by jarbel | Aug 19, 2020 | Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption
ReTuna in Eskilstuna is the world’s first recycling mall. Welcome to a virtual field trip there arranged by the Swedish research program Mistra Sustainable Consumption! This was done during the sustainable consumption conferense SCORAI. Among other things we...
by jarbel | Aug 5, 2020 | News, Okategoriserade, Sustainable Consumption
Rob Hart, economist and researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has released a new article on what is required for emissions from production to decrease in a system based on economic growth. Rob is also active in Mistra Sustainable Consumption....
by jarbel | Jul 2, 2020 | Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption
A large pile of textiles that are to be buried in Utsunomiya, Japan. PHOTO: Kiwi Dokokano, CC BY. A new study shows that we very often throw away our home textiles, such as bedding, tablecloths and towels, when we do not want them anymore, even though they can be...
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...
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...
by emmage | May 18, 2020 | News, Sustainable Consumption
In this new report it’s being described how consumption of 218 different products and services affects the emissions of greenhouse gases, land- and water use. The products and services in this mapping are ones that are consumed by many Swedish consumers. But also ones...
