Oh no!

[davywavy]

Your ecological footprint test says that if everyone lived like you, we'd need two whole Earths to supply the resources!

[Poll #998043]

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[kittensandsteam.livejournal.com]

CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES

FOOD 1.4

MOBILITY 0

SHELTER 0.4

GOODS/SERVICES 0.4

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 2.2



IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 6.7 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

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




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


That's what I got but the quiz is largely incorrect.
To start with, it's for people with cars. I don't have a car, nor do I drive, so my footprint would have been considerably lower.

It's just not specific enough in my opionion.

[raggedyman.livejournal.com]

its your normal 'eco-warrior' guilt trip tosh imo
Not saying we don't need to cut back (we all do) but shock tactics like this just annoy me these days.

[kittensandsteam.livejournal.com]

footprint tests like that are just idiotic.
e.g. I never fly if I can avoid it. And I won't be flying the coming years.
But when I've saved up enough money to go on a serious holiday on another continent I'll have to fly.
That one many hours plane trip will make my footprint suddenly go up to what? 4 at least I think.
No matter how well I recycle, buy food at bio markets etc.

I think it's a good idea to make people aware of the situation, and to provide tests where they can see how well they're doing, but they should at least make proper tests.

[applez.livejournal.com]

I haven't looked at this version in detail, but there are other "footprint" tools that can be weighed to national averages (e.g. the average Briton, even with cold weather and a car fixation has a lower carbon impact than the average American).