Tag: consumption

Norwegians buy 50 per cent more clothes and shoes than the average European

Norway is once again nearly at the top in consumption in Europe. Consumers need help to make sustainable choices when shopping for clothes and shoes says researcher.

Why overconsumption must be understood as a societal challenge

OPINION: Norwegians are world champions in consumption, but most of us feel our levels of consumption are completely normal. This is one of the reasons why sustainability transformations cannot be left to the consumers alone.

Microplastics or microfibers: Does anyone really get what this is about?

OPINION: What we do know, is that all synthetic clothing and materials, sooner or later, will become microplastics, a «time-delayed» pollution bomb. And thus, they will ultimately become a problem for seabirds, and us.

Norwegians consume 25 per cent more than the average EU citizen - at some of the highest prices

Goods and services are 46 per cent more expensive in Norway than in the EU.

Here’s what politicians can do to make our consumption more environmentally friendly

One researcher is calling for specific measures, such as a law mandating that products be repairable.

Danes devise the draught beer app

Danish students have come up with a smart phone beer app they call “Ghostbar”.