Measuring your eco footprint

Boots · Post: # 27400Post **Boots** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:50 pm

http://www.myfootprint.org/

Here's my results...

CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES

FOOD 1.5

MOBILITY 0.1

SHELTER 0.1

GOODS/SERVICES 0.2

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 1.9

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 7.6 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.

Chickpea · Post: # 27402Post **Chickpea** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 5:09 pm

What a fascinating site, Boots! I'm afraid I perform significantly worse than you - my total footprint is 3.9ha, and we'd need 2.2 planets if everyone lived like me. Still a lot better than average for the UK, but no cause for complacency.

Boots · Post: # 27404Post **Boots** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 5:18 pm

Yeah, it was good, aye. Gets you thinking... and left me looking fairly positively at things that have been wearing me out lately!

Am wondering if the UK has the same average. Did you notice? Maybe someone can let me know if it is much different? Just interested...

cir3ngirl · Post: # 27405Post **cir3ngirl** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 5:26 pm

I scored 4 and 2.2 planets. Will try it again in six months and hope to have improved all round.

Davina

Chickpea · Post: # 27406Post **Chickpea** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 5:26 pm

"IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 5.3 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON"

That's about a third less than Oz - that surprises me. Not sure why but I expected Brits to use more. Perhaps you lot drive more (on average) because it's a much bigger country.

Shirley · Post: # 27407Post **Shirley** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 5:29 pm

I think it said 5.3 was the average in UK.

I get different sized feet all the time... it all depends on the criteria... being rural and with poor local transport we lose points big time on the transport score!!

Food - we are meat eaters so lose points again but we produce our own chooks and eggs - that isn't taken into account.

My score was 3.3.

given that your average footprint in Oz is 7.6 I think you are doing really well boots!!!

hattwich · Post: # 27444Post **hattwich** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:15 pm

CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 1.2
MOBILITY 0.3
SHELTER 0.4
GOODS/SERVICES 0.4
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 2.3

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 1.3 PLANETS.

Martin · Post: # 27446Post **Martin** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:24 pm

would help if I had the faintest idea where Lvov and Odessa are!

(Russia? - somewhere?)
4.6 somethings apparently

I always did have small feet!

Millymollymandy · Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:12 am

FOOD 1.1

MOBILITY 0.1

SHELTER 2.2

GOODS/SERVICES 1.8

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 5.2

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.

I don't find this very fair as I got a high score because I have a big house!!! It doesn't ask me how I heat it (with wood).

And how come I get a high score for goods/services, when there is only one question: how much waste do you generate? I ticked the lowest option, "much less than others".

So how did you guys get less than 1.8???????

Millymollymandy · Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:19 am

PAR CATÃƒâ€°GORIE HECTARES GLOBAUX

ALIMENTATION 1.1

TRANSPORTS 0.1

LOGEMENT 2.5

BIENS ET SERVICES 2.1

VOTRE EMPREINTE TOTALE 5.8

EN COMPARAISON, L'EMPREINTE ECOLOGIQUE MOYENNE DANS VOTRE PAYS EST 5.3 HECTARES GLOBAUX PAR PERSONNE.

IL Y A 1.8 HECTARES GLOBAUX PRODUCTIFS PAR PERSONNE DANS LE MONDE.

SI TOUT LE MONDE VIVAIT COMME VOUS ON AURAIT BESOIN DE 3.2 PLANETES

Proof this just makes it up as it goes along - in French answering exactly the same I get a completely different set of numbers!

Boots · Post: # 27474Post **Boots** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:47 am

Well...erm... I never wrote it...

But no matter what language Mandy - you still talkin some BIG numbers there woman!

An eco footprint looks at energy, food, water, building, transport and consumables to measure the amount of land and sea area you need to remain sustainable - I think its measured in relation to your population's activities. France (or the rest of your population) might have some "issues" that are confounding your efforts?

Millymollymandy · Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:05 am

The whole thing is mad!!!

The first one, I said I lived in France but did it in English. The 2nd I said I lived in France and did it in French! So there shouldn't have been any difference.

When I do it in English, saying I live in England, I get 4.2 footprint!!

I still don't see how you can get a low score for goods and services when there is only one question. - No I have cracked this one. It is based on the size of your house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do what?

Boots · Post: # 27481Post **Boots** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:19 am

Settle down there Mandy

Tis just an idea of what we're doing and trying to achieve.

Have a play with this one... It has stress buster clues..

http://www.ninelives.tv/quiz/quiz.htm

Millymollymandy · Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:09 pm

OK I've done that. Next please!

Andy Hamilton · Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:13 pm

Mine comes up with 2 earths?

My food comes from my allotment with some things like eggs - local free range, milk - comes from south wales mostly but dorset when I am nearer a shop that sells it. no prepackaged food. unless you include cheese. also food comes from foraging.

My electricity is supplied by eco-tricity. I do need to insulate my loft this winter - despite it being a rented house. - I could save the money back if this winter is cold though.

I travel on public transport, cycling or walking.

So why do I need 2 planets? This does not seem right to me either.