Construction is the second largest carbon emitter in the U.S. At 16.6% of the total U.S. carbon footprint that is warming our planet, 80% of construction is due to population growth. At 1,211 mmt/year, the U.S. construction industry emits more CO2e than the total emissions of 98% of the world’s countries. Population growth is 80% of the reason for construction in the U.S.

Here are 8 ways to reduce your carbon footprint. At 20.7% of the average U.S. carbon footprint, food is the highest priority of emissions reductions. It's easy to reduce the carbon footprint of your food with simple changes in diet that will help our planet and wildlife recover quickly. Avoid beef and dairy, and eat organic, unprocessed vegetables.

It’s easy to reduce your carbon footprint. You can help our planet and wildlife quickly with simple changes at home. Julie Smith, 5/23/26 This is a summary of Chapter 16, Reducing Our Carbon Footprint Per Capita, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters. References are here. In 2019, global human activities resulted in 42 billion metric tonnes of CO2e emissions worldwide. With a human population

Oh, it’s real. The evidence is horrifying. We are in a global emergency that most of us are unaware of. We need to take action now to save humanity and wildlife. Julie Smith, 5/18/26 This is a summary of Chapter 15, The Skies Above, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters. References are here. After decades of increasingly obvious man-made changes for the worse in our atmosphere from our uncont