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...

Long-term approaches get sharing platforms through the covid-19 crisis

by jarbel | Jan 25, 2022 | Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption, Travel

When the covid-19 pandemic paralysed society, companies and organizations found themselves in a very difficult situation. While the overall collaborative economy has been hit hard, many sharing platforms, such as Uber, Airbnb and Karma, found new ways to not only...

Marlene and Sustainability

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...

One of the world’s largest conferences on sustainable consumption starts now

by jarbel | Jun 10, 2020 | Food, Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption, Travel

Three of the keynote speakers: Emily Kawano, Esteban Kelly and Peter Victor. Photo: SCORAI Today SCORAI 2020 starts, an international conference on sustainable consumption which is being held completely online. During three days everything from social justice to...

Soon we’ll be flying again – Here’s how politicians can help make air traffic greener

by jarbel | Jun 2, 2020 | News, Sustainable Consumption, Travel

Airplanes all over the world are currently grounded, which has temporarily reduced global carbon emissions. But when the world slowly goes back to normal, what can we do with respect to aviation so we don’t end up with the same emission levels once again? A new...

The transition of aviation – is aviation tax or a requirement for biofuel the best?

by jarbel | Apr 6, 2020 | News, Sustainable Consumption, Travel

A new licentiate thesis examines climate policy instruments to reduce emissions from air travel. It highlights the importance of action at international, national and local level. And the results, surprisingly, show that many measures occur locally. It has been...