http://rss.empa.ch en Empa Copyright 2010 Empa http://rss.empa.ch http://rss.empa.ch/images/empalogo.gif a5209e7c-a4b8-432c-bd69-299565f31f2d Empa The long road to the 2000-watt society.<br>The vision of a society in which each inhabitant of the earth manages to consume only 2000 watts has already been around for 15 years. During this time, there has been a steady increase in environmental awareness in the West. Technology has become more efficient and there appears to be very little standing in the way of a sustainable lifestyle. However, as a study by Empa and the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich now shows, Mr and Mrs Swiss are still a long way from achieving this. http://rss.empa.ch/publicarticle.aspx?id=a5209e7c-a4b8-432c-bd69-299565f31f2d The long road to the 2000-watt society. The vision of a society in which each inhabitant of the earth manages to consume only 2000 watts has already been around for 15 years. During this time, there has been a steady increase in environmental awareness in the West. Technology has become more efficient and there appears to be very little standing in the way of a sustainable lifestyle. However, as a study by Empa and the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich now shows, Mr and Mrs Swiss are still a long way from achieving this.]]> publicarticle.aspx?id=a5209e7c-a4b8-432c-bd69-299565f31f2d Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:47 GMT