WebTo receive a copy of Greening Household Behaviour journalists can contact [email protected]. For further information about consumers’ impact on the environment, please contact Nick Johnstone at the OECD’s Environment Directorate: phone + 331 45 24 79 22. WebThe visualization here shows a summary of some of the main global impacts: Food production accounts for over a quarter (26%) of global greenhouse gas emissions. 1. Half of the world’s habitable land is used for agriculture. Habitable land is land that is ice- and desert-free. 70% of global freshwater withdrawals are used for agriculture 2.

Report on China

WebMany countries in the world still have very low per capita CO 2 emissions. In many of the poorest countries in Sub-Saharan Africa – such as Chad, Niger and the Central African Republic – the average footprint is around 0.1 tonnes per year. That’s more than 160 times lower than the USA, Australia and Canada. WebEcological Footprint of Consumption 2024 Happy Planet Index Population Year 2024 Technical Notes This map shows the land surface resized by its population overlaid with data about each country’s ecological footprint measured in global hectares consumption per capita. Data sources pots and pitoi

Mathis Wacker Nagel and his colleagues at the Global Footprint...

WebThe Ecological Footprint indicator tells us how much biologically productive land space (e.g. forests, farm lands, fisheries, etc.) a population needs in order to provide the resources being used, and to absorb the waste being … Web10 Jun 2008 · China’s average ecological footprint has doubled since the 1960s and now demands more than 2 times what the country’s ecosystems can sustainably supply, a new report finds. ... The figure is still lower than the world average of 2.2 global hectares per person, ranking China the 69th of the 147 nations measured that year. But it nonetheless ... Web8 Mar 2011 · In the UK the average ecological footprint is 5.3 hectares. So one can calculate how many planets like earth would be needed to support the world population if everyone had a UK average ecological footprint. ... The UK government target is to reduce this to 4.5 tonnes by the year 2050 but the sustainable world average is 2.5 tonnes/person/year ... pots and plants capalaba