This graph indicates the earth’s capacity, and the growth in demand for resources over the last forty years. As you can see, we currently need our planet to be larger by about a quarter to sustain our current lifestyle. (Some resources replenish themselves every year, which is why it’s possible to ‘overshoot’ the limits of the earth in the graph.)
In other words, the earth cannot afford our lifestyle. We’re using it up.
Secondly, the earth’s resources are unevenly distributed. If the earth’s resources were divided into equal portions, the average Briton uses three times their share. We have 1% of the world’s population and use 3% of its resources. Sustainability is an environmental issue, but it’s also a matter of justice and equal rights.
“Put simply, the earth cannot afford our lifestyle. No, the answer is clear: we must cut back our standard of living if there is ever to be anything approaching a just distribution of the world’s resources.” - Richard Foster
(diagram from footprintnetwork)
April 29, 2007 at 2:24 pm
fuck
April 29, 2007 at 4:31 pm
Sorry J. The problem will not go away, even if we swear at it.
December 6, 2007 at 7:39 pm
cant we plant bio plant tree thingys in the desert,it can be done.so cant people even consider that, then cut down the rainforest, which we acually need!
January 9, 2008 at 10:49 pm
Its true J. Bring back the nature…!! Go for it J.. God be with you..