For millennia, the human population grew very slowly, probably about 0.04 percent per year through the eighteenth century. Population growth accelerated in the nineteenth century due to advances in health care, nutrition, and public sanitation. By 1800, the population was about 1 billion people. The rate of population growth rapidly accelerated in the 20th century, reaching about 2 percent per
In another article, I explored the relationship between per capita energy use and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, the latter being the most common metric of material well-being. Here I use another measure called Gross National Income (GNI) which calculates income instead of output. Gross national income is defined as GDP plus abroad compensation of employees who are residents, property
Throughout much of human history, poverty was often defined as inadequate income to buy a minimum amount of goods and services. For example, the World Bank defines the extreme poverty line as earning less than $2.15 per person per day.1 But poverty is also understood more broadly as insufficient basic capabilities to live in dignity. As stated by the United Nations Committee
When you hear the word “prosperity” what comes to mind? Most dictionaries define it as a state of success and good fortune, especially in terms of income, wealth, and the consumption of material goods. A prosperous economy is synonymous with a growing GDP, rising levels of GDP per capita, and good jobs. Prosperity is also associated with non-material conditions of
Several metrics indicate that American energy poverty programs fall short of what’s needed.
Launched in 2017, Renew Boston Trust is the City’s program to finance energy efficiency in municipal buildings. The basic idea is simple: the City of Boston invests in energy conservation measures in its buildings, then pays itself back using the money saved on its energy bills, which is guaranteed by the contractor that City hires to perform the work. In addition
Studies show those living in countries with high levels of life satisfaction tend to use more energy per capita, with small increases in energy-producing big jumps in life satisfaction.
Like every major American city, Boston runs on fossil fuels. More than 70% of the energy used in the city is in the form of natural gas and fuels refined from oil. Natural gas is the dominant fuel used in to heat space and water in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, while the bulk of transportation services provided by commercial
Key Concepts Infectious and non-communicable diseases impact marginalized and socially vulnerable populations at disproportionate rates. In the United States, differences in illness and death rates due to COVID-19 align with differences in income, class, race, ethnicity, gender, and other and other social conditions. Hispanic, Black, NHOPI and AIAN people are from 1.7 to 2 times as likely to die from COVID-19
In 1990 the United Nations Development Programme published its first version of the Human Development Index (HDI) to provide a measure that distinguishes economic growth (GDP/year) and affluence (GDP per capita) from overall well-being. The HDI focuses on three important goals of development: access to health, education, and goods. Specifically, the HDI is a composite indicator consisting of (i) life
For millennia, the human population grew very slowly, probably about 0.04 percent per year through the eighteenth century. Population growth accelerated in the nineteenth century due to advances in health care, nutrition, and public sanitation. By 1800, the population was about 1 billion people. The rate of population growth rapidly accelerated in the 20th century, reaching about 2 percent per
In another article, I explored the relationship between per capita energy use and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, the latter being the most common metric of material well-being. Here I use another measure called Gross National Income (GNI) which calculates income instead of output. Gross national income is defined as GDP plus abroad compensation of employees who are residents, property
Throughout much of human history, poverty was often defined as inadequate income to buy a minimum amount of goods and services. For example, the World Bank defines the extreme poverty line as earning less than $2.15 per person per day.1 But poverty is also understood more broadly as insufficient basic capabilities to live in dignity. As stated by the United Nations Committee
When you hear the word “prosperity” what comes to mind? Most dictionaries define it as a state of success and good fortune, especially in terms of income, wealth, and the consumption of material goods. A prosperous economy is synonymous with a growing GDP, rising levels of GDP per capita, and good jobs. Prosperity is also associated with non-material conditions of
Several metrics indicate that American energy poverty programs fall short of what’s needed.
Launched in 2017, Renew Boston Trust is the City’s program to finance energy efficiency in municipal buildings. The basic idea is simple: the City of Boston invests in energy conservation measures in its buildings, then pays itself back using the money saved on its energy bills, which is guaranteed by the contractor that City hires to perform the work. In addition
Studies show those living in countries with high levels of life satisfaction tend to use more energy per capita, with small increases in energy-producing big jumps in life satisfaction.
Like every major American city, Boston runs on fossil fuels. More than 70% of the energy used in the city is in the form of natural gas and fuels refined from oil. Natural gas is the dominant fuel used in to heat space and water in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, while the bulk of transportation services provided by commercial
Key Concepts Infectious and non-communicable diseases impact marginalized and socially vulnerable populations at disproportionate rates. In the United States, differences in illness and death rates due to COVID-19 align with differences in income, class, race, ethnicity, gender, and other and other social conditions. Hispanic, Black, NHOPI and AIAN people are from 1.7 to 2 times as likely to die from COVID-19
In 1990 the United Nations Development Programme published its first version of the Human Development Index (HDI) to provide a measure that distinguishes economic growth (GDP/year) and affluence (GDP per capita) from overall well-being. The HDI focuses on three important goals of development: access to health, education, and goods. Specifically, the HDI is a composite indicator consisting of (i) life
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