On May 2nd, Germany reached its “Country Overshoot Day”. On this occasion, ZIN member Prof. Doris Fuchs gave an interview to the local newspaper Westfälische Nachrichten, which was published under the title “Climate policy is Social Policy”.

In the interview, political scientist Doris Fuchs discusses, among other things, how the German way of life and economic practices are problematic in terms of resource consumption and how sustainable consumption could be achieved. She further explains which factors make behavioral changes difficult for consumers and shares her own hopes and concerns regarding the future.

Source: “Klimapolitik ist auch Sozialpolitik”. Interview by Sarah Luisa Ostermann with Prof. Doris Fuchs. Westfälische Nachrichten, 02.05.2024, available online.