Social Sustainability
Sustainable Lifestyle
A pattern of daily living — food, mobility, housing, purchases — compatible with planetary boundaries and wellbeing.
Definition
A sustainable lifestyle is a way of living whose aggregate consumption — diet, transport, housing energy, goods and services — stays within a fair share of planetary limits while supporting health and wellbeing. Analysis of "1.5-degree lifestyles" (IGES and partners) estimates compatible consumption footprints of roughly 2–2.5 tonnes CO₂e per person per year by 2030, against current averages of around 4–5 tonnes in Europe and far higher in North America — gaps dominated by car use, flights, meat-heavy diets and large heated homes.
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