Demographia
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2012)
Reporting Period: 2012
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Poverty Alleviation
- Cost Effective Sustainability
- Economic Sustainability
- Political Sustainability
- Environmental Sustainability
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- High cost of reducing GHG emissions
- Public rejection of sustainability strategies
- Potential for reducing economic growth or increasing poverty
- Lack of data on GHG emissions in the US
- Artificial restrictions on the supply of residential land
Mitigation Strategies
- Using the most cost-effective means of reducing GHG emissions
- Addressing public concerns about sustainability strategies
- Ensuring that sustainability strategies do not reduce economic growth or increase poverty
- Conducting further research on GHG emissions in the US
- Removing artificial restrictions on the supply of residential land