renewable vs sustainable

renewable

noun
  • A renewable resource. 

  • A thing that is renewable; especially, a renewable source of energy. 

adj
  • Able to be renewed; capable of renewal. 

  • Sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply; not finite. 

sustainable

noun
  • A renewable energy source. 

adj
  • Able to be sustained. 

  • Able to be produced or sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable. 

How often have the words renewable and sustainable occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )