PERSONAL ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT

The ecological footprint of an average city dweller balancing public and private transport is 4.6, the carbon footprint of 6.8 with 51% of the ecological footprint being carbon emission, with no little air flights and family size of around five people living in an average of the 3-housing unit block with running water need 2.7 earths if everyone on the planet lived like them. The use of renewable energy is the most significant way of reducing the ecological footprint of an average city dweller in a bid to address climate change. This can be achieved through taking transit, bicycle, or walking instead of driving solo at least once a month or a weak in order for the number of earths required to accommodate everyone to stand at one (Carrington, 2018).

On food, there is the need to remain on a diet plan and cut down on food wastage as a means of leveraging sustainability (Bensel & Turk, 2014). Smart shopping is, therefore, the way forward to reducing food wastage, trying a new vegetarian recipe at least once a month or a week. The population size also needs to be addressed to necessarily create a sustainable future for all the people within the ecological budget of the planet. The family size should be chosen to affect the long-term footprint. There is, therefore, the need to support women’s rights and access to family planning in this regard. Other ways include skipping bottled water, using coffee tumblers, using reusable bags for shopping, saving energy by lowering the thermostat, reducing water usage during flushing toilets by putting a plastic bag in the toilet tank, cutting the use of paper towels, washing clothes in cold water to save energy and taking vacation close to home to reduce flights among many other recommended ways of living sustainably.

References

Bensel, T., & Turk, J. (2014). Contemporary environmental issues (2nd ed.). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu

Carrington, D. (2018, March 12). What is biodiversity, and why does it matter to us? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/12/what-is-biodiversity-and-why-does-it-matter-to-us