sustainable consumption Archives

Homegrown carrots, symbolizing sustainable food consumption

What evidence exists on the effects of public policy interventions for achieving environmentally sustainable food consumption? A systematic map protocol

Journal article / This article describes an upcoming Systemic Map Protocol on the evidence of the effects of public policy interventions to achieve sustainable food consumption

25 April 2022 / About Food and agriculture and Public policy

Smiling older woman wearing glasses at bus station standing in front of a blue bus holding a ticket in her hands, Sweden

In search of sustainable and inclusive mobility solutions for rural areas

Journal article / Integration of the needs of various groups is essential when aiming to achieve environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable mobility in rural areas.

12 April 2022 / About Sustainable lifestyles and Transport

Soybean plantation sprouting and Amazon forest with permanent protected area in the background. Soybean farm in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Q&A: Introducing the Commodity Footprints dashboard

Feature / The tool's creators explain how the free interactive dashboard can be used to visualize data on the global environmental impacts of consumption and production.

21 March 2022 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests, Land use, Supply Chains and Sustainable Development Goals

Red and blue cargo ships floating next to dock

Unique data platform brings transparency to global maritime trade, supports efforts to decarbonize sector

Press release / Global Shipping Watch delivers information on cargo transported by individual vessels, the companies that own the cargo, and greenhouse gas emissions.

15 March 2022 / About Business, Fossil fuels, Mitigation, Supply Chains and Transport

Can labels shift our food consumption patterns?

Feature / The CANDIES research project is conducting in-store experiments to see if and how consumers can be supported to choose food with a lower CO₂ footprint.

7 March 2022 / About Behaviour and choice and Sustainable lifestyles

Jackup rig used for offshore oil and gas drilling stands under overcast sky in Scotland with rolling green hills in background, Cromarty Firth, Ross and Cromarty, UK

SEI scientists to UK: How to account for the “production gap” in future oil and gas leasing decisions

Feature / SEI scientists Ploy Achakulwisut and Peter Erickson advise a UK agency how the fossil fuel production gap informs the potential sale of new oil and gas leases.

3 March 2022 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels and Public policy

Four researchers standing beneath a tree with measurement equipment tied to a branch

Opportunity: Join the Programme Life Cycle Support

Feature / SweDev and the Development and Aid Policy Team is announcing an opportunity for development practitioners to show interest in the Programme Life Cycle Support.

12 January 2022 / About Adaptation, Behaviour and choice, Business, Cities, Climate policy, Disaster Risk, Finance, Geopolitics, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

Patches of grass shaped as footprints contrast with parched and cracked soil beneath it, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK

The inequality-emissions link and what it means for the 1.5°C goal

SEI brief / This report highlights the methods used to calculate the chasm in carbon emissions between the world's richest and poorest populations.

10 January 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Pollution, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles

Row of yachts and superyacht docked at Croatian resort town

Q&A: Paris Agreement won’t rectify carbon footprint of the rich

Feature / SEI Scientist Emily Ghosh discusses the continued disparity in carbon emissions between the poor and everyone else.

10 January 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Pollution, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles