Transitions Beyond a Consumer Society

The Second International Conference of the Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI) co-sponsored by the Mitchell Center took place on the UMaine campus June15-17.  The theme of the conference was “Transitions Beyond a Consumer Society” and was attended by experts and scholars from 20 different countries and included observers from the World Bank, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the US Environmental Protection Agency.

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