From Food and Water Watch (http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/):
Food & Water Watch has released a compelling new report that shows just how big a role increased energy efficiency standards can and must play in any effective climate change policy. The report focuses on what is by far the largest source of energy demand in the country, 40 percent, related to powering buildings like homes, offices and schools. Specifically, the analysis finds that a $500 billion investment in improving building energy efficiency over 15 years would net:
- $1.3 trillion in savings on consumer utility bills;
- 36 percent decline in building energy use from current projected demand by 2035;
- 300 million metric ton reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from current projections – the equivalent emissions from almost 80 coal power plants;
- 1.3 million jobs per year created – an approximate 20 percent increase in current job creation rates.
Furthermore, these efforts would completely eliminate the need to build any new fossil fuel power plants!
Food & Water Watch is promoting this important new report on Facebook now – please share widely!
Here’s a Food & Water Watch Twitter thread that gets to the heart of the new report, and here’s one from FWW Executive Director Wenonah Hauter with more context on our report, a Green New Deal, and Mitch McConnell’s anti-environment, anti-jobs foolishness. Please retweet!
And here’s our social media toolkit with more sample content and ideas to help promote this groundbreaking new report on energy efficiency.
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