Focus of the year
Focus of the year
Through its «Focus of the year», ETH Zurich selects prevailing topics in sustainable development. It presents the latest scientific insights and proposes pragmatic options for action to political decision-makers.
Urban- und Spatial Planning 2013
How will future cities have to look like to meet the demands of a growing world population? Under which aspects of sustainable development will the agricultural system have to be developed in order to guarantee global food security? ETH Sustainability dedicates the focus on the year in 2013 to the theme "Urban- and Spatial Planning?. Click here for more information on related projects and activities.
World Food?2012
The question of how to feed the world, while considering human health, the environment, and social well-being is one of the defining challenges of our time. How and what will we eat tomorrow? What does it mean to produce and consume food responsibly? It is questions like these that ETH Sustainability put forth with its focus of the year in 2012. Activities were intended to support ETH's World Food System Center (WFSC), which works towards "a healthy world through sustainable food systems?. Click here for more information on related projects and activities.
Energy Supply 2011
What is the best way to meet our energy needs in a sustainable way while guaranteeing economic, social, and ecological acceptability? How do we tap the energy sources of the future? What technologies are and will be available to us? In 2011, ETH Sustainability placed its focus on the topic «Energy Supply». Click here for more information on related projects and activities.
Climate Change 2009
With their research, scientists at ETH Zurich contribute to a better understanding of our complex climate system. Motivated to prevent negative consequences of climate change, ETH Zurich provides innovative approaches to tackle the effects of global warming. Thus in 2009, the focus of the year was «Climate Change». Click here for more information on related projects and activities.
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