NationStates Jolt Archive

This may have been done before, but no harm in doing it again...

Take this quiz: http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp

and tell everyone how you did.


My results:

CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 1.1
MOBILITY 0.6
SHELTER 0.8
GOODS/SERVICES 1.1
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 3.6

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 8.8 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 1.8 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 2 PLANETS.

Category Acres

Food 5.4

Mobility 0.5

Shelter 3.7

Goods/services 3.7

Total Footprint 13



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 3 Planets.

I live with my family because I'm a minor...so this is skewed a bit

CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 5.9
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 4.2
GOODS/SERVICES 4
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 14



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

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.

You need 8 planets, otherwise Holst's suite will be forever wrong :eek:

Total Footprint: 3

If everyone lived like me, we would need 1.7 planets.


And another 5 for all the DVDs.

We'd need 1.2 planets to all live like me.

So we only need to kill 1.1 billion people to make room :)

Category Acres
Food 5.9
Mobility 0
Shelter 5.9
Goods/services 5.4
Total Footprint 17



In Comparison, The Average Ecological Footprint In Your Country Is 24 Acres Per Person.

Worldwide, There Exist 4.5 Biologically Productive Acres Per Person.

CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 1.5
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 0.5
GOODS/SERVICES 0.6
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 2.8


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 1.6 PLANETS.


Only 1.6 :( I really should try harder :p

CATEGORY________GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD___________..1.9
MOBILITY_________0.1
SHELTER________--0.7
GOODS/SERVICES_..0.6
TOTAL FOOTPRINT..3.3

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 4.7 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 1.8 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 1.8 PLANETS.

Food 5.2
Mobility 0.5
Shelter 2.5
Goods/services 2
Total Footprint 10

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 2.3 Planets.


My total footprint is 11 acres if an LCD computer screen and a fancy lightbulb (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Compact-Flourescent-Bulb.jpg) aren't enough to constitute "energy conservation and efficiency."

Category Global Hectares
Food 0.6
Mobility 0.1
Shelter 0.3
Goods/services 0.2
Total Footprint 1.2



In Comparison, The Average Ecological Footprint In Your Country Is 0.5 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.

EDIT: Jolt realizes that I am not angry. Therefore, it put all of the TEXT I pasted into sentence case.

I'll take this one, thank you. You can go and find your own planet(s)

I need like 16 planets. Obviously there is no choice. The poor people have to go.

CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 0.6
MOBILITY 5.5
SHELTER 0.7
GOODS/SERVICES 7.4
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 14.2

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 3.2 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 1.8 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 7.9 PLANETS.

Flying killed me.

Category Acres
Food 6.2
Mobility 2
Shelter 5.9
Goods/services 5.4
Total Footprint 20



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 4.4 Planets.

I really wonder which countries have the highest/lowest footprints per person too.

Talk about skewered.
1. How often do you eat animal based products? (beef, pork, chicken, fish, eggs, dairy products)
Never (vegan)
Infrequently (no meat, and eggs/dairy a few times a week) (strict vegetarian)
Occasionally (no meat or occasional meat, but eggs/dairy almost daily)
Often (meat once or twice a week)
Very often (meat daily)
Almost always (meat and eggs/dairy in almost every meal)
I eat 2 meals a day. Lunch and either breakfast, or dinner. (sometimes I only have one meal) so yea, meat is apart of every meal. yet it would be less than someone who ate three meals a day.

2. How much of the food that you eat is processed, packaged and not locally grown (from more than 200 miles away)?
Most of the food I eat is processed, packaged, and from far away
Three quarters
Half
One quarter
Very little. Most of the food I eat is unprocessed, unpackaged and locally grown.
Considering I live on an Island. thus most food stuff brought in is over 200 miles away...

and since alot of stuff is packaged / Processed, the only exception would be locally grown fresh produce. also, thanks to mis-management of our economy, most of our locally grown produce is shipped to the mainland to be processed and canned. so they end up traveling 4,000+ miles.

so, unless you live on a farm where you slaughter your own meats, catch your own fish, milk your own cows, and harvest your own food (would mechanical harvesting be considered processing?), make your soups fresh, from scratch... I doubt anyone would be below 3 quarters.

3. Compared to people in your neighborhood, how much waste do you generate?
Much less
About the same
Much more
compared to a family of four, I produce much less. compared to one person in that family, I produce the same. Compared to a child, I may produce less. Compared to another bachlor, I may produce more. so what are they looking at when they say compared to the people in your neighborhood. individuals? or Households? Same age or not?

12. Approximately how many hours do you spend flying each year?
100 hours
25 hours
10 hours
3 hours
Never fly
I can't say I never fly, but I fly so infrequently that it's less than 3 hours. so...

13. How many miles per gallon does your car get? (If you do not own a car, estimate the average fuel efficiency of the cars you ride in.)
More than 50 miles per gallon
35-50 miles per gallon
25-35 miles per gallon
15-25 miles per gallon
Fewer than 15 miles per gallon
I ride the bus, so do I take in their fuel efficency?

and my footprint is dependant on someone elses choice of vehicles? I don't think so.


answering their questions with the best of my guessing what they're looking for...


CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 6.9
MOBILITY 0.5
SHELTER 5.4
GOODS/SERVICES 4
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 17

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 3.8 PLANETS.

Category Acres

Food 6.9

Mobility 0.2

Shelter 6.2

Goods/services 5.9

Total Footprint 19

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 4.3 Planets.

Category Global Hectares

Food 1.3
Mobility 0.7
Shelter 0.5
Goods/services 0.9
Total Footprint 3.4

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 1.9 Planets

Category Global Hectares
Food 1.8
Mobility 0.5
Shelter 1.8
Goods/services 1.7
Total Footprint 5.8



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 3.2 Planets.

I need 4.5 planets. I'll take Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury and Pluto.

Category Acres
Food 4.4
Mobility 2.2
Shelter 2.2
Goods/services 3
Total Footprint 12



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 2.7 Planets.

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 24


IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 5.4 PLANETS.

I'm horrible! w00t!

Food 4.9

Mobility 0.2

Shelter 4.9

Goods/services 4.7

Total Footprint 15



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 3.3 Planets

1.6 Planets. It's kinda spooky, anything over 1 is bad news, and most of us are pushing 2 or 3.

1.6 Planets. It's kinda spooky, anything over 1 is bad news, and most of us are pushing 2 or 3.

It's alright, those guys in Africa make it possible.

I need 2.5 planets.

That's it, everyone off! This one's MINE!

It's alright, those guys in Africa make it possible.

Gawd bless 'em!

Didn't know which city to put down. Probably need more for any US city for winter heat.



CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 0.9
MOBILITY 0
SHELTER 0.7
GOODS/SERVICES 0.8
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 2.4



IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 2.5 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 1.8 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.



IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 1.3 PLANETS.

How do you people get such low scores on this thing?

Category Acres
Food 5.7
Mobility 1.7
Shelter 3.7
Goods/services 3.7
Total Footprint 15



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 3.3 Planets.

CATEGORY ACRES

FOOD 6.9

MOBILITY 28.9

SHELTER 15.6

GOODS/SERVICES 50.4

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 102



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 22.9 PLANETS.





:eek:

CATEGORY ACRES

FOOD 6.9

MOBILITY 28.9

SHELTER 15.6

GOODS/SERVICES 50.4

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 102



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 22.9 PLANETS.





:eek:

Yeah! Someone worse than me!

CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 2.7
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 5.2
GOODS/SERVICES 3.7
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 12



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 2.7 PLANETS.

there is no viable public transportation for my use in my area. Also, I eat dairy.

It says that we'll need 3.7 more planets to support my lifestyle, but I prefer to think of it as only needing to kill about 5 billion people.

I managed to get it down to one planet by cutting out frivolous things like running water, meat and electricity!

You need 8 planets, otherwise Holst's suite will be forever wrong :eek:

hah, this wins the thread. Read this while listening to Jupiter, no less.

I managed to get it down to one planet by cutting out frivolous things like running water, meat and electricity!

Yeah, I really think this thing is a whole bunch of bullshit. Mostly because I think we should concentrate on moving the world towards a place where everyone can live like a Westerner and not a place where everyone lives miserably.

Also it should be noted that the whole vegan is more environmentally conscious thing is a myth. Yeah, we'd have more food if we didn't have to feed so much of it to livestock, but most of that extra food wouldn't be fit for human consumption.

Category Acres
Food 3.7
Mobility 0.2
Shelter 4.7
Goods/services 4.4
Total Footprint 13

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and tell everyone how you did.



CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 5.9
MOBILITY 7.4
SHELTER 12.1
GOODS/SERVICES 17.8
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 43

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 9.7 PLANETS.

Hey...what can I say? I enjoy life:-)

This may have been done before, but no harm in doing it again...

Take this quiz: http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp

and tell everyone how you did.


My results:

CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 1.1
MOBILITY 0.6
SHELTER 0.8
GOODS/SERVICES 1.1
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 3.6

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 8.8 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 1.8 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 2 PLANETS.




CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 6.9
MOBILITY 1.7
SHELTER 5.4
GOODS/SERVICES 6.4
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 20



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 4.6 PLANETS.

Oh yes. Well, that was fun.

I need 4.5 planets. I'll take Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury and Pluto.

Pluto isn't a planet, but I don't think that makes it half a planet...maybe the moon?

Only because they didn't have Singapore(BIGOTS!):upyours: and I had to pick Kuala Lumpur.:rolleyes: Besides, I likes my meat. Damn vegetarian diet=more flatulence=greater warming.:D Besides which an island nation needs to import lots of stuff. :rolleyes:

CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 1.2
MOBILITY 0.1
SHELTER 1.3
GOODS/SERVICES 2.2
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 4.8



IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 3.2 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 1.8 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.


IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 2.7 PLANETS.

CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 4.2
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 13.1
GOODS/SERVICES 12.1
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.

This is bad??

Pff. Questions hardly seem fair.

I managed to get it down to one planet by cutting out frivolous things like running water, meat and electricity!
Really? I got it down to less than one just by getting rid of eggs and dairy and putting in the parameters for my future living status (I'm moving in a bit). Though I didn't compensate for the fact that I'll be busing everywhere in September...

Pff. Questions hardly seem fair.

I know. :mad:

CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES

FOOD 1.3

MOBILITY 0.1

SHELTER 1.2

GOODS/SERVICES 1.4

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 4



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 2.2 PLANETS.


well...ok....great...

Pluto isn't a planet, but I don't think that makes it half a planet...maybe the moon?
Well, if it's not half, how many planets does a dwarf planet count as?

Category Global Hectares
Food 0.6
Mobility 0.1
Shelter 0.3
Goods/services 0.2
Total Footprint 1.2

In Comparison, The Average Ecological Footprint In Your Country Is 0.5 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.

EDIT: Jolt realizes that I am not angry. Therefore, it put all of the TEXT I pasted into sentence case.

Category Global Hectares
Food 0.6
Mobility 0.1
Shelter 0.6
Goods/services 0.3
Total Footprint 1.6

In Comparison, The Average Ecological Footprint In Your Country Is 0.8 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.


Another one joins the 1.0 planet crew. Or atleast I thought that, did it one more time since it seemed unrealistic that I as a European would be that friendly to the environment. Found out what the problem was, I had somehow selected Ethiopia instead of Denmark(Don't ask me how :p). Now I can join the 2,3 planet crew instead :(

Category Global Hectares
Food 1.8
Mobility 0.2
Shelter 0.9
Goods/services 1.3
Total Footprint 4.2

In Comparison, The Average Ecological Footprint In Your Country Is 6.6 Global Hectares Per Person.

Worldwide, There Exist 1.8 Biologically Productive Global Hectares Per Person.

If Everyone Lived Like You, We Would Need 2.3 Planets.

Really? I got it down to less than one just by getting rid of eggs and dairy and putting in the parameters for my future living status (I'm moving in a bit). Though I didn't compensate for the fact that I'll be busing everywhere in September...I think it depends alot on which country you choose aswell, since I went from 2,3 to 1,0 just by selecting Ethiopia instead of Denmark. The only question that really relates to that is how you compare yourself to the people around you, so if I were to compare myself to the people living around me, and then changing my location to a place where people have a smaller footprint, it would make me look better. There's ofcourse the possibility that you're just not very wasteful. Mind telling me where either of you are from? Since the average for Ethiopia is 0,8, and Ethiopia isn't exactly the most developed country in the world, so anything around 1,0 must not resemble a western life very much. You've got access to the internet, so that has already put you in the electricity and computer camp. Seems unlikely that anyone with access to a computer would have a lifestyle that resembled the lifestyle of the average person in one of the poorest countries in the world, atleast as far as ecological footprints are concerned. Would love for you to prove me wrong though, or atleast clarify how you came to the 1,0 planet result. :)

Edit nr.2 : Doh, mixed up one planet with 0,8 global hectares per person in Ethiopia. You can be twice as environmentally unfriendly as an Ethiopian and still fit in the 1,0 planet group, sorry :(

Would still like to know how you do it though ;)

FOOD 5.4

MOBILITY 0.2

SHELTER 1

GOODS/SERVICES 0.7

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 7

Hey I think I'm doing pretty good! I thinks its BS that I get penalized for eating from all he food groups regularly though....

FOOD 5.4

Hey I think I'm doing pretty good! I thinks its BS that I get penalized for eating from all he food groups regularly though....I think it has something to do with the fact that you're american more than about what you eat. My food score nearly tripled just by choosing the US as my location instead of Denmark. You probably chose the 'I waste about as much as my neighbours' option which means that you get the average american score. Move out of the US to get a better score, whoever produces the food you eat ruins your score apperently.;)

I think it depends alot on which country you choose aswell, since I went from 2,3 to 1,0 just by selecting Ethiopia instead of Denmark. The only question that really relates to that is how you compare yourself to the people around you, so if I were to compare myself to the people living around me, and then changing my location to a place where people have a smaller footprint, it would make me look better. There's ofcourse the possibility that you're just not very wasteful. Mind telling me where either of you are from? Since the average for Ethiopia is 0,8, and Ethiopia isn't exactly the most developed country in the world, so anything around 1,0 must not resemble a western life very much. You've got access to the internet, so that has already put you in the electricity and computer camp. Seems unlikely that anyone with access to a computer would have a lifestyle that resembled the lifestyle of the average person in one of the poorest countries in the world, atleast as far as ecological footprints are concerned. Would love for you to prove me wrong though, or atleast clarify how you came to the 1,0 planet result. :)
I live in Canada.

I don't drive, rarely fly, sometimes bus, usually bike or walk everywhere, live in a house with lots of people (so the utlities are split many ways), eat vegetarian foods (rarely having eggs and milk). The changes I made to make myself use one Earth is just to put in my living conditions next year (living in a small apartment with one roommate and energy efficient electronics), eating an entirely vegan diet, buying food from entirely local sources et c. So it seems do-able.

They calculate the goods thing based on how much the average person in your country consumes combined with whether or not you drive and all this... I'm not sure exactly, there's an faq somewhere.

buying food from entirely local sources et c. So it seems do-able. I think most people are gonna have a problem with that though, most of the food people eat usually has a some ingredient from the other side of the planet. If you only eat vegatables from your backyard or food products produced close enough for you to ride a bike or walk to them it's gonna make your food footprint real small though. Doubt most westerners are gonna give up their foods though. Even salt and sugar could be hard to come by, depending on where you live, and you won't even be able to get alot of different types of fruit if you're only going to eat local grown food. It's possible to live like that for sure, but you have to cut alot of stuff out if you only want local food.

I think most people are gonna have a problem with that though, most of the food people eat usually has a some ingredient from the other side of the planet. If you only eat vegatables from your backyard or food products produced close enough for you to ride a bike or walk to them it's gonna make your food footprint real small though. Doubt most westerners are gonna give up their foods though. Even salt and sugar could be hard to come by, depending on where you live, and you won't even be able to get alot of different types of fruit if you're only going to eat local grown food. It's possible to live like that for sure, but you have to cut alot of stuff out if you only want local food.
Yeah, I know...

I think that when I settle down somewhere I'm going to get a decent garden going though and try to grow a lot of my own food (and most of it seems do-able... I mean, I can grow beans and veggies fairly easily, freeze some of it for the winter, dry the beans out, perhaps keep an indoor tomato plant or two).

Of course I also want to start acquiring some goats when I get my own house... that will be sweet + free milk. (and cute little goats everywhere!)

and cute little goats everywhere!Hehe, goats are perfect, they can just take care of themselves for the most part. And yes, they are cute, especially the kids. :)

Great initiative, hope it works out for you.

CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES

FOOD 1.2

MOBILITY 0.1

SHELTER 0.6

GOODS/SERVICES 1.1

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 3



IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 3.7 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 1.8 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 1.7 PLANETS.
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But I think that test is not too good. First it doesn't have my country. Secondly several questions are formulated in a way that my answer could be interprated wrongly (I think):


2. How much of the food that you eat is processed, packaged and imported?
Most of the food I eat is processed, packaged, and from far away
Three quarters
Half
One quarter
Very little. Most of the food I eat is unprocessed, unpackaged and locally grown.
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Most of the food: even when I buy butter in the market from peasants who make it themselves locally, it is packaged (either in paper or plastic). Too many questions with single answer.
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12. Approximately how many hours do you spend flying each year?
100 hours
25 hours
10 hours
3 hours
Never fly


I have flyed 12 hours in my entire life: that's about half an hour per year. One could add ranges for these things.

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13. How many liters per 100 kilometers does your car consume?
Fewer than 4.5 litres per 100 km
4.5-6.5 litres
6.5-9 litres
9-15 litres
More than 15 litres

This is totally inappropriate question: it assumes that I have a car which I don't and while I sometimes travel with my friends cars, these cars use all of these fuel consumption ranges.

Also test skips such [IMHO] important questions as a heating (whether you use firewood, or central heating that is fuelled by gas or diesel. One is sustainable and the other is not).

Also test skips such [IMHO] important questions as a heating (whether you use firewood, or central heating that is fuelled by gas or diesel. One is sustainable and the other is not).While this is a valid concern regarding this test, these tests require you to use your own judgement when it comes to the different questions. This test is aimed at the entire world, so you can't really expect them to tailor them to your exact situation. If for example the food that has been packaged is packaged in biodegradeable materials that the farmer himself has made, or from the local community then you just choose the non-packaged option, since the net result is about the same. If on the other hand the material has been produced far away and is not environmentally friendly, you might have to say that a quarter of your food has been packaged far away even though it wasn't, because it's the options that fits best. And half an hour per year of flying is practically the same as not flying, especially when one of the options is 100 hours.
As for the assumption that you have a car, for most people that chose the 'I drive' options, it's probably true. That's just the way tests are, sometimes the tests don't fit you perfectly so you use your own discretion and choose the best option.

We'd need 1.2 planets to all live like me.

So we only need to kill 1.1 billion people to make room :)

Wow. You definitely win the eco-contest. :D

I would need 2.2 planets. Let's get terraforming!

Edit: Nevermind, 1.9 planets. I calculated the size of my house wrong.

Category Acres
Food 3.2
Mobility 0.2
Shelter 3.2
Goods/services 2.5
Total Footprint 9



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 2.1 Planets.

CATEGORY ACRES

FOOD 6.9

MOBILITY 23.5

SHELTER 33.6

GOODS/SERVICES 64.7

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 129



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 28.9 PLANETS.

....oops.


OK, ok, I skewed it on purpose just to see what would happen, my real number was about 4.

CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 0.4
MOBILITY 0
SHELTER 0.1
GOODS/SERVICES 0.1
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 0.6



IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 4.7 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 1.8 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.



IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 1.1 PLANETS.



Maybe we should kill a few people. :mp5:

CATEGORY ACRES

FOOD 5.4

MOBILITY 1.7

SHELTER 5.7

GOODS/SERVICES 4.9

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 18



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 4 PLANETS.

I attribute this to travelling so much. Anyway I guess we as humans need to start building space farms and get that damn fusion power working.