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Quiz - How green are you?

58 replies

Tinker · 17/10/2005 14:14

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.

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JanH · 17/10/2005 14:57

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 · 17/10/2005 14:58

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

expatinscotland · 17/10/2005 15:26

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

weesaidie · 17/10/2005 15:39

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 · 17/10/2005 15:46

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 · 17/10/2005 15:53

1.1 - how brill am I?

marthamoo · 17/10/2005 15:53

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

DinoScareUs · 17/10/2005 15:59

marthamoo what is your secret

marthamoo · 17/10/2005 16:00

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 · 17/10/2005 16:00

She doesn't drive

marthamoo · 17/10/2005 16:01

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

DinoScareUs · 17/10/2005 16:08

I don't bloody drive either!

Mummyvicky · 17/10/2005 16:12

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 · 17/10/2005 19:30

I don't drive!

LilacBump · 17/10/2005 19:32

this test was featured on johnnie walker's show

1.3 planets

gigglinggoblin · 17/10/2005 19:38

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 · 17/10/2005 20:40

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

JoolsToo · 17/10/2005 21:35

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 · 17/10/2005 22:07

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 · 17/10/2005 22:12

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 · 17/10/2005 22:13

(Footprint 3.7, 2.1 planets)

bobbybob · 17/10/2005 22:51

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

Janbo25 · 17/10/2005 22:55

3.6 and would need 2 planets

QueenVictoria · 17/10/2005 22:58

2.9

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

ThePrisoner · 18/10/2005 00:22

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!!