Ecological and Carbon Footprint

Q1.

My carbon footprint is 19.8 tones while the ecological footprint is 9.0 gha.  The ecological footprint is determined by measuring how much and physically prolific land and sea is used by the given inhabitants and it related to how much the ground and the marine is available.  The carbon footprint however defines the total makeup of a greenhouse emission that is caused by the individual, event or any organization product in terms of Carbon dioxide.  The difference gets in on the basis of the global warming which is the main part of the climate conference.

A portrait of an Ecological footprint                                

 

                       

A portrait of a carbon footprint

 

This ecological footprint compares with those from other countries as they all absorb the human waste products from the human economy. It is commonly used by the government as supervision and a communication tool (Brenton, Jones & Jensen, 2010).  

 

Q2

I calculate the footprints using the Shrink trial method.  Based on the carbon footprint, the calculator focuses on the consumption in each of the main categories such as the housing, travel, food, products and services.  It also estimates the share of the global emissions which has less governmental purchases and the capital investments.  On the housing it includes the,

1. a) Multiplying the monthly of the bill of electricity by 105
2. b) Multiplying the monthly gas bill by 105
3. c) Multiplying the monthly oil bill by 113. (If you don’t use any of the services in a or b, enter 0)
4. d) Multiply the whole mileage in the year by .79
5. e) Multiply the number of travels (4 hours or more, by 4400)
6. f) If you recycle the usage of your newspapers add 184, and if you don’t add 0
7. g) Multiply the number of travels -4 hours or less- by 1100
8. h) If you recycle any aluminum tins, add 166 and if you don’t, add o

This shows that a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h are equals to my carbon foot print.

The global average ecological footprint per person is mainly 1.8 global hectares where the average in each country ranges from 10 to 1 hectare in each person. 

The difference between the two footprints is that the global hectares in each person differ from the ecological footprint which is expressed in the GHG warming possibility and is produced by the products and the services.  This is later expressed in form of units of the land and the area of the whole population (Brenton, Jones & Jensen, 2010).   

Q3

The realistic behaviors that one can change in order to reduce the impact on the planet include the better choices in what we eat and the way we produce and make use of the energy.  So that we reduce the ecological footprints, our reactions must focus on the sources of the huge impacts that the humans have on the planet.  I wish to make a change by using the consumer power.  As a customer, you have the tremendous power that is if u discard foods and the goods given in unfair way, and choose the environmental friendly choices, the companies will adapt and change their performances (Young & Dhanda, 2013). 

Q4

The society should be more concerned about sustaining the natural resources which will lower the ecological footprint.  This suggests that the society will need to have significant changes to the business so as to make a successful future.  The ecological footprints show the positive impacts of the businesses and the people that are making the decisions so that they can help the human demand within the planet (Young & Dhanda, 2013).   

Reference

Brenton, P., Edwards-Jones, G., & Jensen, M. F. (2010). Carbon footprints and food systems: Do current accounting methodologies disadvantage developing countries?. Washington, D.C: World Bank.

Young, S. T., & Dhanda, K. K. (2013). Sustainability: Essentials for business.