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title: The labour and resource use requirements of a good life for all
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/doi/10-1016-j-gloenvcha-2025-103008/
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updated: 2026-09-26
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identifier: doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2025.103008
source_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2025.103008
featured: 2025-11-12
citations: 10
topic: Other
---


# The labour and resource use requirements of a good life for all

In the UK, simply consuming less won't make lifestyles sustainable—production and service systems must change too.

- Source: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2025.103008
- Identifier: doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2025.103008
- Released: 2024-11-10
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 119 (2025-11-12): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2025-11-12/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): 10
- Published in: Global Environmental Change
- Topic: Other

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