Energy
Energy from sources such as the sun, wind, heat within the planet, water, biomass, and even nuclear energy, all of which are abundant and quickly replenishing in nature.
What is renewable energy?
As of 2022, this was the 21.7% of electricity consumption was attributed to...
What are residential buildings?
The percentage of people globally breathing unhealthy amounts of air pollution.
What is over 90%? Source: WHO
32.4% of overall energy consumption taken up by
What is the industrial sector?
Solar, Geothermal, Hydropower.
What are sources of renewable energy?
More than half of the energy used in an American household is typically used for this purpose.
What is space heating and cooling?
This involves carefully considering every step in your routine, shifts in diets and consumption habits, and adopting a cleaner lifestyle.
What is reducing your carbon footprint?
Approximately 16% of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions in 2022 attributed to the combustion of fossil fuels for energy in these buildings.
What are commercial buildings?
This type of fuel is the largest energy producer in the world and can produce up to 1,700 kWh from one barrel (42 U.S. gallons or 159 liters).
What is petroleum?
This term refers to the percentage of an area covered by the canopy of trees, often measured to assess environmental quality in residential neighborhoods.
What is tree canopy cover?
Equivalent to driving 1,160 miles.
What is the impact of switching to a vegetarian meal one day a week for a year?
Road travel accounts for three-quarters of transport emissions. Most of this comes from passenger vehicles – cars and buses – which contribute 45.1%. The other 29.4% comes from...
What are trucks/freight vehicles?
This sector consumes 9.1% of the overall electricity in the U.S.
What is residential housing?
The average daily consumption of electricity per person is 12 kilowatt-hours in a...
What is a residential setting?
This meat creates 7x greenhouse gas emissions than that of chicken.
What is beef?
This form of transportation only accounted for 2% of the total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
What is the railway? (or trains)
The consumption ranges from 270-670 gallons of water per MWh for these facilities, depending on operating efficiency and site conditions.
What are nuclear power plants?
Residents can access green energy sources without having any installations through
What is a solar power purchase agreement (PPA)?
Mass Energize.
The percentage of overall human greenhouse gas emissions for which agriculture, forestry, and land-use are responsible.
What is approximately 18.5%?
Within 5%
Which building sector had a water usage increase of 23% from 1990 to 2005?
What is commercial buildings?