How many planets would we need if everyone on Earth lived like you?

[C0ckney]

1.5 planets, which I'm pretty shocked about because I'm basically a slob. Maybe it's because I walk or cycle almost everywhere..

[Boris Godunov]

Well, here they are:

http://www.redefiningprogress.org/

They claim the footprint quiz is scientifically supported.

Franky, are just mad because you've become aware you enjoy a substantially better lifestyle than most of the world's people?

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by Oerdin
I agree. From a scientific stand point this test is designed to shock people and not to be accurate. The numbers are inflated. Plus it didn't take into account heating energy; I live in southern California and almost never use the heater or airconditioner (I love that ocean breeze ) so wouldn't an ice bound canuk consume more then the quiz let's on?

The test does seem to take location into account. The question about weather on the first page changes the test results. Canucks end up with a bigger footprint then someone in San Fran.

[Al B. Sure!]

The average American has 9.7 hectares, but I'm here with 3.1... yall decadent mother****ers got three times as much **** and waste as I do!

[Capt Dizle]

4.9 planets, well, that leaves .1 planet to bury dead Iraq after The Wrath of W.

[Shi Huangdi]

2.3 Planets, 4.2 hectares. What a stupid quiz.

[Jon Miller]

I made a guess on some issues
----------
Food 1.2
-vegetarrian but eats processed food
Mobility 0.6
- this is what you get from flying
Shelter 2.6
-decent size appartment shared with one other
Goods/Services 2.9
- some but not much recycling and conservation
Total Footprint 7.3
--------
I want to know how people get so low on goods/services

if I choose that I create much less waste in the goods choice I drop down to a 2.2

so how do you get a .3???

Jon Miller

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by Albert Speer
The average American has 9.7 hectares, but I'm here with 3.1... yall decadent mother****ers got three times as much **** and waste as I do!

Yeah, but you spew three times as much **** as we do.

[Jon Miller]

I picked

US
21-35
1mil+ (I think the Washington DC Metro area is this size)
New York (I had no idea on this one actually)
male
infrequently
half (maybe a bit more)
about the same (complete guess)
2
60-90 (a quick estimate, it might be 90-130)
I think there are 6 housing units (so I picked multistory appartments, but it might be terraced housing units)
yes
than for travel I don't do much of anything but walk/ride a bike (everyonce in a while I will take the metro somewhere) and I fly about 25 hours a year

that gives the breakdown given earlier



Jon Miller

[Jon Miller]

OK

this is crappy, I picked the same options (actually a bigger house was allowed) but said I lived in france (in the Bordeaux region) (actually I also said I was female but I already tested and that has no bearning)

and I got

Food 0.9

Mobility 0.5

Shelter 0.9

Goods/Services 1.5

Total Footprint 3.8

Jon Miller

[Jon Miller]

I mean look at the shelter option

just the difference in that one does not make sense

Jon Miller

[Jon Miller]

the differences (much more slight) in the mobility option does not make sense either

are their planes more effeceint than ours or something?

Jon Miller

[chequita guevara]

We consumed a lot less in Chicago than we do here. Air conditioning is mandatory here. We don't have public transportation, and because we are here we fly occasionally (back to Chicago).

Imagine how different a different country makes it.

[chequita guevara]

When we followed the link Boris posted we got different answeres (It uses the Imperial measuring system!)

CATEGORY ACRES

FOOD 5.2

MOBILITY 0.5

SHELTER 5.7

GOODS/SERVICES 4.2

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 3.5 PLANETS.

[Jon Miller]

but I put down the same ammount of flying for both

25 hours of flight a year

how is there any difference in that?

Jon Miller