U.S. Cities Show Global Leadership at Swedish Green Conference
Eleven U.S. mayors will share their urban sustainability
practices with European peers at the European Green Capital
Conference on October 20-22 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Estimated energy demand is charted to grow by almost 50% in the next 20 years.
Electricity generation accounts for about 40% of total U.S. energy consumption. (Source: Institute for 21st Century Energy)
Crude oil, taxes, refining, distribution and marking are the four main components that make up the retail price of a gallon of gasoline. (Source: EIA)
In 2007, the average monthly residential electricity consumption was 936 kWh. (Source: EIA)
Public policies such as appliance and vehicle efficiency standards and building codes are responsible for at least 20% of the improvement in the US's energy intensity--energy use per unit of GDP. (Source: Institute for 21st Century Energy)
