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[Translate to Übersetzung Englisch:] Ingo Balderjahn | Foto: Karla Fritze

Less Is More…At Least When It Comes to Consumption – Economists want to raise awareness of sustainable consumption

Every year the latest phone model, the fifth pair of stylish brand sneakers, an expensive bottle of wine every night. Consumption can take many forms …
When you become intoxicated by consumption, it is difficult to do without. Picture: Fotolia/Amy Fang

Less is more: share not own – Ingo Balderjahn wants sustainable consumption included in school curricula

School children are being taught to cook, do housework and handicrafts – to sustainably prepare for life. This is not a glimpse of our grandparents’ …