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RELEASE: Taskforce on Materials and Consumption to Drive Sustainable Resource Use

23 May 2025 – In response to the urgent need for a more sustainable approach to resource use, The Club of Rome and the Hot or Cool Institute have launched a Materials and Consumption Taskforce. The taskforce aims to highlight the critical importance of materials and consumption in the context of the global economic system.

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RELEASE: Taskforce on Materials and Consumption to Drive Sustainable Resource Use

RELEASE: European Study – Climate Action as a Foundation for European Security

RELEASE: EU 1.5° Lifestyles Project unveils the pathways to achieve sustainable living aligned with the 1.5°C climate target

Dr. Lewis Akenji

Executive Director

We are stretching the limits of how much ecological damage we can get away with – it is now a quarter into the 21st century and we owe the planet at least 22 years of ecological regeneration, even if we stop any further damage now. If we still want to call this planet home, this level of overshoot calls for a scale of ambition in adaptation and mitigation that should dwarf any previous historical investments we have made, for the sake of our common future.

Coverage Highlights

vogue.co.uk

I Counted Every Item In My Wardrobe. Here’s What I Learned
bbc.com

BBC: Ten Key Items in Our Wardrobe is Enough – Here’s Why
am.pictet.com

1.5°C Lifestyles: Consuming and Living Within Planetary Limits