cap projected household carbon footprints into the future under an optimistic industrial decarbonization scenario, excluding lifestyle changes. The findings demonstrate significant reductions in household carbon footprints, yet underscore…
New Book: Sufficiency – an Emerging Discourse? At the Crossroads of Mainstreaming and Transformation
Sufficiency, a concept that propagates social and ecological enoughness and limits is becoming increasingly important in societal discourse — for political actors, researchers and civil society actors alike. The concept is explored in depth in a new book titled “Sufficiency – an Emerging Discourse? At the Crossroads of Mainstreaming and Transformation” published in the Nomos Sustainability Series…