Sustainability - Carbon Sustainability - Carbon Footprint.Footprint.

How did you calculate your How did you calculate your carbon footprint?carbon footprint?

What was your annual What was your annual carbon mass?carbon mass?

How could you reduce your How could you reduce your carbon footprint?carbon footprint?

Biocapacity.Biocapacity.What does biocapacity mean?What does biocapacity mean?How would you calculate it?How would you calculate it?How do humans influence the How do humans influence the

biocapacity of an area?biocapacity of an area?What happens if a countries What happens if a countries

carbon footprint exceeds its carbon footprint exceeds its biocapacity?biocapacity?

Graphs to depict biocapacityGraphs to depict biocapacity

Number of planet Earths needed to support the Earths Population sustainably

1960 2100

2.5

2

1.5

1

0.5

0

Sketch the line for 2 scenarios – Business as usual OR Return to sustainability

Ecological Debt – living outside the Earths sustainability.

So, what can the World do?So, what can the World do?

Get together and make a plan – or Get together and make a plan – or several!!!several!!!

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