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How to move the transition to sustainable food consumption towards a societal tipping point

Maureen Schulze; Meike Janßen; Jessica Aschemann‐Witzel

Technological Forecasting and Social Change · 2024

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Summary

A large-scale transition of food consumption in high-income countries is required to mitigate adverse impacts on the climate and the environment. To further understand which actions can contribute to triggering societal tipping in sustainability transitions empirical observations and a closer link to existing theories is urgently needed. We integrate renowned models of behavior change, food consumption, and marketing into the framework of positive tipping points in sustainability transitions using an empirical analysis of four case studies from Denmark. The proposed framework specifies enabling conditions, interventions, and reinforcing feedback. The case studies suggest that the factors identified from existing consumer-oriented theoretical frameworks can lead to societal tipping points.

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123329
Catalogue ID
NRmo9zxr64-08a
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