Lifestyle changes are needed to achieve 1.5°C target

Global efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C hinge on multiple strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Although substantial progress can be made through technological innovations, this brief emphasises that without significant lifestyle changes, we will not meet necessary emissions reduction targets (Fig. 1). The findings presented here draw from a scenario model that assesses household carbon footprints across 49 countries/regions, focusing particularly on the EU27, developed in the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project.