Sustainable Consumption Institute blog

Central banking, climate finance, and contemporary crises

by SCI Admin | Mar 6, 2023 | Sustainable transitions

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website Professor Matthew Paterson is the Director of the Sustainable Consumption Institute and Professor of International Politics at the University of Manchester.   Professor Jacqueline Best is a...

Should we abandon agriculture altogether?

by SCI Admin | Dec 5, 2022 | Sustainable transitions

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website This suggestion may sound mad. If so, this likely comes from an understanding of agriculture as equivalent to the practice of producing food, and to suggest producing no more food would be absurd....

Creative, sensitive and grounded in diverse perspectives: Why we need inclusive climate change education

by SCI Admin | Nov 9, 2022 | Climate education, Collective action and social movements, Sustainable transitions

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website How can climate change education address rather than exacerbate eco-anxiety, whilst also valuing and learning from diverse perspectives? Following a strong collective youth voice at COP26, climate...

Water for Peace and Development: SCI PhD student at World Water Forum in Dakar

by SCI Admin | Oct 20, 2022 | Water demand

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website The 9th World Water Forum (WWF) took place from 22-27 March 2022 in Dakar, Senegal—the first time the conference has been held in sub-Saharan Africa. WWF is held every three years in different...

(Re)making infrastructures in response to sustainability and climate emergencies: Challenges, strategies, and opportunities

by SCI Admin | Oct 5, 2022 | Consumption, Sustainable cities, Waste management, Water demand

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website On the 30th of June 2022, Torik Holmes, from the Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI), Carla De Laurentis and Rebecca Windemer (both from the University of the West of England) hosted an...