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Eco-Footprint - How environmentally friendly are you?
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Following up on the McDonald's thread about the environment, I thought an ecological-footprint thread would be interesting. I'm actually volunteering with a pilot scheme at the moment in Surrey, working alongside small businesses and helping them to run more sustainably. One thng that we have come across in a lot of meetings is the concept of the eco-footprint.
An eco-footprint is an estimate of land and sea area (in hectares) that are needed to provide the water, energy, food, materials and other goods that we consume in our lifestyle. At the moment environmentalists, conservationalists, scientists and other forward thinking folk are trying to encourage people to reduce their eco-foot print. This is because a lot of us are consuming faster and using up resources than the earth can sustain.
Anyway, just out of curiousity... How big is everybody's eco-footprint?
Find Out
There exists 1.8 hectares per person for the earth to be sustainable.
An eco-footprint is an estimate of land and sea area (in hectares) that are needed to provide the water, energy, food, materials and other goods that we consume in our lifestyle. At the moment environmentalists, conservationalists, scientists and other forward thinking folk are trying to encourage people to reduce their eco-foot print. This is because a lot of us are consuming faster and using up resources than the earth can sustain.
Anyway, just out of curiousity... How big is everybody's eco-footprint?
Find Out
There exists 1.8 hectares per person for the earth to be sustainable.
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MOBILITY 0
SHELTER 0.5
GOODS/SERVICES 0.3
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 1.5
MOBILITY 1.1
SHELTER 0.8
GOODS/SERVICES 1.4
TOTAL 4.8 Hectares.
If everyone lived like me we'd need 2.7 planets.
Luckily I can think of 1.7 people I'd rather didn't live on this one.
Food 1.8
Mobility 0
Shelter 0.7
Goods/services 0.4
Total Footprint 2.9
In Comparison, The Average Ecological Footprint In Your Country Is 5.3 Global Hectares Per Person.
FOOD 1.6
MOBILITY 0.7
SHELTER 0.6
GOODS/SERVICES 1
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 3.9
Oh well.
Food 1.3
Mobility 0.1
Shelter 1.8
Goods/services 1.4
Total Footprint 4.6
In Comparison, The Average Ecological Footprint In Your Country Is 5.3 Global Hectares Per Person.
Worldwide, There Exist 1.8 Biologically Productive Global Hectares Per Person.
If Everyone Lived Like You, We Would Need 2.6 Planets.
CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 1.2
MOBILITY 0.5
SHELTER 1.9
GOODS/SERVICES 1.9
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 5.5
IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 6.7 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.
oh dear oh dear ....this comes as something of a shock ...good thread moon.
where i fall is travel.
CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 1.2
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 0.6
GOODS/SERVICES 0.5
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 2.5
IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 5.3 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.
WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 1.8 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.
IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 1.4 PLANETS.
student life aye!
get in there and tell them.
good thread though ...made me think.
Food 0.7
Mobility 0.1
Shelter 0.5
Goods/services 0.5
Total Footprint 1.8
In Comparison, The Average Ecological Footprint In Your Country Is 5.3 Global Hectares Per Person.
Worldwide, There Exist 1.8 Biologically Productive Global Hectares Per Person.
If Everyone Lived Like You, We Would Need 1.0 Planets.
But a more in depth one would be interesting as I like to visit the cinema quite a bit.
CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 1.2
MOBILITY 1.8
SHELTER 1
GOODS/SERVICES 2.1
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 6.1
Though the test doesn't consider many things: such as the use of energy efficient light bulbs or effective boiler, or the fact that my scooter has low emissions.
Mobility 0.6
Shelter 0.5
Goods/Services 1.3
Total Footpring 4
IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 9 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.
WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 1.8 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.
2.2 planets.
MOBILITY 0.3
SHELTER 0.7
GOODS/SERVICES 0.6
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 3.5
IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 1.9 PLANETS.
I'll be working on that then.
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 0.5
GOODS/SERVICES 0.4
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 2.3
IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 5.3 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.
WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 1.8 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.
IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 1.3 PLANETS.
I agree it needs to take into account other stuff too, Dont have energy efficiency electricty, but do turn lights off at every opportunity and dont leave stuff on standby, always turn stuff off completely (NMM is strict about that) We recycle everything we can, and I used cloth nappies on my son rather than disposables.
FOOD 0.7
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 0.6
GOODS/SERVICES 0.5
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 2
IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 5.3 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.
WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 1.8 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.
IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 1.1 PLANETS.
Why is it SHOUTING?
Mobility 0
Shelter 0.3
Goods/services 0.2
Total Footprint 2
FOOD 1.5
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 0.9
GOODS/SERVICES 0.8
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 3.4
Woohay for motorbikes.
Was not sure about some of the food questions though, or the metreage of my house!
Difficult question isn't it?
Take transport for example. If you live in North Wales the public transport system isn't quite as good as London (I've made that point to a few people giving environment talks), however if you live in North Wales it's likely that produce has travelled less distance to get to the marketthan if you live in central London.
Also, holidays abroad increase your foot print. Recycling is the easiest thing in the world, cut down on meat, try and buy local produce ect.
Its a start!
My council do a recycling scheme, I'm going to become slightly more anal retentive about it, and shop in the market too.
Im not sure about the questions though I wasnt sure of the Sq meter of my house or the miles per liter on my car so i just quessed.
It seems too high