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Supporting 1.5-degree living: energy citizenship in Europe
Most of us need some support, encouragement, inspiration or more technical kind of assistance for leading 1.5-degree lifestyles. Getting involved in energy citizenship initiatives may give us exactly these sorts of help! And, there is a large diversity of them available around us as proven by the almost 600 cases mapped in Europe by researchers in the Horizon2020-supported EnergyPROSPECTS project.
Climate change threatens freshwater fish biodiversity and its role in ecosystem functioning
Climate change could become the biggest threat to biodiversity within this century. Predictions into the future can make decision-makers aware of the potential impacts on biodiversity and support developing strategies proactively to lessen them. This is especially important for freshwater ecosystems that are facing the most severe biodiversity losses.
Rebounds and risks in adopting 1.5° lifestyles
The EU 1.5° Lifestyles project has explored the significant behaviour changes needed for European citizens to truly adopt 1.5° lifestyles and we have interviewed “pioneers” who have adopted low-carbon lifestyles to tell us about what has helped them and what has been challenging.
Special session at ISIE 2023
EU 1.5° Lifestyles team members recently participated in the International Conference on Industrial Ecology (ISIE) conference in Leiden, the Netherlands, themed “Transitions in a world in turmoil” from 2-5 July 2023. Thanks to the fantastic job of the co-chairs Tomer Fishman and René Kleijn from Leiden University, the conference was a huge success, with over 850 participants joining from around…
Upcoming Thinking Labs engage with citizens, stakeholders, and EU stakeholders in five case countries and Brussels
The EU 1.5° Lifestyles project team is currently preparing the second round of Citizen Thinking Labs and Stakeholder Thinking Labs in five case countries, which will be supplemented by an EU Stakeholder Thinking Lab in Brussels to engage with EU policymakers and experts. As part of the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project’s aim to mainstream 1.5° lifestyles and provide tools and policies, part of our…
New Book Chapter: “Fifty Shades of Sufficiency: Semantic Confusion and No Policy”
Sufficiency, a concept gaining increasing attention in environmental policy discourse, is explored in depth in a recently published book chapter titled "Fifty Shades of Sufficiency: Semantic Confusion and No Policy" in the Routledge Handbook of Environmental Policy. It was written by EU 1.5° Lifestyles colleagues Doris Fuchs and Pia Mamut (University of Münster), project Advisory Board Member…
Executive Summary of Stakeholder Perspectives on Structural Change
The EU 1.5° Lifestyles project aims to highlight the importance of political acceptance for change, demonstrating the potential contributions of individuals and households, and identifying areas where limited household agency requires intervention from policymakers and structural changes. One of the main aims of the project is to connect analyses of lifestyle perspectives at the household level…
Exploring the Potential Impacts of Lifestyle Changes on Economic and Welfare Systems
In an effort to assess the potential effects of lifestyle changes on economic and welfare systems, a Policy Delphi process was carried out in several European countries. This innovative approach gathered expert opinions through a series of workshops, aiming to evaluate the feasibility and desirability of welfare system policies and business models that align with 1.5-degree lifestyles. In this blog post, we will delve into the methodology, key…
New Paper Explores (Deep) Structural Factors for Achieving a 1.5° World
As global concerns about climate change continue to escalate, the need for sustainable consumption and lifestyles has become more urgent than ever. While individual behaviour change plays a critical role, it alone cannot drive the necessary changes. True sustainability requires a deeper understanding of the structures that shape our consumption patterns and the societal context in which they…
Zagreb Degrowth conference - Special Session on "Lessons from using the backcasting method"
The EU 1.5° Lifestyles project is set to present a special session at the 9th International Degrowth Conference in Zagreb, on 31 August at 12:00. With the title "Discussing degrowth climate utopias with diverse stakeholders - Lessons from using the backcasting method to explore 1.5° pathways in 5 EU countries," this session aims to highlight the power of backcasting as a method for envisioning and…
SCP23 Conference with various EU 1.5° Lifestyles contributions
Several EU 1.5° Lifestyles team members participated at the SCORAI-ERSCP-WUR Conference in Wageningen, NL, taking place under the title "Transforming Consumption-Production Systems Toward Just and Sustainable Futures".
Expert Delphi workshop in Hungary on 1.5° lifestyles
A two-day workshop about the role of welfare policies and the opportunities to transform business models in order to achieve 1.5° lifestyles.