Management consulting firm McKinsey & Company released a study showing that the United States (US) could save $1.2 trillion and reduce green house gases by 1.1 Gigatons (equivalent to removing 200 million vehicles from the road). Their study outlines the increased energy efficiency in buildings that are attainable through the use of existing methods and technologies by 2020. What's most spectacular is, if a committment of $50 billion a year over 10 years, that the changes have the potential for creating 900,000 new jobs and stimulate the economy one and a half times more than the current stimulus package.
The United States Green Building Council (USGBC), along with 11 other organizations from the goverment, sponsored the study on "Unlocking Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Economy" produced by McKinsey & Company. The link to the full report (160 pages) and the company that did the research can be found here. I will post a follow-up to this with my commments and insight. The video posted was from Climate Protect.org, an organization focused on helping form positive and committed alliances for the mission of Climate Change. Their website is worth knowing about to get a feel for who is involved and how various organizations are trying to make change happen for the long-term sustainability of our planet.
Obviously a little of my political points of view will come out from time to time, but my goal is to present information that those who read this blog don't have knowledge of. I will let everyone who reads the blog decide how they want to use the information.
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