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BBC: How many Earth's do we need?
It has been suggested that if everyone on the planet consumed as much as the average US citizen, four Earths would be needed to sustain them. But where does this claim originate, and how is it calculated? Read More
Could Earth Day 2015 be the tipping point?
Earth Day’s 45th anniversary is being celebrated today around the world. On this day—less than one-third into the calendar year—humanity already has used about half of all renewable natural resources and services that the planet can generate this year, according... Read MoreDaily Star: Environmentalist calls for new ideas versus climate change
A “gross ecological overshoot”. That was the conclusion from a recent study by an independent think tank in the US, Global Footprint Network, that revealed that demand on the Philippine ecosystem exceeds its resources by 117%. Read MoreThe National: UAE Ecological Footprint Has Dropped
The UAE ecological footprint dropped to 7.75 hectares per person last year, down from 11.68 hectares in 2006, the Ministry of Environment and Water reported. Read MoreThe Conversation: How green is your city: towards an index of urban sustainability
More than half of the world’s population lives in cities and that percentage continues to rise, making cities critical areas for adopting practices to preserve natural resources. Read MoreVorarlberger Nachrichten: Highly Indebted in the "Naturebudget" (Im Naturbudget hoch verschuldet)
Austria, 2015: “Improve quality of life for all, without increasing resource use collectively…” Read MoreGoverning: Calculating the Social Cost of Policymaking
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, a possible presidential contender, wants more states to adopt a new measurement tool called “net present value plus.” Read More
Cloughjordan leads the way toward sustainable living
If everyone on Earth lived the lifestyle of the Cloughjordan Ecovillage, we would be remarkably close to living within the budget of our planet’s ecological resources. Researcher Vince Carragher’s bottom-up Ecological Footprint accounting methodology helps residents stay on track. Seven... Read More