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3-year social science research project called FULFILL - "Fundamental
Decarbonisation Through Sufficiency By Lifestyle Changes" has
started in
October, 2021. The Project is a cooperation among organisations
of Fraunhofer Institute ISI, (coordinator) and Wuppertal
Institut in Germany, EURAC and POLIMI in Italy, negaWATT
and Jacques
Delors Institute in France, Green
Liberty in Latvia, and INFORSE-Europe in Denmark. The FULFILL Project's website: fulfill-sufficiency.eu and Twitter: twitter.com/fulfilleu |
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The main objective of the Project is to study lifestyle changes as part of European decarbonisation pathways that lead to the fulfillment of the Paris Agreement goals by using the concept of sufficiency as a guiding principle. |
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To
achieve this overarching project aim, FULFILL has the following
objectives:
- Characterize the concept of lifestyle change based on the current literature and extend this characterization by combining it with the sufficiency concept. - Develop a measurable and quantifiable definition of sufficiency to make it applicable as a concept to study lifestyle changes in relation to decarbonisation strategies. - Generate a multidisciplinary systemic research approach that integrates micro, meso, and macro level perspectives on lifestyle changes. - Study lifestyle change mechanisms empirically through social science and humanities (SSH) research methods on the micro (individual, household) and the meso (community, municipal) level. - Achieve an in-depth analysis of existing and potential sufficiency lifestyles, their intended and unintended consequences (incl. rebound and spillover effects), enablers and barriers (incl. existing structures) as well as impacts (incl. on health and gender) on the micro level across diverse cultural, political, and economic conditions in Europe and in comparison to India as a country with a very large population and very different lifestyles. - Assess the dynamics of lifestyle change mechanisms towards sufficiency on the meso level by looking into current activities of municipalities, selected communities and initiatives as well as analysing their level of success and persisting limitations in contributing to decarbonisation. - Integrate the findings from the micro and meso level into a macro, i.e. national and European, level assessment of the systemic implications of sufficiency lifestyles and explore diffusion pathways. - Implement a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the systemic impact of sufficiency lifestyles which in addition to a contribution to decarbonisation and economic impacts includes the analysis of further intended and unintended consequences (incl. rebound and spillover effects) as well as broader societal impacts (incl. on health and gender). - Combine the research findings with citizen science activities to develop sound and valid policy recommendations contributing to the development of promising pathways towards lifestyle change. |
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| Analysing Sufficiency in European Climate Policies in the NECPs of four countries, and Proposals. | •
June, 2024 Draft publication with analysis of sufficiency policies included in the National Energy & Climate Plans (NECPs) of Denmark, France, Germany, and Italy, as well as proposals for additional sufficiency policies, June 2024, 24 pages |
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• June
11-13, 2024 |
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• June
8, 2024 - 11:45 - 13:00 UNFCCC SB60, Bonn, Germany Venue: Conference Center, Room Berlin. Side Event: Decarbonisation through sufficiency lifestyle: How much? How to support? 100% renewables. Organised by INFORSE in cooperation with Association negaWatt, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (FhG ISI) and SustainableEnergy (SE). Read: Program (pdf). Presentations are available at INFORSE at SB60 and at UNFCCC SB60 Side Events |
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 • December
2023UNFCCC COP28, Dubai, UAE SIDE EVENT IN THE BLUE ZONE Saturday, 9 December 2023, Time: 15:00-16:30, Room: SE Room 7 & ONLINE Title: Sustainable Lifestyles, Sufficiency Supporting Just Climate Action, Stronger NDCs Sustainable lifestyles, sufficiency, can help reducing emissions in high-emission countries with affluent lifestyles. Policies supporting these should be included in the GST and new NDCs. New European research shows the specific sufficiency actions and policies that can make the difference. Organised by INFORSE, Association negaWatt, France; Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research - FhG ISI, Germany; Sustainable Energy, Denmark. Read: Program (pdf).Proceeding at INFORSE at COP28 including ONLINE Link. |
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• 10
June 2023 UNFCCC SB58 Side Event, Bonn, Germany. Title: Sustainable lifestyles for climate action and policies for ALL Organised by INFORSE, Fraunhofer Institute, REScoop.eu and SE. Download Program (pdf), and link to Proceedings. |
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| • 1 June,
2023 - FULFILL Webinar in Denmark (in Danish) Venue: Permatopia & online Download: - Power point presentation (pdf) (in Danish) - Invitation to workshop (in Danish) |
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• November, 2022: FULFILL Project Meeting, Institute of Jacques Delors, Paris, France |
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• 2
September, 2022: Workshop about sustainable initiatives and
their work
with local administrations, in Middelfart, Denmark.
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• August
- October, 2022: Gathering data in all five countries.
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• February - March, 2022: Launch of WEB SITE of the Project: fulfill-sufficiency.eu • January 2022: Launch of the Twitter of the Project: twitter.com/fulfilleu |
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• October, 2021: Kick Off Meeting in Karlsruhe, Germany. |
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• April 2021: First Project Meeting (Virtual) |
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