By the looks of recently released data from New Energy Information Administration (eia.gov), the US has a long way to go in terms of
residential energy conservation. And this chart doesn't account for the past few years' rise in consumer electronic consumption. Comparisons of
total energy consumption would seem to indicate that we might learn something from the EU (especially Germany and its government's leadership), as well as force us to begin considering which cultural shifts in emerging economies might best align with conservation efforts in those parts of the world.
Across the world, total primary energy consumption rose 2.4 percent last year. China, which in 2007 consumed 7.7 percent more energy than in 2006, is responsible for half that increase; India a third. Overall, energy consumption in emerging economies rose by 5.5 percent. By contrast, European Union member states managed to cut their use of primary energy by 2.2 percent. The US, however, consumed 1.7 percent more energy in 2007 than in the previous year.
By the looks of recently released data from New Energy Information Administration (eia.gov), the US has a long way to go in terms of residential energy conservation. And this chart doesn't account for the past few years' rise in consumer electronic consumption. Comparisons of total energy consumption would seem to indicate that we might learn something from the EU (especially Germany and its government's leadership), as well as force us to begin considering which cultural shifts in emerging economies might best align with conservation efforts in those parts of the world.
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