SUS1501
Assignment 7
Semester 1 2022
, SUS1501 Semester 1 2022
Assignment 7-746845
Step 1: Set the scene
According to the ecological footprint calculator provided above my results is as
followed :
– My Ecological footprint is 3.7 gha/global hectares
– My Carbon footprint is 6 tonnes (CO2 emission tonnes per year)
That gives me a total ecological footprint of 56% .
If everyone lived a similar lifestyle than me, we would need 2.3 earths! Let me
repeat that again, 2.3 EARTHS !!
Step 2: Write a comment about your footprint
Part A
1. You need to say something about your footprint based on what you have just
read in the "Sustainability?" section. How do you feel about this?
Looking back at the Sustainability section in SUS1501 and going through the study
material it frightens me that my ecological footprint is above the 1.8 ha per capita.
Sustainability define through the university of McGill is “ meeting our own needs
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.
This means that I am using more than my share and that I’m “compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. My ecological footprint is
3.7 ha. Which I am shocked as I had always thought that I live a pretty sustainable
life. In order for me to truly live a sustainable life and not compromise those of the
future generation I will need to adjust my lifestyle so that my ecological footprint is
below the 1.8 ha per capita.
I am frightened knowing how my lifestyle choices have contributed to the
unsustainability problem, and I am even more worried about the amount of people
that don’t pay attention to their lifestyles choices and that are not educated on
what a negative impact it has on the earth and on the life of future generations.
Part B
In assignment 6 I reflected on the role that I need to play in order to help save the
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Assignment 7
Semester 1 2022
, SUS1501 Semester 1 2022
Assignment 7-746845
Step 1: Set the scene
According to the ecological footprint calculator provided above my results is as
followed :
– My Ecological footprint is 3.7 gha/global hectares
– My Carbon footprint is 6 tonnes (CO2 emission tonnes per year)
That gives me a total ecological footprint of 56% .
If everyone lived a similar lifestyle than me, we would need 2.3 earths! Let me
repeat that again, 2.3 EARTHS !!
Step 2: Write a comment about your footprint
Part A
1. You need to say something about your footprint based on what you have just
read in the "Sustainability?" section. How do you feel about this?
Looking back at the Sustainability section in SUS1501 and going through the study
material it frightens me that my ecological footprint is above the 1.8 ha per capita.
Sustainability define through the university of McGill is “ meeting our own needs
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.
This means that I am using more than my share and that I’m “compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. My ecological footprint is
3.7 ha. Which I am shocked as I had always thought that I live a pretty sustainable
life. In order for me to truly live a sustainable life and not compromise those of the
future generation I will need to adjust my lifestyle so that my ecological footprint is
below the 1.8 ha per capita.
I am frightened knowing how my lifestyle choices have contributed to the
unsustainability problem, and I am even more worried about the amount of people
that don’t pay attention to their lifestyles choices and that are not educated on
what a negative impact it has on the earth and on the life of future generations.
Part B
In assignment 6 I reflected on the role that I need to play in order to help save the
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