But there is also the personal level on which small-scale changes can be brought about. Without wanting to become too pathetic or swinging the moral bludgeon, let me say that revolution must come from the base, from the rank and file. I, too, am conscious of the fact that we are beneficiaries of progress and mobility. So much effort has been taken off our daily workloads and made our lives easier. To call you to test yourself, in which areas you can practice environmental protection and conserve limited resources, is not my intention in this case. It is rather my objective to exchange ideas and projects, to do lobbying in a specific manner. The times have passed when a political fringe group was laughed at because it dealt with environmental protection and sustainability. Nevertheless, the problems of global “climate diplomacy” show that in all countries groundwork for an intensive and constructive discussion has not yet been sufficiently laid. And the worldwide Internet provides cross-border possibilities to discuss these topics and exchange ideas.For if the struggle against climate change should be lost due to ignorance, then that would be grossly negligent.