Worldwatch 'Vital Signs' Project Documents Status of Global Sustainability
24.05.12
Further highlights from the report:
Organic agriculture : Challenges such as rising farmland prices, inconsistencies in organic standards, and higher prices of organic foods continue to impede a broad global shift to sustainable agriculture.
Overweight and obesity : A survey of statistics in 177 countries shows that 38 percent of adults – those 15 years or older – are now overweight, with trends on the rise across different regions of the world and different income levels.
Auto industry : Auto industry manufacturing and sales are back in action, with China eclipsing all other contenders and producing more vehicles than Japan and the United States combined. Japan, however, had the highest share of hybrid-electric vehicle sales at 11 percent in 2010.
Biofuels : Global production of biofuels reached an all-time high of 105 billion liters in 2010, up 17 percent from 2009, mostly as a result of high oil prices, global
Source: Sustainable Plant