Ecological Footprint Quiz

Repent · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 7:06 pm Post subject: Higher end score

I scored 9.9 global hectares- A higher end score

It said we need 5.5 planets for us all to be comfortable.

Not so I'm almost bankrupt (as is our society) and we will be living on less soon!

Better yet lets go out into space and find the other 5.5 planets we require Crying or Very sad

julianj · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:43 am Post subject: Ecological Footprint Quiz

I know we like this sort of thing here,

Da Da Da! Here's the Ecological Footprint Quiz.

http://www.myfootprint.org/

Find out how much of the earth's resources you are taking up!

I scored 2.1 Hectares, as opposed to the UK's average of 5.3.

I'd be smugly congratulating myself, If I still wasn't overshooting the Earth's capacity of 1.8 Hectares per person by about 20%. Crying or Very sad

You only need to know what area your dwelling covers, all the rest of the questions are straightforward.

Jack · Dark Lord Joined: Aug 11, 2004 Posts: 5085

Oops! I think I broke it...at least, it wouldn't give me an answer. Just a blank page. Embarassed

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Muffloj · Tar Sands Joined: Jan 03, 2005 Posts: 43

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Licho · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:02 pm Post subject:

CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 0.9
MOBILITY 0
SHELTER 0.4
GOODS/SERVICES 0.5
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 1.8

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 4.8 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.

uNkNowN ElEmEnt · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:10 pm Post subject:

Way to go Licho.

I need 4 hectacres as compared to the 8.8 my country men use. I got most of that because I eat meat everyday and its packaged. Would my score be lower if I got it from a butcher? it would still be processed though wouldn't it?

Wildwell · Fission Joined: Feb 03, 2005 Posts: 2080 Location: UK

FOOD 1.3
MOBILITY 0.1
SHELTER 0.4
GOODS/SERVICES 0.3
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 2.1

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 1.2 PLANETS.

I'll have to eat more veg I think!
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turmoil · Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 4:25 am Post subject: Re: Earthday Footprint quiz

It's been one year Exclamation

Lets see how we fare now Smile

Quiz Here
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rogerhb · Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:20 am Post subject: Re: Earthday Footprint quiz

8.5ha
4.7 earths

Perhaps they should to tax our foot prints on the "other earths"!

Wildwell · Fission Joined: Feb 03, 2005 Posts: 2080 Location: UK

CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 0.7
MOBILITY 0.1
SHELTER 0.4
GOODS/SERVICES 0.3
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 1.5

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 1.0 PLANETS.

(Up adjusted for 100km train/bus travel on average)

Wildwell · Fission Joined: Feb 03, 2005 Posts: 2080 Location: UK

Ludi · Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 11:19 am Post subject: Re: Earthday Footprint quiz

If I had six or eight kids I'd have a smaller footprint. Does that make any sense? Mad

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MonteQuest · Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 12:19 pm Post subject: Re: Earthday Footprint quiz

CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES

FOOD 0.8

MOBILITY 0.1

SHELTER 0.7

GOODS/SERVICES 1

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 2.6
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Tyler_JC · Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 1:12 pm Post subject: Re: Earthday Footprint quiz

CATEGORY ACRES

FOOD 5.9

MOBILITY 0.7

SHELTER 11.9

GOODS/SERVICES 11.4

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 30

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 6.7 PLANETS.

Jesus! Shocked

Apparently I'm the most spendy person here.

And I don't even drive that much!

I have a question about the "What is the size of your home?" question.

Does that mean the size of the entire structure in terms of space used on the earth?

Or does it mean the amount of living space?

Cause a 2 story house is bound to be bigger than 2500 square feet.

The test leaves this question up to debate.

And is eating meat once or twice a week really considered "often"?

I mean honestly. Other than vegetarians, the vast majority of my fellow countrymen eat meat more often than that and they drive more than I do. How come I use more land than they do?
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turmoil · Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 2:36 pm Post subject: Re: Earthday Footprint quiz