On June 21, parts of the broadcast "Umwelt und Verbraucher" (in English: Environment and Consumers) of the German radio program Deutschlandfunk were dedicated to the topic of climate-friendly lifestyles. In this context, ZIN spokesperson Professor Doris Fuchs presented findings from the EU project 1.5° Lifestyles. The international research project is investigating what climate-compatible lifestyles could look like and how they could be implemented.

Professor Doris Fuchs identified the paradigm of perpetual economic growth as the greatest structural obstacle to climate-friendly lifestyles and clarified: "If we focus on promoting economic growth, then we are also focusing on promoting consumption". She emphasized that an increase in consumption, however, runs counter to the necessary reduction in resource consumption.

You can listen to the conclusion that the ZIN spokeswoman draws from this diagnosis in the feature, which is available online here.