{"id":20947,"date":"2022-04-22T12:18:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T10:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westend61.de\/blog\/?p=20947"},"modified":"2022-04-22T12:22:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T10:22:46","slug":"sustainability-if-not-now-then-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westend61.de\/blog\/en\/sustainability-if-not-now-then-when\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability: If not now, then when?!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our fatal dependence on fossil fuels has been painfully evident over these past weeks. The war in Ukraine and the desire for effective economic sanctions reinforce the need to be independent of gas and oil from Russia as soon as possible. That doesn\u2019t just mean looking for new suppliers. The looming energy crisis also increases the pressure on governments, businesses, and society to make greater and faster use of alternative energy sources and to save energy. The horrific events in Eastern Europe and their profound economic consequences illustrate the lack of alternatives to the principle of sustainability even more so than global warming does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Current developments in the energy sector are not only a wake-up call for all those who, despite the climate crisis, have continued to drive around in \u201cgas-guzzlers\u201d and are now confronted with skyrocketing fuel prices, but they are also confirmation and encouragement for those who have been committed to a sustainable lifestyle for some time and have, for example, limited car use to what is necessary. The price spike at the gas pump will hurt them less. Modern industrial society\u2019s hunger for energy is enormous. But this is precisely why the shortage in fossil fuels can also be a great opportunity for the further rapid development of new energy concepts, especially wind and sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Most of us will have frowned at the rise in food prices. This is especially a problem for those with tighter purse strings. The prices of fresh vegetables in particular have risen. If this trend continues, it is quite possible that we will see a renaissance of self-sufficiency in vitamins. That wouldn\u2019t be entirely new either; after all, our own little vegetable patch has long since come back into style. This is true not only in the countryside, but also in the cities where \u201curban gardening\u201d has been a trend for years and could now intensify further in response to price rises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n