Resources
It is well known that Americans consume far more natural resources and live much less sustainably than people from any other large country of the world. With less than 5 percent of world population, the U.S. uses one-third of the world’s paper, a quarter of the world’s oil, 23 percent of the coal, 27 percent of the aluminum, and 19 percent of the copper. Also the U.S. is ranked number one for consumer categories. Study found that U.S. consumers are among the least likely to feel guilty about the impact they have on the environment, yet they are near to top of the list in believing that individual choices could make a difference.
The stats of American use of resources you found are crazy🤯. We really need to find better ways to manage our resources.
ReplyDeleteIt’s hard to believe we are ranked number one for consumers categories. Although we sure do look like we use a lot based on what you found. It makes you wonder how other countries manage to use less of their natural resources. Also is there really a way to use less of them, we need them for basically everything we use.
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