Quiz - How green are you?

[Tinker]

Check your ecological footprint

If everyone lived like me we'd need 1.7 planets. And it's only so low because I'm on mat leave and walk everywhere atm.

[JanH]

Well I had to guess at my mpg, gdg - I think it's about 50. And when we had our house on the market years ago the estate agent kindly put its square feet on the details!

It's quite easy to work out roughly -

[width of front room + hall] x [length of hall + length of room behind it (kitchen?)] x 2 [for upstairs]. Plus attic if you have one.

[JanH]

And farm animals produce methane gas which destroys the ozone layer??? (Or did I make that up?)

[expatinscotland]

2.5. That'll improve once I have this baby and can walk as much as I used to.

[weesaidie]

Am crap, 2.2. Jeez

I went to see George Monbiot at the book festival last year and he was saying we should all be vegan for the sake of the planet and the devloping world and my heart just sank.

[DinoScareUs]

If everyone lived like me we'd need 2.4 planets - and I don't even drive! God, I'm really ashamed of myself .

[marthamoo]

1.1 - how brill am I?

[marthamoo]

But I lied a bit for the ones I didn't know.

[DinoScareUs]

marthamoo what is your secret

[marthamoo]

I don't drive, don't fly and don't use public transport - I walk Plus I live in a terraced house which I guess is more energy efficient.

[JanH]

She doesn't drive

[marthamoo]

I'm just polishing my halo (with CFC-free polish of course).

[DinoScareUs]

I don't bloody drive either!

[Mummyvicky]

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 1.1 PLANETS.

Quite good I think, but the site really makes you realize how wasteful humans are!!

[weesaidie]

I don't drive!

[LilacBump]

this test was featured on johnnie walker's show

1.3 planets

[gigglinggoblin]

1.2 but guessed a few. i dont know how many square feet my house is and dont know how many litres of fuel i use per 100km

[Arabica]

Mine is very low, that's because I can't drive (quiz seemed to assume everyone did) and don't fly much.

[JoolsToo]

how do you expect me to answer those questions?

I'm still in imperial and Ihave no idea of the square footage of my house but I can tell you right now I am not that green

[freakyzebra]

Get a tape measurer & measure the outside square of your house, Joolstoo. Multiply by 2 if you have 2 floors, etc.

My Footprint=3.2, 1.8 planets... I am surprised (no, make that suspicious) that I'm that high. 1.2 on food (fair enough), 0.6 on mobility (I put zero for everything but we probably fly 10 hours/year on average), 0.7 on shelter (we do have a big house) & goods/services (that seems to be the minimum, and based on just 1 question).

How does that breakdown compare with others?

[JanH]

Mine was 1.2 for food, 0.9 mobility (I put 10 hours flying because it was for last 12 months, won't be for next), 0.7 shelter (terraced house) and 0.9 goods/services. Forgotten what the questions were now though!

[JanH]

(Footprint 3.7, 2.1 planets)

[bobbybob]

4.4 planets. Have a big house and eat meat - so that's the planet buggered.

[Janbo25]

3.6 and would need 2 planets

[QueenVictoria]

2.9

But i live in London - i think that puts me on the back foot to start with!

[ThePrisoner]

I pretended to be very green and ecological, and living in small house with 6 other people (a commune?), eating total vegan stuff which we grew ourselves, and never travel anywhere unless walking/cycling. I'd still use up a planet. What a pile of (recycled) rubbish!!