Ecological Footprint Green Learning online 2003 Marshall McLuhan “There are no passengers on spaceship earth we are all crew.”

Green Learning online 2003

Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint

Marshall McLuhan

““There are no passengers on spaceship earth we There are no passengers on spaceship earth we are all crew.”are all crew.”



Today we lead very advanced

lives and use materials and

energy every day.

We travel great distances, eat

food from far away, use

recreational facilities, wear

clothing for different seasons

and produce garbage.



•Transportation•Clothing•Food•Energy•Housing•Waste production

The ecological footprint

measures how much natural

resources you use every day.



Does anyone know what a hectare is?

One hectare = 100 metres by 100 metres

The ecological footprint measures our consumption in acres or hectares.



Fun stuff!Food

Clothes

HousingHousing

Energy!

Water…..

Waste

The more you consume,

the larger your footprint

will be!



If everyone

consumed as much

as Canadians, we

would need Four

Earths!



The average

Canadian has an

ecological footprint of

7.8 hectares.

The average

Albertan has a

footprint of 10.7

hectares per

person!



•Because they use manure as an energy source

•walk or bike

•do not consume a lot

•reuse a lot of what they have

Why do other countries have

a smaller footprint?



How to reduce your ecological footprint.

• Drive less• Buy locally• Reuse clothing• Buy what you need• Trade items• Recycle



Can you think of other ways to reduce your Can you think of other ways to reduce your

footprint?footprint?



Q: What does the ecological footprint calculate?

A: It measures how much land it takes to sustain your lifestyle.

Quiz time!Quiz time!



A: It is 7.8 hectares per person.

Q: What is the average ecological footprint for Canada?Q: What is the average ecological footprint for Canada?



Think of ways to reduce your footprint!

Okay! Now that you know what the ecological footprint is, you can calculate your own.

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Ecological Footprint Green Learning online 2003 Marshall McLuhan “There are no passengers on spaceship earth we are all crew.”