Each day a person in Switzerland consumes about 6000 Watts of energy for the production of food and other goods, for heating and cooling buildings, and for mobility. The country has set a target of becoming a “2000-Watt society” and is investing heavily in new energy concepts and technologies to achieve that. (Switzerland is ranked as the worldwide leader in preventing carbon dioxide emissions, and third in recycling efforts; some 18,000 people are employed in environmental protection technology firms). Read more at:

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