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Population Studies-Discussion (2)

Population Studies-Discussion (2)

Q Propositions for debate: Explore your ecological footprint here: http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/ Please do the detailed version to get a more accurate answer! Discuss your reaction to your footprint and also consider what the repercussions would be if everyone in the world had similar ecological footprint? Please try to connect to ideas from the Week's textbook where possible.

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Hi Everyone I have amazed by the activity of that leads to find my ecological footprint. It actually indicates how many earths we need if we intend to live in our lifestyle. I have found that I need more than 2 earths to maintain my lifestyle. The number is shocking and horrible as it indicates the rapid environmental degradation done by the human. According to my report, 53 percent of my footprint would consist by my carbon footprint. Also, due to my lifestyle, 6.4 tonnes of CO2 emissions would be happened per year. To give this a better structure, it can be said that a single tree can absorb 48 pound of CO2 per year ("carbon & tree facts", 2008) (http://www.arborenvironmentalalliance.com/carbon-tree-facts.asp).