Energy consumption behaviour change: is the UK strategy of ‘leaving it to the market’ a busted flush?

by Sustainable Consumption Institute | Apr 23, 2024 | All posts, Circular economy, Sustainable cities

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website Noel Cass discusses the shortcomings of the UK Government’s approach to climate policy. An invitation from an old colleague from the DEMAND Centre allowed me to come and present to the SCI about the...

We all have to become better economists

by Sustainable Consumption Institute | Apr 22, 2024 | All posts, Circular economy

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website Caroline Cornier reflects on the International Conference on Land Grabbing 2024 in Bogotá, Colombia. From the 19th to the 21st of March 2024, Colombia’s prestigious Los Andes University in Bogotá,...

Anti-Net Zero Populism and the future of British climate policy

by Sustainable Consumption Institute | Aug 30, 2023 | All posts, Climate education

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website Matthew Paterson, Stanley Wilshire, and Paul Tobin discuss the types of ANZP rhetoric and important lessons to learn from its (modest) successes.   In the last couple of months, the Conservative...

Resilient or environmentally friendly? Both are possible when seafood businesses prepare for long-term risks

by Sustainable Consumption Institute | Jun 21, 2023 | All posts, Circular economy, Sustainable transitions

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website Maria Sharmina outlines key points from the research across the UK as part of a project called ‘Diverseafood’.   The BBC has recently reported on the plans to expand Highly Protected Marine Areas...

Learning the ABC of resilient and convivial land use: The nexus of Agriculture, Biosafety, and Conservation

by Sustainable Consumption Institute | May 31, 2023 | All posts, Climate education, Consumption, Sustainable transitions

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website Steffen Hirth provides an overview of recent discussions on creating a more sustainable agri-food system and human & nonhuman habitats for planetary and human health.   Agriculture is...