What is Your Ecological Footprint?

[RedViking]

Go here and calculate your Ecological Footprint:

How many planets does it take to sustain your lifestyle?

Calculate your Ecological Footprint. Find out how many planets would be needed if everyone in the world lived like you?

www.footprintcalculator.org

Your Ecological Footprint is the biologically productive area required to provide everything you consume. The Ecological Footprint can be compared to bio-capacity, which is the productive area that exists on our planet, in your country, or your region.

If everyone lived like me we will need 3.6 earths or 6.1 gha.



1. What is your ecological footprint?

2. Is it possible to do something about it or should we just live our lives to the fullest as eventually there will be nothing left for future generations anyways?

 

[saturnz]

this was fun, thanks

1.4 earths for me

I was definitely a lot worse, I don't buy red meat these days and I don't use transportation regularly

 

[3WA]

2.3 earths. They didn't ask me the most important question, which is whether I use contraception.

 

[Neuk_]

4.4 earths for me, I eat a lot of meat, I drive an large SUV, I rarely use public transport and we currently make use of zero renewable energy resources.

 

[The_ONE]

Go here and calculate your Ecological Footprint:

How many planets does it take to sustain your lifestyle?

Calculate your Ecological Footprint. Find out how many planets would be needed if everyone in the world lived like you?

www.footprintcalculator.org

If everyone lived like me we will need 3.6 earths or 6.1 gha.

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1. What is your ecological footprint?

2. Is it possible to do something about it or should we just live our lives to the fullest as eventually there will be nothing left for future generations anyways?

Can I do this without having to signup?

 

[RedViking]

this was fun, thanks

1.4 earths for me

I was definitely a lot worse, I don't buy red meat these days and I don't use transportation regularly

That is not bad. Wow. You stay by yourself?

 

[RedViking]

4.4 earths for me, I eat a lot of meat, I drive an large SUV, I rarely use public transport and we currently make use of zero renewable energy resources.

You are going to hell.

I guess your answer to question 2 is "lives to the fullest as eventually there will be nothing left for future generations anyways "


On a serious note. It is very difficult to live a sustainable lifestyle in our environments. Government couldn't care less about sustainable energy, nevermind the conditions of our public transport. Recycling in some towns is a massive failure.

That said. You should see the average score for america etc.

 

[saturnz]

That is not bad. Wow. You stay by yourself?

yup

 

[saturnz]

Can I do this without having to signup?

just use a throwaway mail account in the details, it goes immediately to the survey without verification

 

[Budza]

3.6E

6.1

• Your Ecological Footprint
• (global hectares or gha)

8.9

• Your Carbon Footprint
• (CO2 emissions in tonnes per year)

50

• Your Carbon Footprint
• (% of your total Ecological Footprint)

 

[MrGray]

Would be interesting to know how much of this is based on actual science as opposed to a very specific interpretation or opinion of it.

 

[The_ONE]

 

[Neuk_]

You are going to hell.

I guess your answer to question 2 is "lives to the fullest as eventually there will be nothing left for future generations anyways "

Yep, zero fxxks given I would do more if I could, we recycle as much as possible and use a minimal amount of electricity but environmental sustainability in South Africa is a tough task.

 

[Neuk_]

Would be interesting to know how much of this is based on actual science as opposed to a very specific interpretation or opinion of it.

The question regarding meat is a great example.

 

[Drifter]

4.5 Earths

 

[diapason]

1.3 earths

 

[Düber]

3.4 Earths.
The amount of driving I do, the rest of it looked fairly good.

 

[Polymathic]

2.5 earths