From its launch to its final phase, the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project successfully achieved its objectives, producing robust evidence, tools and policy guidance to promote 1.5°C-compatible lifestyles across the EU. Our work has addressed gaps in climate mitigation data, social feasibility and policy coherence, providing actionable insights for citizens and decision-makers alike, including:
- The quantification of lifestyle carbon footprints and health effects and future consumption portfolios with clear reductions and co-benefits in nutrition, active mobility, and cost savings (WP1);
- An in-depth understanding of citizen perspectives on the feasibility and acceptability of lifestyle options via two rounds of gamified Citizen Thinking Labs in 5 countries using the Climate Puzzle developed during the project (WP2);
- Co-produced knowledge on how to transform provisioning systems, with structural leverage points identified through 11 Stakeholder Thinking Labs at national and EU levels, revealing systemic barriers, such as governance lock-ins and fragmented responsibilities between actors (WP3);
- Practical strategies for counteracting rebound risks of lifestyle change, (WP4);
- Evaluation of the impact of lifestyle change on economic and welfare systems through literature reviews, scenario planning and a multi-country Policy Delphi study, which revealed the necessity of eco-social policy mixes to align social well-being with climate goals (WP5);
- Dissemination of our outcomes (WP6), central to the focus of the project, including: (1) 3 special issues in peer reviewed journals and many more articles,; (2) a publicly accessible MOOC, launched in February 2025, accompanied by a MOOC Compendium textbook; (3) 7 policy briefs in 6 languages; (4) our Citizen Guide for 1.5° Lifestyles published in 8 languages; (5) the development of 2 national carbon calculators (HU and LV) to address critical gaps in public tools; (6) the delivery of 7 national and 2 EU-level policy/multi-stakeholder workshops, engaging over 200 policymakers, CSOs and businesses; (7) other high-impact events, including the co-organisation of the SCORAI Europe 2025 conference with over 500 participants, and 13 presentations and 5 session dedicated to the project; (8) over 82 other conference and 152 workshop presentations , and over 250 media engagements; (9) over +1100 project social media posts, 45 blog posts, and a dedicated project Youtube channel featuring a project synthesis cartoon, 5 citizen case study videos, recorded project webinars and presentations; (10) 65+ project videos overall across different platforms; (11) continued strategic collaboration with sister projects and networks (e.g. MAIA, EDITS, SCORAI EU).
