Our global footprint
When our lifestyles cause more pollution and landfill than the earth can maintain, we are building up real trouble for the future. One way of looking at the physical impact our lifestyles have is to assess the impact or the ‘footprint’ we make on the earth. Our global footprint determines the impact our way of life has in terms of using up the world’s resources – such as fossil fuels, metals, minerals and food products.
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New Economics Foundation The happy planet index
Guardian Which nations are most responsible for climate change?
New Economics Foundation An explanation of ecological debt from nef
Footprint network The living planet index
Scotland’s footprint Using the ecological footprint as a performance measure
Footprint network Humanity’s footprint
WWF One planet living