closing conference report [PDF] - SPREAD Sustainable Lifestyles ...

SPREAD Sustainable Lifestyles 2050The sustainable lifestyle material footprint is a tool to measure, manage or optimize the resource consumptionassociated with our lifestyles. It includes materials used in the products and production processes that supportour consumption, mobility, housing, health.The calculation of 8 000 kg includes household goods, food, everyday mobility and tourism, electricity, heatingand housing. The calculations are based on the following technology and lifestyle assumptions: virtually zero-emission electricity production becomes mainstream radical reduction of energy required for heating and cooling of new and existing buildings decreased need for mobility and radically reduced levels of private car use reduced consumption of meatFinal Conference Report 6