Ecological Footprint

Did you know that if everyone lived the lifestyle of the average American we would need five planets? Simply put, we are using more than the Earth can provide. Today, it takes the Earth one year and six months to regenerate what we use in a year. The Global Footprint Network has created a topflight instrument…

The benefit of ecological footprint questionnaires for the environmental movement seems obvious enough, especially since the vast majority of people say they care about the planet. For most Westerners, their results on such a questionnaire are sobering, informing them about the unsustainability of their…

Not Translated In today’s world, where humanity is already exceeding planetary limits, ecological assets are becoming more critical. Each country has its own ecological risk profile: Many are running ecological deficits, with Footprints larger than their own biological capacity. Others depend heavily…

At the current rate humanity is using natural resources and producing waste, by the mid-2030s we will require the resources of two planets to meet our demands, according to figures released today by Global Footprint Network. The data comes at a critical time, as the economic crisis felt around the globe…

Name: Period: Date: Go to myfootprint.org Before clicking Go answer: 1. What does the ecological footprint quiz tell you? IN YOUR OWN WORDS Click Go Answer the questions on the quiz as best as you can. 2. Above question five, read the title and explain what a carbon footprint is. After question…

New York’s Ecological Footprint came in at 14.2 global hectares (gha) per person, which is 42 percent smaller than the nation’s largest, Virginia (24.6 gha). According to the report, this difference is largely driven by housing and transportation consumption rates. Compared to Virginia, New York has…

A pint of local beer has a smaller carbon footprint than a mass-produced brew. Photograph: Brian Harris/Rex Features guardian.co.uk The carbon footprint of a pint of beer : 300g CO2e: locally brewed cask ale at the pub 500g CO2e: local bottled beer from a shop or foreign beer in a pub 900g CO2e: bottled…

In a first for the Ecological Footprint and a native group in Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada supported the Tsilhqot’in Nation’s title over 1, 900 square kilometers in British Columbia as part of a landmark decision announced in June. The historic ruling came about a decade after Tsilhqot’in Nation’s…

(After China and USA, India…) China s share of ecological footprint, which is a measure humanity s demand on the planet, is a massive 19 per cent, followed by USA s 13.7 per cent and India at 7.1 per cent, The Living Planet Report 2014 said. The top five countries, which includes Brazil and Russia, make…