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...
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...
by jarbel | Jul 28, 2021 | Food, News, Sustainable Consumption
We need to travel more by train and eat more plant-based food to reduce our emissions. Photo: David Bartus, Pexels. You can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from your private consumption by almost 40% relatively easy. How? Well, by changing what food, furniture and...
by jarbel | Jun 30, 2021 | Food, Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption, Travel
In three short films the pop musician Marlene tries how to live sustainably according to the latest research. She is trying everything from renting new furniture for her studio, to going on a virtual reality vacation. Marlene and Sustainability Part 1: Furnish...
by jarbel | Jun 2, 2021 | Food, News, Sustainable Consumption
Non-profit environmental organizations today influence our food consumption with everything from lobbying for more organic food in stores, to developing vegetarian recipes for elite athletes and pushing for new eco-labels. In a new article, researchers at KTH and Lund...
by jarbel | Dec 9, 2020 | Food, Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption
David Andersson from Chalmers University is one of the researchers behind the Svalna app. PHOTO: Svalna/Ragnhild Larsson Interest in climate calculators has increased as the levels of carbon dioxide have risen around the world. In a new article David Andersson,...
