How many Earths would it take if everyone lived like you? (online quiz)

Ecological Footprint Quiz:
www.earthday.net...


My Results:
FOOD 3.7
MOBILITY 0.7
SHELTER 1.2
GOODS/SERVICES 2
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 7.6


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 ME, WE WOULD NEED 4.2 PLANETS.



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CATEGORY ACRES

FOOD 4.2

MOBILITY 0.2

SHELTER 2

GOODS/SERVICES 1.5

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 8



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 1.8 PLANETS.

thanks for posting thats a cool site.

this was my score:
CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES

FOOD 1.2

MOBILITY 0.3

SHELTER 1.1

GOODS/SERVICES 0.8

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.

not too bad i suppose.
snoopyuk

CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 5.9
MOBILITY 2.7
SHELTER 3
GOODS/SERVICES 5.2
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.

I think my 3.8 planets are a bit misleading, they did not have any options for selecting if you don't have a car and if you don't drive. I think my walking is undervalued.

Oh whoops, apparently we would need 10.2 planets if everyone was like me.

Would the rest of you mind sqeezing up a bit please. Ta.

10.2 and I was feeling guilty

Originally posted by timeless test
Oh whoops, apparently we would need 10.2 planets if everyone was like me.

Would the rest of you mind sqeezing up a bit please. Ta.

4.5 of those planets are mine....watch-it buddy

Originally posted by a1ex

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE ME, WE WOULD NEED 4.2 PLANETS.

Or we would need to make sure there were only 1.2 billion people on this planet.

[edit on 2/13/2007 by darkbluesky]

2.something score for me with 5.6 as the national score, 3 planets needed.
The scoring is stupid in some ways, most of my score is because I eat meat 1ce a day.

According to that test you'd have to be a vegetarian to be any good, which is utter and complete bullocks.


[edit on 13/2/07 by thematrix]

Does this also assume that everyone else lives in a city just like me? That is ridiculous. I could live the same way I live now give or take if I lived out in the country, except I would spend a lot more fuel going to the store/work/etc.

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 1.0 PLANETS.


Yeah, seven people in a 500 square foot home without electricity, eating only grass and never even dreaming about riding in a car. I'm sure everyone in the world is going to live like that...

Originally posted by mythatsabigprobe
IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 1.0 PLANETS.


Yeah, seven people in a 500 square foot home without electricity, eating only grass and never even dreaming about riding in a car. I'm sure everyone in the world is going to live like that...

that comment alone did my day

Originally posted by thematrix
2.something score for me with 5.6 as the national score, 3 planets needed.
The scoring is stupid in some ways, most of my score is because I eat meat 1ce a day.

According to that test you'd have to be a vegetarian to be any good, which is utter and complete bullocks.


[edit on 13/2/07 by thematrix]

in the FAQ you can download an excel version i order to see the
figures and formulas:

redefiningprogress.org...

I have not validated this but will look into it.

CATEGORY ACRES

FOOD 5.4

MOBILITY 4.9

SHELTER 4.2

GOODS/SERVICES 8.4

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 23



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 5.2 PLANETS.

Umm...is that bad?

6.1 Earths here!

Ouch and I traded My Car for a 1.6 liter Peugeot, and done some eco friendly things to my home....
heck I am a PIG

FOOD 4.4
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 6.7
GOODS/SERVICES 6.2
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 18
IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 3.9 PLANETS.

Well how do you like that, I didn't know I lived so wastefully. Oh well, if we survive long enough to kill our planet, it's out own fault. With any luck, Jesus or alien overlords or enlightenment or complete self destruction or whatever actually happens will occur first. On the other hands, It SHOULD be 4.9 earths because I want one all to myself. The only human on earth doesn't sound that bad.

4.1. Oops.

The company I work for inserts these little 'Please consider your environmental responsibilities before printing this email' signatures in all our emails, then pays me to fly and drive all over the country.

Go figure.

Truth is, the whole of Western Europe could go 'carbon neutral' tomorrow and it wouldn't make a blind bit of difference on a global scale.

Just because I travel alot and live in a big house all by myself

CATEGORY ACRES

FOOD 6.9

MOBILITY 14.8

SHELTER 23

GOODS/SERVICES 34.3

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 79

I'm killing everbody

Now this may not be that accurate, as I currently live 5 minutes walk from a tesco, and over the road from my university, but anyway;

CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 1.8
MOBILITY 0.6
SHELTER 0.4
GOODS/SERVICES 0.8
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 3.6



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 2 PLANETS.

Right, I'm off to colonise an extra planet. Mars looks nice, or maybe a space colony near Jupiter. (anyone who ever played zone of the enders knows what I mean)