Assignment 1 Environmental Footprint

TABLE A. Ecological Footprint

Footprint Results
(Answers to the following 2 uestions will !e given upon completion of footprint"
If everyone lived like you, how many planet Earths would we need? 4.6
To support your lifestyle, how many productive gloal acres area needed? !".4
Ecological Footprint Brea#$own
(%alues can !e o!taine$ !& scrolling over pie chart generate$ at completion of
footprint"
#ercent of emissions from $ood %%
#ercent of emissions from &helter '
#ercent of emissions from (oility )
#ercent of emissions from *oods +"
#ercent of emissions from &ervices 4%

TABLE B. 'ousehol$ Emissions
'ousehol$ Emissions Results
(Answers can !e foun$ in !ar graphs following completion of calculator"
,hat are your current household emissions? -%"%6
,hat are the ..&. average household emissions? !"-)"
,hat was your reduced emissions? +'4-'
'ousehol$ Emissions (avings
(Answers can !e foun$ a!ove !ar graphs
If you took all actions you would reduce annual emissions y/ +'4-'
If you took all actions your potential dollar savings would e/ +4!%
0our new total annual estimated 12! emissions/ )%4!)

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1. Base$ on &our fin$ings from the ecological footprint calculator. how man& Earth/s
woul$ !e nee$e$ to support the glo!al population if ever&one live$ &our same lifest&le0
A$$itionall&. $escri!e the impacts on the Earth/s climate. !io$iversit&. an$ economic
securit& if ever& in$ivi$ual in the worl$ live$ &our same lifest&le an$ $iscuss wh& these
impacts woul$ occur.
3nswer 4 It would take almost ) earths to support my familys lifestyle. I think that effect on
earth climate and the economic safety would change. This effort would have to happen
immediately. If we were to take ay steps in our lifestyle, we could reduce our emissions.
2. Base$ on &our fin$ings from the ecological footprint calculator. what are the 1 ever&$a&
pro$ucts an$ practices that contri!ute most to &our environmental footprint0
3nswer 4 $ood, &ervices and goods.
1. Base$ on the information from the re$uce emissions section of the househol$ emissions
calculator. name at least 2 actions that &ou can ta#e to limit &our car!on emissions0
+nclu$e in &our answer the e2act $ollar savings an$ the weight of car!on $io2i$e that
coul$ !e save$ (from the calculator results" for each of these two actions.
3nswer 4 If I started to recycle materials like newspaper, glass, plastic and maga5ines it
would cost me nothing, which is !"6 pounds of 1o
!
e per year. If I turned up my household7s
air conditioner thermostat to 6! degrees $ahrenheit in summer I could save me 66+dollars a
year, which is +"66! pounds of12
!
per year. If I replaced 6"8watt incandescent light uls
with +%8watt E9E:*0 &T3: lights, I could save 6" dollars annually, which %%- pounds of
12
!
e per year.
3. 4oes re$ucing the si5e of &our ecological footprint necessaril& mean re$ucing &our
ualit& of life0 6h& or wh& not0 Are there wa&s of enhancing &our ualit& of life while
lowering &our environmental impact0
3nswer 4 I personally think it doesnt. I elieve that eating produce that is locally grown,
will allow me and my family to live a healthier lifestyle, ut also allow the economy make
more profit. The more profit that is made in your home town. Its a cycle. I think that if you
commit to the changes on your chart and lower your environmental impact, your ;uality of
life will e greater.
References
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