Each card shows two lines: Usage (how much we consume per year) and What's Left (proven reserves or regeneration capacity). Remaining Stability = years of supply at current usage. Reserves expand with new discoveries and technology — this is a snapshot, not a countdown.
BLV Progress tracks the state of the world across two dimensions: People (human wellbeing) and Planet (resource and environmental health). The goal is to be honest about where we are — not alarmist, not naïve.
Population-level data on whether people can afford the basics. BBT stands for "Basic Baseline Threshold" — the income needed to cover food, shelter, healthcare, and transportation for a household. Snapshot view shows the distribution of people relative to BBT. Below 1× BBT means struggling to cover basics.
Self-reported gap surveys across five fundamental human needs. "Gap" = distance between current state and desired state (scale 1–10, higher = bigger unmet need).
Supporting signals: life satisfaction (0–10), social trust (% who trust most people), loneliness (% reporting frequent loneliness), physical activity (% meeting minimum), meaning score (0–10), and financial stress (% reporting major stress).
For each resource, we show Usage (how much we consume per year) and What's Left (proven reserves or regeneration capacity).
Years of supply at current usage rate. Color-coded:
Important: reserves expand as new discoveries are made and technology improves extraction. These numbers are snapshots, not countdowns.
Freshwater and forests aren't "running out" the same way as fossil fuels — they regenerate. The key metric is whether usage exceeds regeneration. Freshwater is currently at ~95% of renewable capacity globally. Forests are in net loss territory (losing area faster than regrowth).
Long-run environmental indicators: CO₂ concentration (ppm — parts per million atmospheric CO₂), temperature anomaly (°C above 1951–1980 baseline), ozone recovery, forest area change, and water stress (withdrawal / available ratio).
Active collective missions running inside the BLV ecosystem. Members contribute to shared goals — things like "plant 10,000 trees" or "log 50,000 acts of kindness" — and track progress together. These are real community-driven efforts, not mock data.
Current charts show mock data for layout. Real data integrations in development: U.S. Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics (People), EIA, Energy Institute, USGS, FAO, IAEA, NOAA Mauna Loa, NASA GISS, World Bank (Planet). Each chart has an article link (coming soon) explaining methodology and sources.
Active collective missions on BLV. Members contribute to shared goals and track progress together.