In an article on The Conversation website, Cathrine Jansson-Boyd, Professor of Consumer Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University, discusses how sustainable fashion is not simply about buying second-hand clothes, but about buying less, making better choices and getting more enjoyment from what we already own. It also challenges the assumption that enjoying fashion necessarily means consuming more. Five ways to enjoy fashion as a hobby without indulging … Continue reading Less is more: rethinking fashion in an age of overconsumption
Category: circular economy
New EEA report on options to strengthen Europe’s sustainable competi
Europe faces an increasingly competitive and uncertain global environment, shaped by geopolitical change, technological disruption and growing exposure to climate and environmental risks. What strategic choices can Europe make today to remain prosperous, resilient and competitive towards 2040? A new European Environment Agency (EEA) report explores the forces likely to shape Europe’s future and identifies … Continue reading New EEA report on options to strengthen Europe’s sustainable competi
The circular economy cannot stop at the border
In an article on The Conversation website, Rachida Bouhid, Ph.D Scholar, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) writes about the impact of industrialised countries sending millions of tonnes of waste products to the Global South. The problem arises when environmental costs and end-of-life responsibility are effectively transferred to the receiving country while the financing, regulation and … Continue reading The circular economy cannot stop at the border
Energy in Demand News, September 20-21, 2026
Multilateral development banks are under pressure from the United States to scrap climate finance targets. “The UN agreement to provide $1.3tn in climate finance is under threat, as multilateral lenders are expected to follow the World Bank in dumping green targets after intense US pressure,” the Financial Times reports. “At least two multilateral development banks, … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 20-21, 2026
Europe has the metals it needs — in its waste
In an article on The Conversation website, Nils Pauliks, PhD Candidate, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, writes that Europe already possesses significant quantities of the critical metals it worries about importing—it is simply throwing many of them away. This is as much a resource-security story as a recycling story. Europe’s e‑waste is a … Continue reading Europe has the metals it needs — in its waste
Smart clothes, stupid waste?
In an article on The Conversation website, Ian Williams, Professor of Applied Environmental Science, University of Southampton; Christina Webb, Research Fellow in Sustainable Electronic Textiles., University of Southampton; and Stephen Beeby, Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies, University of Southampton, discuss how smart clothing could bring real health and energy benefits, but unless … Continue reading Smart clothes, stupid waste?
Can Europe reconcile housing affordability and net zero?
Ignat Kulkov, Researcher, EDHEC Business School and René Rohrbeck, Professor of Strategy, Director EDHEC Chair for Foresight, Innovation and Transformation, EDHEC Business School write on The Conversation website about Europe's intertwined housing and climate crises and the need to transform the construction sector to deliver affordable, low-carbon homes at scale. They argue that affordability and … Continue reading Can Europe reconcile housing affordability and net zero?
Energy in Demand News, May 24-25, 2026
This current energy crisis with the blockade of shipping from the Strait of Hormuz is getting more and more serious every day. The Guardian reports that Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, warned on Thursday that oil markets will enter the “red zone” by July and August as stocks dwindle before the … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, May 24-25, 2026
New EEA assessments on circularity
Stepping up a circular economy offers the European Union the potential for significant positive impacts on Europe’s environment and poses an untapped and strategic economic opportunity in terms of better access to materials and the creation of new businesses. Three new assessments on circularity, published this week by the European Environment Agency (EEA), also stress … Continue reading New EEA assessments on circularity
New EEA briefings on the circular economy in Europe
Turning Europe’s circular economy ambitions into reality will depend on making it people-focused — in particular — making sure European Union rules in place work to make it a success for entrepreneurs, business owners, citizens and workers alike, according to two assessments published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) this week. Creating win-win for … Continue reading New EEA briefings on the circular economy in Europe
