With so many environmental issues arising simultaneously, people are left wondering, “Is it too late?” Social media is the largest base of knowledge we are exposed to—and from sites like IFL Science to NBC News everyone is saying that an environmental meltdown is inevitable and that the effects are irreversible. However, there are multitudes of actions that can be done to help save ourselves and the environment; but these actions have to happen very soon.
There is an on-going study called the Ecological Footprint (EF), and it can assess the quantity of land and water that a single human or human population needs to support its current lifestyle; in terms of the resources it uses and the waste it produces. The EF gets an accurate reading of the amount of biologically productive land and water area n individual/populations uses to produce the resources consumed and waste absorbed from management practices. In its assessments, it accounts for the amount of global acres needed to sustain one’s lifestyle and the amount of planets needed if everyone followed in that same lifestyle. It also considers the total tons of carbon dioxide needed to sustain said lifestyle (Ecological Footprint, n.d).
Habits have enough influence to impact a person’s entire EF print score alone. I have a habit of forgetting to turn the …show more content…
As the 20th century continued into the 21st century, consumerism skyrocketed, which led to the downfall of the practices in sustainability. His purpose is to show the impact that humans have been having in the last 10 years, and how it is rapidly increasing to the point where if something drastic doesn’t change, not only will the next century be a wasteland, but many years to come as well. He is targeting the newer generation about to lead the nation as
There is an on-going study called the Ecological Footprint (EF), and it can assess the quantity of land and water that a single human or human population needs to support its current lifestyle; in terms of the resources it uses and the waste it produces. The EF gets an accurate reading of the amount of biologically productive land and water area n individual/populations uses to produce the resources consumed and waste absorbed from management practices. In its assessments, it accounts for the amount of global acres needed to sustain one’s lifestyle and the amount of planets needed if everyone followed in that same lifestyle. It also considers the total tons of carbon dioxide needed to sustain said lifestyle (Ecological Footprint, n.d).
Habits have enough influence to impact a person’s entire EF print score alone. I have a habit of forgetting to turn the …show more content…
As the 20th century continued into the 21st century, consumerism skyrocketed, which led to the downfall of the practices in sustainability. His purpose is to show the impact that humans have been having in the last 10 years, and how it is rapidly increasing to the point where if something drastic doesn’t change, not only will the next century be a wasteland, but many years to come as well. He is targeting the newer generation about to lead the nation as