The Ecological Footprint The Tragically Failed Duo Melany

The Ecological Footprint The Tragically Failed Duo Melany Martinez 0336112 December 14, 2015

Table of Contents All About Me Personal Uses of Natural Resources Carbon Footprint Contribution Napa California United States Worldwide Comparisons Changes That Should Be Proposal for Personal Change Conclusion Websites & Research Cited

All About Me I am both a young, full-time student at Napa Valley College & employee at Ca’ Momi. I live in a household of seven including myself. I cook at home, I commute to work and school, I enjoy splurging money, & I go out to eat very frequently. What I believe is that Earth’s resources will be available for me for a while so I can continue living the lifestyle I am currently living. If it makes my case any better I do recycle often. . .

Individuals Use of Natural Resources I take the bus, get rides, or use my very own hind legs I have a beloved dog (requires a lot of maintenance) Shower once everyday Brush my teeth & wash my face twice a day There is no constant, I either eat once a day or three or four times a day, there is no in between (go out to eat like there is no tomorrow)

Carbon Footprint Contribution For a Household of 7 Current Annual Estimated CO 2 Emissions (lbs): 35, 923 Total My Own Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 7. 9 tons of CO 2 (15800 lbs) U. S. Average: 85, 491 (lbs) From 9/01 to 11/02 Water Use: 12, 000 gallons 857. 143 gallons person in household

Napa 2005 Emissions (metric tons of CO 2 equivalents): 1, 200, 281 Total Commercial & Industrial - 226, 661 Residential - 196, 350 Transportation - 636, 724 Agriculture & Farming - 33, 046 Industrial - 49, 675 Per Capita Emissions: 8. 95 Population: 134, 326 Public Water Supply Total Population Served (in thousands): 118. 580

California CO 2 Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion - Million Metric Tons 2013: 371. 07 Total Commercial - 15. 96 Industrial - 73. 48 Residential - 27. 96 Transportation - 208. 28 Electric Power - 45. 65 Biocapacity: 1. 9 global acres per capita Ecological Footprint: 16. 5 global acres per capita Each Californian uses an average of about 181 gallons of water per day, 38 billion gallons per day by California as a whole. 74% of all FRESHwater withdrawals is for Irrigation

United States CO 2 Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion - Million Metric Tons 2013: 6672. 96 Total Commercial - 401. 11 Industrial - 1392. 09 Residential - 374. 98 Transportation - 1806. 21 Electric Power - 2077. 04 Agriculture - 586. 76 Ecological Footprint: 9. 4 Hectares person Total freshwater & saline-water withdrawals for 2010: 355 billion gallons per day

Worldwide Humanity's Footprint by the Numbers: 2. 6 global hectares - Average Ecological Footprint person worldwide 1. 5 years - amount of time it takes the planet to regenerate humanity’s Footprint 50 percent The amount by which humanity’s Footprint exceeds the planet's regenerative capacity 1. 5 Earth’s - number of planets we would need to regenerate humanity’s current demand on the planet 3. 9 Earth’s - number of planets we would need if everyone lived like average Americans

Comparisons My Own Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 7. 9 tons of CO 2 U. S. Average Person: 27 tons of CO 2 World Average per Person: 5. 5 tons of CO 2 Napa’s Per Capita Emissions: 8. 95

Changes That Should Be We should encourage others to be aware of their footprint. We should make our best efforts to reduce carbon emissions → buying energy efficient products, making better traveling decisions We should use our consumer power → Look for eco labels or environmentally friendly items Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Proposal For Personal Change I will be more conscious of my decisions: The way I travel What I purchase, in context to it being eco friendly I will reduce how wasteful I am I need not to treat our resources as if it is present in great abundance

Conclusion → Carbon Emissions make up most of the greenhouse gas that are emitted into our atmosphere because of our unconscious decisions. → We can reduce our carbon footprint with awareness, reducing our carbon emissions, using our consumer power, & reducing, reusing, & recycling.

Websites & Research Cited Napa Countywide Commmunity Climate Action Framework http: //www. napawatersheds. org/img/managed/Document/4269/Draft_napa_climate. pdf National Geographic - http: //news. nationalgeographic. com/2015/07/biocapacity-and-ecological-footprint/ State Energy CO 2 Emissions - http: //www 3. epa. gov/statelocalclimate/resources/state_energyco 2 inv. html California Water Use - http: //ca. water. usgs. gov/water_use/ Global Footprint Network - http: //www. footprintnetwork. org/en/index. php/GFN/page/trends/united_states_of_america/ Ranking America - https: //rankingamerica. wordpress. com/2009/02/23/the-us-ranks-2 nd-in-ecological-footprint/ Global Footprint Network - http: //www. footprintnetwork. org/en/index. php/GFN/page/living_planet_report_2014_facts/