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“A great blueprint for combating climate change.” –Bryan Walsh, Time on Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.

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Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization

Lester R. Brown

Supporting Data

Note: Plan B 4.0 was published in late 2009. For updated datasets, please visit the Data Center.

See Data for Chapters:

1 - Selling Our Future

2 - Population Pressure: Land and Water

3 - Climate Change and the Energy Transition

4 & 5 - Stabilizing Climate: An Energy Efficiency Revolution & Shifting to Renewable Energy

6 - Designing Cities for People

7 - Eradicating Poverty and Stabilizing Population

8 - Restoring the Earth

9 - Feeding Eight Billion People Well

10 - Can We Mobilize Fast Enough?

Chapter 1 Data: Selling Our Future ( XLS \| PDF \| Highlights ) Top 20 Failing States, 2008 Demographic Data for Leading Failing States, 2008 Annual Consumption of Key Resources in China and U.S., Latest Year, with Projections for China to 2024 Compared to Current World Production Undernourishment in the World and in Selected Groups and Regions, 2009 Undernourishment in the World, 1969-2009 Top of Page
Chapter 2 Data: Population Pressure: Land and Water ( XLS \| PDF \| Highlights ) World Grain Production and Consumption, 1960-2009 World Grain Consumption and Stocks, 1960-2009 Wheat-Oil Exchange Rate, 1950-2008 Wheat Production in Saudi Arabia, 1960-2009, with Projection to 2016 Grain Harvested Area Per Person in Selected Countries and the World in 1950 and 2000, with Projection to 2050 U.S. Corn Production and Use for Fuel Ethanol, 1980-2009 Countries Overpumping Aquifers in 2009 World Irrigated Area and Irrigated Area Per Thousand People, 1950-2007 World Population of Cattle, Sheep, and Goats, 1961-2007 Livestock and Human Populations in Africa, 1961-2007 Livestock and Human Populations in Nigeria, 1961-2007 Livestock and Human Populations in China, 1961-2007 World Total and Per Person Wild Fish Harvest, 1950-2007 Top of Page
Chapter 3 Data: Climate Change and the Energy Transition ( XLS \| PDF ) Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration, 1000-2008 Global Average Temperature, 1880-2008 Natural Disasters with Billion Dollar Insured Losses World Oil Production, 1950-2008 World's 20 Largest Oil Discoveries Oil Production in the United States, 1900-2008 Coal Consumption in Selected Countries and the World, 1980-2008 Top of Page
Chapters 4 & 5 Data: Stabilizing Climate: An Energy Efficiency Revolution & Shifting to Renewable Energy ( XLS \| PDF ) OVERVIEW ( XLS \| PDF ) World Primary Energy Demand in 2006, with IEA Projection for 2008 and 2020 World Electricity Demand in 2006, with IEA Projection for 2008 and 2020 World Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion in 2006, with IEA Projection for 2008 and 2020 Energy Savings from Plan B Efficiency Improvements, 2020 World Power and Energy from Renewables in 2008 and Plan B Goals for 2020 World Energy Consumption in 2008 and Plan B Goals for 2020 U.S. Electricity Generating Capacity in 2008 and Plan B Goals for 2020 World Energy Growth Rates by Source, 2000-2008 Average Capacity Factors for Selected Electric Power Sources in the United States EFFICIENCY ( XLS \| PDF ) World Electricity Consumption for Lighting by Sector and Potential Electricity Savings, 2005 Potential Worldwide Electricity Savings by Switching to More-Efficient Lighting and Implementing System Control Technologies, 2005 Energy Savings from Plan B Efficiency Improvements, 2020 WIND ( XLS \| PDF ) World Installed Wind Electricity-Generating Capacity, 1980-2008 Cumulative Installed Wind Electricity-Generating Capacity in Leading Countries and the World, 1980-2008 U.S. Cumulative Installed Wind Electricity-Generating Capacity, 1980-2008
SOLAR ( XLS \| PDF \| Highlights ) World Solar Photovoltaics Production, 1975-2008 Annual Solar Photovoltaics Production by Country, 1995-2008 U.S. Solar Photovoltaics Production, 1976-2008 World Solar Photovoltaics Installations, 1998-2008 Annual Installed Solar Photovoltaics Capacity in Selected Countries and the World, 1998-2008 Cumulative Installed Solar Photovoltaics Capacity in Ten Leading Countries and the World, 2008 World Installed Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Capacity, 1980-2007 World's Top Ten Largest Proposed Concentrating Solar Thermal Projects as of June 2008 Solar Water and Space Heating Area in Selected Countries and the World, Total and Per Person, 2007 Cumulative Installed Solar Water and Space Heating Capacity in Ten Leading Countries and the World, 2007 GEOTHERMAL ( XLS \| PDF ) World Cumulative Installed Geothermal Electricity-Generating Capacity, 1950-2009 Cumulative Installed Geothermal Electricity-Generating Capacity by Country, 1990-2007 U.S. Cumulative Installed Geothermal Electricity-Generating Capacity, 1990-2009 Confirmed U.S. Geothermal Projects Under Development as of March 2009 HYDROELECTRIC ( XLS \| PDF ) World Hydroelectric Consumption, 1965-2008 U.S. Hydroelectric Consumption, 1965-2008 Hydroelectric Consumption in China, 1965-2008
BIOFUELS ( XLS \| PDF \| U.S. Highlights ) World Annual Fuel Ethanol Production, 1975-2009 U.S. Annual Fuel Ethanol Production, 1978-2009 World Annual Biodiesel Production, 1991-2009 U.S. Annual Biodiesel Production, 2000-2009 NATURAL GAS ( XLS \| PDF ) World Natural Gas Consumption, 1965-2008 U.S. Natural Gas Consumption, 1965-2008 Natural Gas Consumption in China, 1965-2008 OIL ( XLS \| PDF ) World Oil Production, 1950-2008 World's 20 Largest Oil Discoveries U.S. Oil Consumption, 1965-2008 Oil Consumption in China, 1965-2008 COAL ( XLS \| PDF ) Coal Consumption in Selected Countries and the World, 1980-2008 NUCLEAR ( XLS \| PDF ) World Cumulative Installed Nuclear Electricity-Generating Capacity, 1970-2008 ENERGY PROFILES BY REGION World Energy Profile ( XLS \| PDF ) United States Energy Profile ( XLS \| PDF ) China Energy Profile ( XLS \| PDF \| Highlights ) Top of Page
Chapter 6 Data: Designing Cities for People ( XLS \| PDF \| Highlights ) Megacities: Population in 1950, 2007, and Projection for 2015 World Urban and Rural Populations, 1950-2007, with Projection to 2030 Change in Inbound Traffic Following London Congestion Charge, 2002 to 2007 World Bicycle and Passenger Car Production, 1950-2007 Passenger Car and Total Vehicle Sales in Japan, 1955-2009 Top of Page
Chapter 7 Data: Eradicating Poverty & Stabilizing Population ( XLS \| PDF \| Highlights ) World Population, 1950-2008 World Population, 1950-2008, with Projections to 2050 Life Expectancy for the World and Selected Regions, 1950-2005, with Projection to 2050 Gross Domestic Product for China and India, 1980-2008 Per Capita Gross Domestic Product for China and India, 1980-2008 Global Wild Poliovirus Cases, 1985-2008 Leading Causes of Death in the World, 2004 Official Development Assistance from Development Assistance Committee Members, 1960-2008 Population Living Below $1.25 Per Day in Selected Countries and Regions, 1990-2007 Plan B Budget: Additional Annual Funding Needed to Reach Basic Social Goals Top of Page
Chapter 8 Data: Restoring the Earth ( XLS \| PDF ) Extent of No-Tillage Agriculture Worldwide Paper Recycling Rates for Top Ten Paper Producing Countries and the World World Wood Production, 1961-2007 Wood Production in Africa, 1961-2007 Wood Production in Asia, 1961-2007 Wood Production in Europe, 1961-2007 Wood Production in North and Central America, 1961-2007 Wood Production in Oceania, 1961-2007 Wood Production in South America, 1961-2007 Plan B Budget: Additional Annual Funding Needed to Restore the Earth Top of Page
Chapter 9 Data: Feeding Eight Billion People Well ( XLS \| PDF \| Highlights ) Undernourishment in the World and in Selected Groups and Regions, 2009 Undernourishment in the World, 1969-2009 World Grain Production and Consumption, 1960-2009 World Average Grain Yields, 1950-2009 World Grain Yields, Annual Percent Increase by Decade, 1950-2009 Milk Production in India and the United States, 1961-2007 World Animal Protein Production, 1961-2007 World Soybean Production, 1964-2009 World Fertilizer Consumption, 1950-2008 Top of Page
Chapter 10 Data: Can We Mobilize Fast Enough? ( XLS \| PDF ) Plan B Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reductions and Sequestration in 2020 Plan B Budget: Additional Annual Expenditures Needed to Meet Social Goals and to Restore the Earth Military Budgets by Country and for the World in 2008 and Plan B Budget The Real Price of Gasoline, 2007 Update Top of Page

Note on file format (XLS):

Data for each chapter is saved in a Microsoft Excel workbook. MS Excel is spreadsheet software that allows users to manipulate and view numerical data. To use these data files, we recommend that you save them on your computer and then open with MS Excel. They can also be viewed in your web browser. If other spreadsheet software is used to view files, the original formatting may not be retained. Each chapter’s dataset opens to an Index page listing all the files available for the chapter. Click on the linked titles to move to a particular data table, or browse by clicking the tabs at the bottom of the screen. Use the tabs to view graphs.

Note on file format (PDF):

Full chapter datasets are also saved as PDFs for easy viewing and printing. Adobe Acrobat Reader can be used to view PDFs. It can be downloaded for free from http://get.adobe.com/reader.

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