I completed the Ecological Footprint quiz and was really shocked at what I learned. It showed me that if everyone lived like I do, we'd need 4.2 Earths do provide enough resources for everyone! That's a big shocker! It takes 18.6 global acres of the Earth's productive area to support my lifestyle; that's 18.8 tons of carbon dioxide that would need to be produced. Services have the most impact on my ecological footprint at 48%, then it's Food at 21%, Goods at 15%,shelter at 11%, and Mobility at 4%. Those percents show how much of each I demand out of the earth. It's amazing to think about how much of the Earth's resources we (as in the whole world) are using and not really even thinking about it.
I looked at how I could change my ecological footprint and learned some really interesting facts. If every American purchased products that used less packaging or were made out of 100% post consumer recycled content material, we'd use 645 million fewer global acres. That's an area that would cover about 484 million football fields! By eating less animal products, carpooling and buying more recycled products I could change how many global acres I use on this earth. Those are three things I'm going to try to do more to bring down my ecological footprint.
I looked at how I could change my ecological footprint and learned some really interesting facts. If every American purchased products that used less packaging or were made out of 100% post consumer recycled content material, we'd use 645 million fewer global acres. That's an area that would cover about 484 million football fields! By eating less animal products, carpooling and buying more recycled products I could change how many global acres I use on this earth. Those are three things I'm going to try to do more to bring down my ecological footprint.
