"One of the most important solutions is the departure from coal, oil, and gas, that is, from fossil energy sources," says Tilman Santarius, professor of social-ecological transformation and sustainable digitalization at TU Berlin. The most optimistic summary according to Santarius: "There are enough solutions to overcome man-made climate change. And they are often inexpensive and often come with a higher quality of life. We just have to tackle it." Even though it is clear that climate protection is associated with changes that affect the daily lives of many people: "For example, as societies we have various fossil dependencies in which we are trapped," Santarius notes. "Dependence on Russian gas or American liquefied gas, dependencies on the infrastructures that surround us, gas stations, shopping centers on the outskirts of the city, where you can only get there by car. We are also partly entangled in our behavioral habits." Also regarding the upcoming climate negotiations in Turkish Antalya, Tilman Santarius says: "The federal government would be best advised to first prevent the rollback." However, electrification should not be a distraction to delay the exit plan for fossil energy sources, Santarius emphasizes. However, electrification already makes sense without renewables, as it is more efficient, says Santarius: "We have already made small progress, even if electrification has not yet happened with renewables." #Klimaschutz #ErneuerbareEnergien #Klimakonferenz (translated)