CARBON FOOTPRINT
What is a carbon footprint, CO₂ and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?
And how do we measure our carbon footprint?
What are greenhouse gas emissions?
And why are they harmful?
Here are the answers! :)
What is Earth Overshoot Day? What is the connection between our consumption behaviour and our planet’s resources?
What are carbon credits? Where do they come from? What is their impact?
Here are the answers. :)
CLIMATE
What is a carbon footprint, CO₂ and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?
And how do we measure our carbon footprint?
What are greenhouse gas emissions?
And why are they harmful?
Here are the answers! :)
What is Earth Overshoot Day? What is the connection between our consumption behaviour and our planet’s resources?
CONSUMPTION
What is green, sustainable and considerate consumption?
What is a ‘considerate consumer’?
Why does ‘sustainable consumption’ matter?
How to consume more sustainably?
Your receipt is a ballot paper. You have the power to change the market with each single purchasing decision.
What are “the planetary boundaries”? How to measure them? And, what can I do not to overconsume?
PLASTIC
Is plastic compostable? And is compostable plastic genuinely sustainable?
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What is bioplastic, and is it biodegradable? And what is bio-based plastic?
Here are the answers.
Learn the basics about recycled plastic.
Why it is “the better plastic”, and if it is the solution for plastic pollution.
SUSTAINABILITY
The SDGs serve as guidelines with the aim of facilitating concrete action. They integrate the three sustainability dimensions and are formulated to ensure that our future is economically, ecologically, and socially sustainable in the long run.
The idea behind the triple bottom line is that companies do not only measure their profit and loss account but also their ‘people’ and ‘planet’ account.
Sustainability is based on three interconnected pillars, or dimensions: the economic, the social and the environmental (Purvis et al., 2019).
What is green, sustainable and considerate consumption?
What is a ‘considerate consumer’?
Why does ‘sustainable consumption’ matter?
How to consume more sustainably?
What are “the planetary boundaries”? How to measure them? And, what can I do not to overconsume?
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC CONCEPTS
The underlying pattern of resource consumption in a linear economy follows the ‘take - make - dispose of’ pattern.
The main focus of a so-called ‘circular economy’ is to keep things circulating in our economic system rather than disposing of them at some point. The design process for products is focused from the start on better disposal solutions and reuse of the material.
The ‘cradle to cradle’ approach is based on a set of design principles that envision a waste-free economy.