1.5C-compatible living with Stuart Parkinson, SGR
Channel: Scientists for Global Responsibility
Date: 2021-10-20

Presentation by Dr. Stuart Parkinson, Executive Director of Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) on "What does 1.5C living look like? An update on the science." 

This workshop was part of Ethical Consumer Week in October 2021. 

Stuart focuses here on the significant proportion of our carbon emissions that can be influenced by personal lifestyle choices: currently 8.5 tCO2e* on average per person per year in the UK. How much of that comes from transport, housing, food, or consumer goods? What behaviour changes could we implement to meet the target of no more than 2.5 tCO2e per year per person by 2030, to try to limit global heating to no more than +1.5 degrees Celsius, in line with the Paris agreement? Which choices have the biggest impact? What will our lives be like if we live sustainably?

* tCO2e = tonnes of carbon dioxide (equivalent)