Good resource: An Illustrated Guide to the State of Sustainability (US numbers)

Via ThinkProgress.org

Some key snippets (quoted):

• Commercial and industrial efficiency is something that companies are taking more seriously. But the fact is, we waste around 85% of the energy produced in the U.S. And we’re not getting much better.
• Vehicle emissions are growing slightly. Last year, the Obama Administration brokered aggressive fuel standards for trucks and cars that will increase the average efficiency of the nation’s vehicle fleet to 54.5 mpg by 2025. But even with more consumers thinking about fuel efficient transportation, automobile emissions rose in 2011.
• U.S. renewable electricity is increasing steadily. Renewables like wind, solar, geothermal and biomass still make up only a small part of our electrical mix. But they’ve been growing at steady rate. Assuming consistent tax incentives are in place, that growth looks like it will continue.

 

Related articles

• Check out this really nice slideshow by JWT Intelligence, on... (greenfuturist.com)
• Mission 2012: Green Futures. Plus, my first public talk on Green Business: EcoSummit Berlin March 22nd (mediafuturist.com)
• Affordable Energy Efficient Housing for Seniors - A Future Trend (futurist.com)
• Affordable Energy Efficient Housing for Seniors - A Future Trend (thefuturesagency.com)
• Occupy Big Business: The Sharing Economy's Quiet Revolution - Sara Horowitz via The Atlantic (futureof.biz)