Endnotes
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Harper’s Index
Co2 Emissions Comparison, February 11 * source: [note]https://ourworldindata.org/consumption-based-co2[/note]
United States consumption vs production based emissions: 7.7% higher for consumption
Compared to that of China’s consumption vs production based emissions: 14% lower for consumption
United States net import of Co2, 2018: 342.50 million tonnes
Compared to that of China’s net import of Co2, 2018: -996.61 million tonnes
United States net imported Co2 per capita, 2018: 1.05 tonnes
Compared to that of China’s Co2 per capita, 2018: -0.70 tonnes
Transportation/Energy, February 11 * source: [note]https://www.iea.org/commentaries/carbon-emissions-fell-across-all-sectors-in-2020-except-for-one-suvs[/note]
Global energy-related emissions decrease, 2020: 7%
Factor by which this exceeds the previous decline of the financial crisis, 2009: 5
Oil consumption by SUV’s, 2020: 5.5 million barrels/day
Percentage of SUV energy consumption compared to a medium-sized car traveling the same distance: 20% more
Average battery capacity of an electric car, 2020: 50 kWh
Size factor of electric car battery compared to electric SUV: 22% smaller
GDP Comparison, February 11 * source: [note]https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?locations=US[/note]
United States GDP per capita, 2019: $65,297.518
Percentage growth from previous year, 2018: 1.678%
China GDP per capita, 2019: $10,261.679
Percentage growth from previous year, 2018: 5.732%
U.S. Consumption, February 11 * source: [note]https://orionmagazine.org/article/the-gospel-of-consumption/[/note]
Factor of per capita household spending in 2005 vs 1929: 12 times higher
Durable goods per capita spending: 32 times higher
Nuclear family annual work hour increase from 1979 to 2000: 500 additional hours
Percent of American families spending more than they earned, 2004 & 2005: +40%
Average household debt, not including mortgage, 2015: $18,654
Factor increase in goods and services produced per hour labor from 1948-1991: 2 times
Rise by 2006: additional 30%
Standard work hours with a return to 2006 or 1948 production amounts: 5.3 hours/day (2006); 2.7 hours/day (1948)
Percent of men and women wanting a return to a 30 hour work week rather than 40, 1946: 77% men, 87% women
Credit Card Debt, February 11 * source: [note]https://wallethub.com/edu/cc/credit-card-debt-study/24400[/note]
American credit card debt at the beginning of 2020: $1+ trillion
Net increase from 2019: $76.7 billion
Amount of time between previous drop in credit card debt from April-September, and drop in 2020: 30+ years
Decrease in credit card debt, 2020: $89 billion
Previous year in which a decrease this large occurred: 2009 (Great recession)
Average credit card debt per household, 2020: $7,849
Percent change from 2019: -10.8%
State with the most sustainable credit card debt: California