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COVID-19 and sustainable everyday routines

Claire Hoolohan By Claire Hoolohan Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Energy and Environment, Urban Posted: October 1, 2020

Climate change requires rapid and fundamental transformation of our society to change the way that resources like energy and water are used during everyday routines. However, unsustainable consumption proves surprisingly impervious to policies and interventions intended to reduce emissions, not least because taken-for-granted ways of living become ‘locked-in’ by cultural and material conditions of society. […]

Tagged With: climate change, consumption, COVID-19, MERI, Pandemic, sustainability, sustainable consumption, waste, Work routines

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