Going Big with Big Matters. The Key Points Approach to Sustainable Consumption

Author: Bilharz Michael   Schmitt Katharina  

Publisher: oekom verlag

ISSN: 0940-5550

Source: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, Vol.20, Iss.4, 2011-12, pp. : 232-235

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Abstract

Sustainable consumption becomes increasingly important for solving sustainability problems: it can empower people to a conscious lifestyle and can pave the way for a sustainability-orientated policy making. But it is not sufficient to consume ecologically friendly products while neglecting those measures with a high environmental impact. To concentrate on so-called key points could therefore be a promising strategy for sustainability communication – but it cannot replace fundamental changes in our political frameworks.