Glokalisierung

Today’s world is suffering from supply bottlenecks, and don’t tell me the blocked Suez Canal is still the culprit. Some economists blame the Covid pandemic and others that we have reached the end of economic growth. Red Baron is not an expert, but whatever caused the stuttering world economy, we must change from globalization to glocalization.

Think global, act local (©️stock.adobe.com)

Delivery chains are too long and likely to be broken, and transport distances are often enormous and cost lots of fossil energy. So it is pretty natural that industrial companies are bringing home production. Re-shoring and near-shoring will make us less dependent on unpredictable partners and fragile supply chains. In fact, the European Single Market is comparable in size to the US and should become self-sustained.

The European Commission wants to put chip supply on its home feet. The European auto industry is building its own infrastructure for batteries. However, Red Baron thinks that in the future, mobility should be based on hydrogen that, when produced from wind and solar energy, is a zero-emission technology.

All this will lead to sustainability through shorter transport routes, intense technology development, and new local jobs.

Red Baron eats seasonal, local, and primarily meatless as far as his food is concerned. I have given up buying sausages and instead stick to yogurt, eggs, and cheese for my protein. At Freiburg’s Minster Market, I don’t buy grapes in November and don’t need strawberries in April.

My season opens with asparagus grown in the Markgräfler Länd south of Freiburg; later, my choice is chanterelles, mainly from Poland. Then I wait for damsons from the Bühlertal in the Black Forest, prepared as Zwetschenschnitte.

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