What the Amazon fires tell us about the geopolitics of the climate emergency

by SCI Admin | Sep 23, 2019 | All posts, Sustainability and social inequality

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website The Amazon is burning. Once more, as in the 1990s, an ‘arc of fire’ threatens planetary sustainability. Food production and consumption take their place at the centre of the climate change...

A vegan meat revolution is coming to global fast food chains – and it could help save the planet

by SCI Admin | Sep 17, 2019 | All posts, Veganism and 'more-than-human' relations

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website A few years ago, convincing meat-free “meat” was nothing more than a distant dream for most consumers. Meat substitutes in supermarkets lacked variety and quality. Plant-based burgers were few and...

Vegan is the new vegetarian – why supermarkets need to go ‘plant-based’ to help save the planet

by SCI Admin | Sep 17, 2019 | All posts, Veganism and 'more-than-human' relations

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website Veganism is arguably the biggest food trend of the moment. This has led to a massive expansion of meat-free brands and own-label offerings. In fact, the UK is now the nation with the highest number...

New net zero emissions target won’t end UK’s contribution to global warming – here’s why

by SCI Admin | Jul 2, 2019 | All posts, Sustainable transitions

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website Six months on from the UN’s landmark 1.5°C report, which urged immediate global action to prevent global warming from rising beyond this dangerous level, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has...

Dr Alison Browne presents to Defra’s Joint Water Evidence Programme ‘Grand Challenges’ policy workshop

by SCI Admin | Jun 5, 2019 | All posts, Water demand

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website Dr Alison Browne (Senior Lecturer, Geography & SCI, University of Manchester), was one of only nine academics invited to present research evidence at a workshop run by the Department of...