1. Problem: we only have one planet and it is becoming increasingly depleted. Question: How can we solve our ecological and social problems? Three strategies towards sustainability

2. Social strategies for the resolution of ecological problems Production: decoupling of production and natural resource consumption/emissions Idea: Absolute decoupling of economic growth and environmental impact can be achieved using new technologies

3. Relative decoupling (on a small scale) Source: http://www.lufthansagroup.com/de/presse/politikbrief/grafiken/umwelt-und-klimaschutz.html Efficiency gains Successful decoupling For decades, Lufthansa’s passenger numbers have been growing at a significantly higher rate than its fuel consumption Passenger numbers Fuel consumption

4. Relative decoupling (on a large scale) Global energy consumption, CO 2 emissions and economic growth Energy consumption CO 2 emissions Real GDP Sources: US Energy Information Administration, IWF; own calculations

5. Social strategies for the resolution of ecological problems Production: decoupling of production and natural resource consumption/emissions Idea: Absolute decoupling of economic growth and environmental impact can be achieved using new technologies = “Green growth” “Sustainable growth” “Green New Deal” Efficiency “better” Consistency “different”

6. Efficiency – improved production Producing the same but with lower resource consumption or CO2 emissions

7. Consistency – a different production model Following the example of nature: nothing is “waste”, everything is reused Production and consumption as a cycle

8. Absolute decoupling Source: http://oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/hunting-for-green-growth-in-the-g20/

9. We need absolute decoupling! Quelle: www.footprintnetwork.org/de/index.php/gfn/page/world_footprint

10. Goal: 80% reduction in CO 2 emissions Source: http://a398.idata.over- blog.com/4/06/57/48/Gemeinde/agenda21/Klimaschutzkonzept/BRDZiele.jpg CO 2 emissions and targets Trade, commerce Industry Product utilisation Industrial processes Transport CO 2 emission targets Energy industry Households

11. Social strategies for the resolution of ecological problems Production: decoupling of production and natural resource consumption/emissions Idea: Absolute decoupling of economic growth and environmental impact can be achieved using new technologies = “Green growth” “Sustainable growth” “Green New Deal” Consumption: consuming less Idea: Efficiency and consistency alone are not enough, we also need less consumption and other utilisation concepts = “Post-growth” Efficiency “better” Consistency “different”

12. Social strategies for the resolution of ecological problems Production: decoupling of production and natural resource consumption/emissions Idea: Absolute decoupling of economic growth and environmental impact can be achieved using new technologies = “Green growth” “Sustainable growth” “Green New Deal” Consumption: consuming less Idea: Efficiency and consistency alone are not enough, we also need less consumption and other utilisation concepts = “Post-growth” Efficiency “better” Consistency “different” Sufficiency “less”

13. Sufficiency – consuming less Consuming and therefore producing less Not just “doing without”, but liberation