Concept

Acting means carrying out actions and gestures day after day. By acting regularly in the same way, repeating the same gestures, we acquire habits. Certain habits become automatic for us; we do them without thinking. To be an "eco-citizen", we often have to change behaviours, and consequently habits that have become part of our lifestyles.

The Montreal RCE has made it its vocation to have people focus on their lifestyles and habits throughout their lives. First of all, education, at all stages of our lives, is the best way to ensure profound changes and for those changes to be passed down from generation to generation. Research will also play a major role, since we must understand how to reach people, the different population segments, to get them to change their lifestyles.