Low Carbon Lifestyles Innovations & Startups Report

Comprehensive Showcase of Global Low Carbon Lifestyles Innovations & Startups

From CLIMAFIX, the leader in climate innovation intelligence

Low Carbon Lifestyles Introduction:

Modern lifestyles have evolved without giving much thought to the environment and as a result, a large number of our habits and lifestyle activities generate significant amounts of greenhouse gas emissions – directly and indirectly. Changing our lifestyles and aligning them to low-carbon activities and processes can have significant positive effects on global decarbonization.

For instance, while people in developed countries might consider a clothes dryer as an indispensable necessity, they will be surprised to know that almost 80% of the world’s population sun dry their clothes. While many of us wash our clothes after we have worn them once, specifications for many pieces of apparel suggest that they can be worn more than once – some up to 5 times – before they need to be washed. While the growth of consumerism and e-commerce seems to be making people purchase a large number of things that they will rarely use, concepts such as minimalism have been quite prominent in countries such as Japan.

We – especially those in the “developed” world – may have to unlearn some of the processes and habits that we have been using. It will be valuable for people in the developed economies to just watch how their counterparts in poorer countries live, eat, clothe, travel, and entertain themselves! That alone may highlight the difference between need and greed. Given the level of awareness about climate change and the realization amongst many of us that something needs to change, we can expect diverse, impactful changes in people’s lifestyles worldwide for the 2020-2030 period. Some prominent domains in which impactful innovations and changes are expected are apparel use & maintenance, mobility, CO₂ footprint intelligence, and building energy efficiency.

The Low Carbon Lifestyles Innovations & Startups Report provides insights on the following: