Building green — Buildings are responsible for a large share of global electricity consumption and raw materials use, but people are thinking about how to make them better. (earthpolicy.org)
(It's worth noting that renewables only account for 26 % of global electricity consumption by EVs today; the IEA expects this to increase to 30 % by 2022.) (carbonbrief.org)
The United States represents over one - fifth of global electricity consumption in cars, but the estimated consumption of renewable electricity is expected to be smaller than in China and Europe as a result of the lower share of renewables in the electricity mix. (iea.org)