sustainable consumption Archives

Side view of man sitting next to wood-burning stove in hut

Scaling up gas and electric cooking in low- and middle-income countries: climate threat or mitigation strategy with co-benefits?

Journal article / A novel analysis shows the global climate and health benefits of switching biomass cookstoves in low- and middle-income countries to electricity and LPG.

14 February 2023 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Energy access, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Household energy, Land use, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Short lived climate pollutants, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable lifestyles and Wellbeing

Participants in a parade celebrate Buddhas festival day saigon, Vietnam

New guidebook puts faith in people to protect the planet

Media coverage / SEI released a guide on how to protect our environment in collaboration with the Holy See, cited by international media outlets.

15 February 2023 / About Sustainable Development Goals and Sustainable lifestyles

A smoke filled forest produces rays of light from the rising sun as it shines through trees and foliage onto a jungle village. ( God rays / Crepuscular rays ). The Bayaka, also known as Aka tribe are a nomadic Mbenga pygmy hunter gatherer tribe found in the south western jungles of The Central African Republic.

New practical guide integrates science with messages from Pope Francis to promote action for a sustainable future

Press release / SEI and the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development proudly present “Our common home: A guide to caring for our living planet”.

14 February 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Mitigation

Scaffolding covers an older building in Cologne, Germany, beneath a pale blue sky.

Q&A: The possibilities of green public procurement with Astrid Nilsson Lewis

Feature / A team of SEI experts published a report on the status of Green Public Procurement in the EU. Lead author Astrid Nilsson Lewis breaks down their findings.

9 February 2023 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Cities, Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Innovation, Land use, Mitigation, Public policy, Supply chains and Transport

Urban Deli interior in Stockholm, showing grocery aisles, wooden crates of goods, and a yellow ‘Bröd’ (bread) sign overhead.

Case study: Urban Deli’s digital tool use and sustainability vision

SEI report / A comprehensive qualitative case study of Urban Deli investigated how digital tools support the retailer with necessary information to become more sustainable.

7 February 2023 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Innovation, Supply chains and Sustainable lifestyles

A tea kettle rests upon a stone bordering a wood-fired pit.

New research on the benefits of cleaner cooking: Q&A with Rob Bailis

Feature / SEI's Rob Bailis led research for a journal article featuring the first known analysis of the health and climate consequences of large-scale fuel transitions.

7 February 2023 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Energy access, Fossil fuels, Household energy, Land use, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Short lived climate pollutants, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable lifestyles and Wellbeing

People walking on a a walkway in a forest.

Our common home: bridging science and faith for a more sustainable world

Media advisory / SEI and the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development proudly present “Our Common Home: A guide to caring for our living planet”.

7 February 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Mitigation

Enhancing circular procurement practices on the local level

Past event / This event will focus on how to incorporate the circular economy principles and criteria on the strategic level in local municipalities.

25 January 2023 / About Behaviour and choice, Finance, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

A red carpet flanked by velvet ropes leads to the entry of a private jet on a runway.

SEI’s Anisha Nazareth in DW: Emissions of the rich and famous

Media coverage / A new report by DW details how the world's wealthy elite contribute an outsized share of the planet's human-caused climate emissions.

10 January 2023 / About Behaviour and choice, Fossil fuels, Pollution, Sustainable lifestyles and Transport