Dr. Makov gives keynote at icRS 2024
It is becoming increasingly clear that addressing pressing environmental challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss will...
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Nov 191 min read
2024 BGU Circular Economy Symposium, December 25, 2024
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Sep 151 min read
How lack of knowledge on emissions and psychological biases deter consumers from taking effective action to mitigate climate change ** new paper alert!**
Our new paper suggests that it's not just that people dnt know which actions are most effective for climate mitigation (hint- not...
Sep 151 min read
Dr. Makov gives GRC 2024 Keynote
It was an amazing honor to be asked to give a keynote at the 2024 GRC in industrial ecology, and highlight the importance of including...
Jun 61 min read
New paper alert! Planetary impact shifts from fossil fuels to material extraction
As societies abandon fossil fuels in favor of renewable energy, electric cars and other low-carbon technologies, environmental...
Jul 4, 20231 min read
Keynote presentation at PLATE 2023, Helsinki Finland
Excerpts from Dr. Makov’s keynote on digitalization, consumption and the transition to eCommerce (June 2023)
Mar 13, 20231 min read
Dr. Makov on the carbon footprint of Israel’s consumer culture-livestream at 2023 climate conference
The Haaretz Climate Conference in partnership with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, focused on the tension between the threats and the...
Jan 14, 20231 min read
Tune In to Our New Podcast - The Hidden Costs of Returns
Did you ever happen to buy a product online, but then when you got it, you realise it wasn't the right fit, or color, or just not exactly...
Oct 30, 20221 min read
New Paper - Digital food sharing and food insecurity in the COVID-19 era
Sharing food surplus via the digital sharing economy is often discussed as a promising strategy to reduce food waste and mitigate food...
Oct 6, 20221 min read
New paper on Sharing Economy rebound effects!
Rebound effects are behavioral and market based responses which offset some or all of the expected environmental benefits of an...
Oct 6, 20221 min read
Do singes and nudges actually affect people's behavior in real life settings?
Evidence from a natural experiment conducted in one of the busiest airports in the world suggests that the answer is YES. For more, check...
Jul 26, 20221 min read
Alternative Proteins As a Climate Solution (GFI)
The Good Food Institute (GFI) is an international, science-based non-profit organization, focused on building a sustainable, healthy, and...
Jul 5, 20221 min read
Inaugural Frontiers in Sustainability Forum
Consumption is a topic that cuts across various areas of sustainability in a fundamental way. Join us at Friday, July 8 2022, 5:30 PM -...
Apr 5, 20221 min read
Food Insecurity Conference Recording
It was a pleasure to take part in the international conference hosted by the Israeli academy for sciences and humanities on food...
Mar 20, 20222 min read
Sustainably Optimizing The Global Omega-3 Supply Chain
With Alon Shepon, Helen Hamilton, Daniel Müller, Jessica Gephart, Patrik Henriksson, Max Troell, and Christopher Golden Omega-3 EPA and...
Jan 24, 20221 min read
Food Insecurity & The Covid Pandemic Webinar
As part of the Food Insecurity & The Covid Pandemic Webinar that took place on January 25th 2022, Dr. Tamar Makov spoke about the sharing...
Jan 16, 20221 min read
Introduction to Sustainability - Talk Show Episode
We were glad to take part in an special episode of the Broadcasted University talk show - Introduction to Sustainability and the Climate...
Dec 8, 20211 min read
The Sharing Economy
Does food sharing help address hidden hunger? Geospatial map of active users of a food sharing app (in red) in London. Shades represent...
Dec 8, 20211 min read
Big-Data Insights: Product Lifespan and Repair Interest
The age of big-data opens up opportunities to explore the narrative of planned obsolescence and examine actual (instead of reported)...
Dec 8, 20210 min read
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