Abstract
The environmental problems we are facing are only symptoms of a
too high throughput of materials and energy. The basic causes of
this are 1)population, 2)material affluence, and 3)environmental
efficiency of the technology used. The paper deals with the
possibilities for adapting these three factors in order to reach a
sustainable development. Especially discussed are the issues
around growth and saturation in the economy. Also the substantial
but after all limited option for improving the technology is
outlined and discussed. A study of the option for reducing
electricity consumption in Western Europe is used as a case.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Información Comercial Española, Ministerio de Economia y Hacienda |
| Issue number | 761 |
| Pages (from-to) | 145-163 |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 |