September 12, 2019 - What does “Generation Greta” expect from a company like Daimler? Can economic growth and sustainability be reconciled at all? And how much regulation is needed to achieve the climate-protection goals? In the IAA special of the “Lane Change” podcast, Simon Baumgart, co-organizer of the “Fridays for Future” protests in Karlsruhe, and Alexander Fechner, chairperson of Daimler’s youth and apprentice representative organization, discuss political commitment, climate protection and the future of mobility with moderator Jessica Abt.
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The podcast is only available in German. Below you can find the English transcript version. Find out which current challenges Daimler is facing on the way to the mobility of the future and how we live up to our social responsibility.
If we really want to protect the environment effectively, we have to move away from the idea that everything must always be economical.
The freedom to choose the type of mobility should be preserved.