Footprint Committment and Calculator
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Personal Ecological Footprint Institute for Sustainable Energy www.sustainenergy.org 8604650256 Complete each of the categories for a typical day in your home. Add the points in each category to obtain a subtotal, and transfer each subtotal to the summary chart. Use the grand total to calculate your ecological footprint. Adapted from: Teaching Green The Middle Years Water Use My Score 1. My shower (or bath) on a typical day is: _______ No shower / no bath (0) Short shower 34 time a week (25) Short shower once a day (50) Long shower once a day (70) More than one shower per day (90) 2. I flush the toilet: _______ Every time I use it (40) Sometimes (20) 3. When I brush my teeth, I let the water run. (40) _______ 4. We use watersaving toilets. (20) _______ 5. We use lowflow showerheads. (20) _______ Water Use Subtotal: Food My Score 1. On a typical day, I eat: _______ Meat more than once per day (600) Meat once per day (400) Meat a couple times a week (300) Vegetarian (200) Vegan (150) 2. _____ of my food is grown locally or is organic _______ All (0) Some (30) None (60) 3 I compost my fruit/vegetable scraps and peels. _______ Yes (20) No (60) 5. _____ of my food is processed. _______ All (100) Some (30) None (0) 6. _____ of my food has packaging. _______ All (100) Some (30) None (0) 7. On a typical day, I waste: _______ None of my food (0) Onefourth of my food (25) Onethird of my food (50) Half of my food (100) Food Subtotal: Take action and learn more: www.tenpercentchallenge.org www.climatechange.gc.ca/onetonne/english/index.asp www.myfootprint.org/ www.rprogress.org/newpubs/2004/footprintnations2004.pdf Transportation My Score 1. On a typical day, I travel to school by: _______ Foot or bike (0) Public transit / school bus (30) Private vehicle; carpool (100) Private vehicle; 1 student (200) 2. Our vehicle's fuel efficiency is _______ More than 30 miles/gallon (50) 24 30 miles/gallon (50) 17 23 miles/gallon (100) Less than 17 miles/gallon (200) 3. The time I spend in vehicles on a typical day is: _______ No time (0) Less than half an hour (40) Half an hour to 1 hour (100) More than 1 hour (200) 4. How big is the car in which I travel on a typical day? _______ No car (20) Small (50) Medium (100) Large (SUV) (200) 5. Number of cars in our driveway? _______ No car (20) Less than 1 car per driver (0) One car per driver (50) More than 1 car per driver (100) More than 2 cars per driver (200) 6. Number of flights I take per year? _______ 0 (0) 12 (200) More than 2 (400) Transportation Subtotal: Shelter My Score 1. My house is _______. _______ Single house on large lot (suburbia)(50) Single house on small lot (city) (0) Townhouse/ attached house (0) Apartment (50) 2. Divide number of rooms per person, no baths, by the number of people living at home. _______ 1 room per person or less (50) 12 rooms per person (0) 23 rooms per person (100) more than 3 rooms per person (200) 3. We own a second, or vacation home that is often empty. No (0) _______ We own/use it with others. (200) Yes (400) Shelter Subtotal:
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PersonalEcologicalFootprintInstituteforSustainableEnergy
www.sustainenergy.org8604650256
Completeeachofthecategoriesforatypicaldayinyourhome.Addthepointsineachcategorytoobtainasubtotal,andtransfereachsubtotaltothesummarychart.Usethegrandtotaltocalculateyourecologicalfootprint.
Adaptedfrom:TeachingGreenTheMiddleYears
WaterUse MyScore
1.Myshower(orbath)onatypicaldayis: _______Noshower/nobath(0)Shortshower34timeaweek(25)Shortshoweronceaday(50)Longshoweronceaday(70)Morethanoneshowerperday(90)
2.Iflushthetoilet: _______EverytimeIuseit(40)Sometimes(20)
3.WhenIbrushmyteeth,Iletthewaterrun.(40) _______
4.Weusewatersavingtoilets.(20) _______5.Weuselowflowshowerheads.(20) _______
WaterUseSubtotal:
Food MyScore
1.Onatypicalday,Ieat: _______Meatmorethanonceperday(600)Meatonceperday(400)Meatacoupletimesaweek(300)Vegetarian(200)Vegan(150)
2._____ofmyfoodisgrownlocally orisorganic _______
All(0)Some(30)None(60)
3Icompostmyfruit/vegetablescrapsandpeels. _______Yes(20)No(60)
5._____ofmyfoodisprocessed. _______All(100)Some(30)None(0)
6._____ofmyfoodhaspackaging. _______All(100)Some(30)None(0)
7.Onatypicalday,Iwaste: _______Noneofmyfood(0)Onefourthofmyfood(25)Onethirdofmyfood(50)Halfofmyfood(100)
FoodSubtotal:
Takeactionandlearnmore:www.tenpercentchallenge.org
www.climatechange.gc.ca/onetonne/english/index.asp
www.myfootprint.org/
www.rprogress.org/newpubs/2004/footprintnations2004.pdf
Transportation MyScore
1.Onatypicalday,Itraveltoschoolby: _______Footorbike(0)Publictransit/schoolbus(30)Privatevehiclecarpool(100)Privatevehicle 1student(200)
2.Ourvehicle'sfuelefficiencyis _______Morethan30miles/gallon(50)24 30miles/gallon(50)17 23miles/gallon(100)Lessthan17miles/gallon(200)
3.ThetimeIspendinvehiclesonatypicaldayis: _______
Notime(0)Lessthanhalfanhour(40)Halfanhourto1hour(100)Morethan1hour(200)
4.HowbigisthecarinwhichItravelonatypicalday? _______
Nocar(20)Small(50)Medium(100)Large(SUV)(200)
5.Numberofcarsinourdriveway? _______Nocar(20)Lessthan1carperdriver(0)Onecarperdriver(50)Morethan1carperdriver(100)Morethan2carsperdriver(200)
6.NumberofflightsItakeperyear? _______0(0)12(200)Morethan2 (400)
TransportationSubtotal:
Shelter MyScore
1.Myhouseis_______. _______Singlehouseonlargelot(suburbia)(50)Singlehouseonsmalllot(city)(0)Townhouse/attachedhouse(0)Apartment(50)
2.Dividenumberofroomsperperson,nobaths,bythenumberofpeoplelivingathome. _______
1roomperpersonorless(50)12roomsperperson(0)23roomsperperson(100)morethan3roomsperperson(200)
3.Weownasecond,orvacationhomethatisoftenempty.No(0) _______Weown/useitwithothers.(200)Yes(400)
ShelterSubtotal:
http://www.sustainenergy.org/http://www.tenpercentchallenge.org/http://www.myfootprint.org/http://www.rprogress.org/newpubs/2004/footprintnations2004.pdf
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EnergyUse MyScore
1.Incoldmonths,ourhousetemperatureis: _______Under15oC((59oF)(20)15to18oC(59to64oF)(50)19to22oC(66to71oF)(100)22oC(71oF)ormore(150)
2.Wedryclothesoutdoorsoronanindoorrack. _______ Always(
50)Sometimes(20)Never(60)
3.Weuseanenergyefficientrefrigerator. _______Yes(50)No(50)
4.Wehaveasecondrefrigerator/freezer. _______Yes(100)No(0)
5.Weuse5ormorecompactfluorescentlightbulbs. _______
Yes(50)No(100)
6.Iturnofflights,computer,andtelevisionwhenthey'renotinuse. _______
Yes(0)No(50)
7. Tocooloff,Iuse: _______Airconditioning:car(50)Airconditioning:home(100)Electricfan(10)Nothing(50)
8.Myclotheswasherisa____. _______Topload(100)Frontload(50)Laundromat(25)
EnergyUseSubtotal:
Clothing MyScore1.Ichangemyoutfiteverydayandputitin
thelaundry.(80) _______2.Iamwearingclothesthathavebeenmended
orfixed.(20) _______3.Onefourthofmyclothesarehandmadeor
secondhand.(20) _______4.Mostofmyclothesarepurchasednew
eachyear.(200) _______5.Igivethelocalthriftstoreclothesthat
Inolongerwear. _______Yes(50)No(100)
6.Ineverwear_____%oftheclothesinmycloset. _______
Lessthan25%(25)50%(50)
75%(75)Morethan75%(100)
7.Ibuy_____newpairsofshoeseveryyear. _______01(0)2to3(20)4to6(60)7ormore(90)
ClothingSubtotal:
Stuff MyScore
1.Allmygarbagefromtodaycouldfitintoa: _______Shoebox(20)Smallgarbagecan(60)Kitchengarbagecan(200)Nogarbagecreatedtoday!(50)
2.Irecycleallmypaper,cans,glassandplastic.(100)______3.Ireuseitemsrather thanthrowthemout.(20) _______4.Irepairitemsratherthanthrowthemout(20) _______5.Iavoiddisposableitemsasoftenaspossible. _______
Yes(50)No(60)
6.IuserechargeablebatterieswheneverIcan.(30) _______
7. Inmyhomewehave__ numberofElectronics? _______(Computer,TV,Stereo,VCR,DVD,Xbox,Gameboy,etc.)
05(25)510(75)1015(100)morethan(200)
8.Howmuchequipmentisneededfortypicalactivities?None(0) _______Verylittle(20)Some(60)Alot(80)
Stuff Subtotal:
SummaryTransferyoursubtotalsfromeachsectionandaddthemtogethertoobtainthegrandtotal. Dividethegrandtotalby300.
WaterUse _______
Food _______
Transportation _______
Shelter _______
EnergyUse _______
Clothing _______
Stuff _______
GrandTotal _______ 300=______Earths
IfeveryonelivedlikeIdowewouldneed_______Earthstosustainthepeopleoftheworld.
MultiplyingthenumberofEarthsneeded,by4.7,givesthenumberofacresusedtosupportmylifestyle.______acres
Worldwidethereare4.7biologicallyproductiveacresavailableperperson,andthisdoesntincludealloftheotherplantsandanimalsneeds.
Someaveragefootprints:
UnitedStates:24acresCanada:22acresItaly:9acresPakistan:Lessthan2acres
CompleteanonlineEcologicalFootprintcalculator http://www.myfootprint.org/
AcresCalculated________NumberofEarths______Howdidtheonlinecalculationdifferfromyourpapercalculation?Whichcalculatordoyoufeel,portraysyourlifestylemoreaccurately?Why?Whatitemswouldyouvaluedifferentlyinthepapercalculator?Wouldrevaluingthosenumbersaffect
other peoplesCalculation?MakeacommitmenttoreducingyourEcologicalfootprint!
http://www.myfootprint.org/
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Ifeveryonelivedlike__________________itwouldtake______Earthstosupportthepeopleoftheworld.
ThreethingsIcandotodecreasemyfootprint:
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WhatiftheEarth wereanApple?
The Earth seems like such a large place, will we ever have too many people for Earth to produce the things we need tosurvive?Howabouttheplantsandanimalsthatlivehere?Isthereenoughforallofus?HowmuchoftheEarthisactuallyavailabletoproducethefoodweneedandtocleanupourwastes?Whatsyourguess100%ofthesurface,50%,less?
Usingan apple to represent theEarth cut the Earth into four pieces. Nowthrow out three of the pieces that represent theoceans.Oceansmakeup75%oftheEarthssurfacearea.SlicetheremainingpieceofEarthinhalfandthrowoutonepiecerepresentinglands,suchasdeserts,thatareinhospitable.Whatsleftis1/8th oftheapple.Butthatsnottheamountavailabletous.Slicethe1/8th intofoursectionsandthrowoutthreeofthem.Theserepresentareasthataretoocold,toosteep,ortoorockytoproducefood.Peeltheskinoffoftheremaining1/32ndsliceofthe appleandthrowouttherest.ThissmallamountofskinrepresentstheEarthscrust,theareathathasenoughtopsoiltoproducethefoodonwhichwealldepend.TheEarthstopsoilisonlyfivefeetdeeponaverageandproducesarelativelyfixedamountoffood.Overfarminganderosiontakeawaybillionsoftonsoftopsoileachyear.Eachinchoftopsoiltakesonaverage 100yearstoform.
TheEarthdoesntseemquiteasbiganymoredoesit?NaturalresourcesarelimitedandmustbeusedwiselysothatallofuscanliveonthissmallpieceofEarth.Letslookandseehowyourdailydecisionsaffecttheamountofnaturalresourcesyouandyourfamilyuse.
LivingSustainablyontheEarthA.Water
1.Take showersinsteadofbaths,ifyoualreadytakeshowersshortenthem2.Dontbrushyourteethorshavewiththewaterrunning3.Ifyouhavealawn,waterearlyinthedayorlateintheeveningifpossible
B.Agriculture/Food1.Growsomeofyourownfood2.Buyorganicallygrownveggies3.Cookatnightoroutsidetokeephousecool4.Keepwaterintherefrigeratorsoyoudonthavetorunthefaucetforcoldwater5.Reduceyourmeatconsumption,substitutetofuformeat6.Helpnonprofitsplanttreesindevelopingcountries7.Supportlocalfarmers/farmstands8.Support/joingroupsthathelprestoreecosystems
C.Transportation1.Rideyourbikeorwalktoworkorschoolorthestore2.Takeabus,vanpoolorcarpool3.Driveanenergyefficientvehicle4.Keepyourcartunedandtirepressureatcorrectlevels5.Groupyourtripswiththecar
D.Personalactionsthatsupportsustainabilityare:1.Befrugal.Useonlywhatyouneed. Buylesssothatyouproducelesswaste2.Beefficient.Promoteenergyefficiencyanduse resourcesinyourdailylifeefficiently3.Bearecycler.Recycleallwastesthatyoucanandbuyproductsfromrecycledmaterials4. Compostorganicwaste5.Helprestoretheenvironment,replant,andprotectwetlands6.Helpcontrolpopulationgrowth7.Printallassignmentsonbothsidesofthepaper8.Onalongtriptakeatrainorabus,notajet.
E.Home1.Plantwildlifefriendlyyards.2.Discussenvironmentalethicswithyourfamilyandfriends3.Selectnontoxicalternativesforcleaningproducts,pesticidesandpaints4.Dontdiscardanythingdownstormsewers,recycle5.Dontuseaninsinkdisposal
F.Energy1.Shutofflights,stereo,computers,etcwhennotinuse2.Drawcurtainsatnight,useinsulatedcurtains3.Addinsulation,caulk,andweatherstripping4.Usefluorescentbulbswerepossible5.Keepthermostatat68oFinwinterand78oFinthesummer,usefans6.Dressmorewarmly7.Turndownthermostatonwaterheater8.Installflowreducersonfaucetsandshowerheads9.Doonlyfullloadsoflaundry10.Dryclothesonalineoutside11.Repairleakyfaucets17.Heatonlyusedareas18.Installanautomaticthermostat
