Eco-quiz (and Breathing Earth)

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · Sat 09/12/2006 11:52:39

Welcome to Breathing Earth[/i]. This presentation displays the carbon dioxide emission levels of every country in the world, as well as their birth and death rates - all in real-time. Though considerate effort has been taken to ensure that the presentation uses the most accurate and up-to-date data available, please remember that this is just a simulation.

http://www.breathingearth.net/

Some of it is rather worrying...

fred · Sat 09/12/2006 13:17:22

Cool application - also try the quiz they link to:

http://www.ecofoot.org/

My result was: "IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 3.9 PLANETS."

Guess I'll have to change my ways.Ã,Â $:-\$

JimmyShelter · Sat 09/12/2006 13:25:09

Quote from: fred on Sat 09/12/2006 13:17:22
Cool application - also try the quiz they link to:

http://www.ecofoot.org/

My result was: "IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 3.9 PLANETS."

Guess I'll have to change my ways. $:-\$

I got 1.7 planets, still more than one, but better than most of the people in my country.

vict0r · Sat 09/12/2006 13:27:33

I can't get the ecofoot thing to work... There is no countries thereÃ,Â $:-\$ only continents, and nothing happends when i click them..

Got it working now! 3.4 earths here..

Andail · Sat 09/12/2006 13:44:40

Jimmy Shelter, may I ask how you answered? Getting only 1.7 planets on that test is quite extra-ordinary.

I think this is a really good way for people to understand how the western population is living astronimically above their resources. We can only survive on this earth because most humans never go by car, don't eat meat, never use electricity and don't even own a fridge.
Most people are still not interested in this, even now when the weather is evidently being screwed up by global heating. Most people still think it's urban myths and nothing they need worry about.

JimmyShelter · Sat 09/12/2006 14:01:52

Quote from: Andail on Sat 09/12/2006 13:44:40
Jimmy Shelter, may I ask how you answered? Getting only 1.7 planets on that test is quite extra-ordinary.

I think it's because of my answers at the shelter part: I don't have a very big house, and it's an apartment.
Als my transportation situation:
I ride a bicycle to work everyday, and don't use much cars or public transportation.

CATEGORY    GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD    1.6
MOBILITY    0.1
SHELTER    0.6
GOODS/SERVICES    0.8
TOTAL FOOTPRINT    3.1

Fabiano · Sat 09/12/2006 14:21:25

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CATEGORY  	GLOBAL HECTARES
	FOOD 	0.9
	MOBILITY 	0.2
	SHELTER 	0.7
	GOODS/SERVICES 	1.1
	TOTAL FOOTPRINT 	2.9
	
	IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 2.4 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.

I win!

I guess its because I live in a Town (180K ppl) and in Brazil (

)
I use my car to work ~ home (about 60km/week)
And because my state produces almost all food I eat.
(except Mcdonalds)

Becky · Sat 09/12/2006 14:27:06

QuoteIF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 1.2 PLANETS.

I win.

Though, my answers were quite heavily biased towards my student lifestyle, where I buy fresh veggies and fruit from the Students Union market, walk absolutely everywhere, eat meat rather infrequently (it's expensive!), and share a flat with 12 people. I wonder how different my home one would be.

Darth Mandarb · Sat 09/12/2006 15:46:24

CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD - 4.9
MOBILITY - 3.7
SHELTER - 5.2
GOODS/SERVICES - 8.2
TOTAL FOOTPRINT - 22
   
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 4.9 PLANETS.

Oh no!!! I'm destroying the planet!!!!

I'm causing hurricanes and global warming!! I'm the devil.

Actually my life style doesn't harm the planet at all.

vict0r · Sat 09/12/2006 15:52:59

QuoteIF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 18.3 PLANETS.

Gregjazz · Sat 09/12/2006 16:28:36

I got 1.6 planets.

Da_Elf · Sat 09/12/2006 16:33:36

my country isnt listed

dasjoe · Sat 09/12/2006 16:45:00

1.2 planets, i win.
eating in our cafeteria, they're using fresh stuff.
living in a house with 155 persons, my room is smaller than 30qm.
bus / subway :)

Phemar · Sat 09/12/2006 17:08:04

QuoteCATEGORY    GLOBAL HECTARES
   FOOD    1.2
   MOBILITY    0.1
   SHELTER    0.3
   GOODS/SERVICES    0.6
   TOTAL FOOTPRINT    2.2

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 4.3 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.

Woohoo!

Squinky · Sat 09/12/2006 17:30:21

I am Galactor, Destroyer of 2.7 worlds!

Andail · Sat 09/12/2006 17:33:13

Quote from: Darth Mandarb on Sat 09/12/2006 15:46:24
Actually my life style doesn't harm the planet at all.

The test is simply saying that if everybody lived like you do, one earth would not be enough. Do you disagree?

Nikolas · Sat 09/12/2006 17:45:33

1.7 here... based on living to Greece.

On living to London I went up to 3.4 planets... hmmm...

LGM · Sat 09/12/2006 17:57:05

    CATEGORY    ACRES
   FOOD    4.7
   MOBILITY    0.7
   SHELTER    1.5
   GOODS/SERVICES    2
   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 PLANETS.

I probably was generous on a question or two, but I am at college and just my living arrangement alone prevents me from hogging many resources.

earlwood · Sat 09/12/2006 18:04:38

If everyone in the world lived like me, we'd need would need 3.5 planets. Fortunatley, there are enough impoverished 3rd world countries to balance everything thing out. Whew!

MarVelo · Sat 09/12/2006 18:24:38

CATEGORY ACRES

FOOD 4.2

MOBILITY 0

SHELTER 7.4

GOODS/SERVICES 4.9

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 16

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 3.7 PLANETS.

I think that it is impossible to get 1 or less than one with this quiz. Probaby due to over population or some such.