As I was presenting at the DENVI Annual meeting 2020 last May (via Zoom), I spent some time talking about an issue I was facing due to the pandemic. The challenge posed by the COVID-19 travelling restrictions and social distancing practices had forced me to conduct my semi-structured interviews in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Oslo remotely. …
Category Archives: Sustainability Science
Tarjontapuolen ilmastopolitiikka
Briefly in English: Significant amounts of fossil fuels need to be left untapped to meet the climate targets set out in the Paris Agreement. Most climate policies focus on reducing demand for fossil fuels. Supplementing these policies by limiting fossil fuel supply offers a promising way to influence emissions also in countries with looser climate …
Sustainability competences and pedagogical approaches in higher education
By Rodrigo Lozano and Janna Pietikäinen Introducing a recently published book with insights from 15 institutions worldwide Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have been major agents of social change and important drivers of sustainability. HEIs are actively designing and refining their teaching and research, as well as their activities, strategies, and organisations along the lines of sustainability. Higher Education …
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Kestävää elämäntapaa oppimassa kotitalousopetuksen keinoin
”Kauheaa, mulla on ainakin kymmenet farkut, minä en ikinä heitä näitä enää pois.” Kestävän elämäntavan oppiminen ja siihen sitoutuminen ovat globaali haaste. Kuitenkin maapallon rajallinen kantokyky vaatii elämäntavan muutoksia ja aktiivista pyrkimistä kohti hiilivapaata yhteiskuntaa. Myös muut ympäristöön ja sosiaaliseen oikeudenmukaiseen liittyvät ongelmat haastavat länsimaista elämäntapaa. Osana kestävää elämäntapaa kestävä kulutus edellyttääkin uusien ajattelutapojen omaksumista …
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Engaging with extraction: stone mining as a part of indigenous emotional landscape
The mining industry is often connected to polarized emotional responses. It evokes hopes for a better future while causing worries over environmental harm or resource depletion. Mining development changes local relations with the landscape but also forms new connections between humans and resources. My postdoctoral project at Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS) focuses on …