5.11 ecological footprints
Studied by 0 people
Call with Kai
Learn
Practice Test
Spaced Repetition
Match
Flashcards
Knowt Play1/5
There's no tags or description
Looks like no tags are added yet.
Name | Mastery | Learn | Test | Matching | Spaced | Call with Kai |
|---|
No study sessions yet.
6 Terms
eco footprint
measures how much a person consumes, expressed in areas of land
eco footprint factors
food production
raw materials
housing
electricity production
disposing waste produced
eco foot print vs carbon foot print
eco is measured in land (gha-global hectare) which is biologically productive hectare
carbon is measured in co2 produced per year, all co2 released from and individual/group thru consumption and activities
material goods food production energy use etc
increases footprint
affluence, larger houses, more travel, meat consumption, fossil fuel usage
decreases footprint
renewable energy use, public transportation, plant-based diet, less consumption, less travel, less energy use
if the whole world lived like us
eco footprint is expressed in earth’s, avg us footprint is 5.1 earths, global eco footprint is 1.85
Note 
Flashcards (23)