Vienna's Green Preliminary President for Climate Protection visits Totchnig!

Vienna's Green Preliminary President for Climate Protection visits Totchnig!

Environmental and Agriculture Minister Norbert Tettschnig (ÖVP) had an exciting day in Vienna on Friday, which was all about climate protection and economic success. Combard visited two innovative companies that impressively show how to combine environmental and climate protection without having to fall back on bans. "We need positive examples," emphasized the minister during his tour and left a lasting impression.

The first stop was the Merschl vegetable operation, a family -owned family company that works with an impressive circulatory system. Merschl uses modern technologies, including a carbon capture system. This innovative technology filters CO₂ from the air to use it as a fertilizer. Comfortable praised the company as a European showcase project for circular economy. Here it becomes clear that time -honored traditional companies can still play a central role in regard to modern and sustainable agriculture in 2025.

Sustainable technologies in focus

Another highlight of the visit was the start-up blüb, which specializes in Aquaponics. This exciting concept combines fish farming and vegetable cultivation in a symbiotic circulatory system. The efficient use of water and the almost loss -free reuse of the same promotes the environmentally friendly production of food. Comridents found in emphasis how important water is as a livelihood, especially in the context of climate change. The necessity of such innovative approaches is undisputed, after all, food production is responsible for up to 37% of greenhouse gas emissions, as the IPCC study from 2021 shows.

The dissertation of Gösta F. M. Bagance at RWTH Aachen University also illuminates the great potential of aquaponics for sustainable urban development. Your role becomes particularly important if we consider that around 68% of the world's population will live in cities by 2050, as the UN predicts. The challenges, such as the high pressure on available areas in urban regions, must also be addressed. Innovative solutions such as aquaponics can be an answer.

showcase projects for the future

Both companies visited stand not only for economic success, but also for ecological responsibility. Combard wants to emphasize such pioneers and show that the protection of the climate can also promote innovation and location strengthening. He is convinced: "There is no contradiction between economic and ecological goals." In doing so, he focuses on sustainability in the focus of the social discussion and shows how important it is that companies and politics work hand in hand.

The perspective of homicide could not be more contemporary. Because in a world in which climate change and urbanization progresses, it is essential that we take innovative steps in the right direction. The combination of successful entrepreneurship and sustainable practices is a way that can revolutionize the future of food production and at the same time creates new jobs. In view of these positive examples, it becomes clear: climate protection can also mean economic growth.

Further information on the topics of aquaponics and sustainable development can be read in the comprehensive study work of RWTH Aachen University MeinDzirk are checked.