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If we eat more climate friendly foods we can gain 1 200 000 life years

If we eat more climate friendly foods we can gain 1 200 000 life years

by jarbel | Jun 1, 2022 | Food, News, Sustainable Consumption

If the Swedish population switched 50% of all red meat and charcuterie to vegetables and  legumes we could we could gain 540 000 life years over a period of 20 years. That is equal to half a million people living one year longer than they otherwise would have. After...
How to make sustainable consumption mainstream

How to make sustainable consumption mainstream

by jarbel | May 31, 2022 | Sustainable Consumption

A new report presents 62 enablers, that might stimulate a more sustainable consumption. It contains everything from demanding repairable products, introducing flight rights to taxing unsustainable food. Even though it takes more than individuals who do well informed...
New report lays the foundation for Stockholm +50

New report lays the foundation for Stockholm +50

by jarbel | May 23, 2022 | News, Sustainable Consumption

The new report “Unlocking a Better Future” lays the scientific foundation for the conference Stockholm+50. And researchers at Mistra ustainable Consumption have written a bakground paper for it.  In 1972 UN arranged an environmental conference in Stockholm...
Webinar: A Radically New Consumption – What Could Climate Commitments Imply?

Webinar: A Radically New Consumption – What Could Climate Commitments Imply?

by jarbel | May 11, 2022 | Food, Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption, Travel

Sweden may become the first country in the world to have a consumption-based climate target. This would include emissions both in Sweden and abroad that are caused by Swedish consumption. But what kind of consumption is compatible with climate commitments? What will...
New report: five policy instruments that can lead away from the throwaway society

New report: five policy instruments that can lead away from the throwaway society

by jarbel | Mar 30, 2022 | Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption

Sweden has taken the lead in many environmental policy areas, but when it comes to the consumption of “gadgets”, we are lagging behind. So what could politicians do to speed up the transition to sustainable consumption? A new study reveals five promising...
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Mistra Sustainable Consumption – from niche to mainstream

A research programme that aims to stimulate a transition to sustainable consumption by generating in-depth knowledge on how niche sustainable consumption practices can become mainstream in the areas of food, vacation and furnishing.

 

 

 

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