If current trends continue two planets would be needed by 2050 to meet humanity's demands.
Lifestyles and the consumption of resources vary wildly from country to country. On average each person needs 2.2 global hectares to support the demands they place on the environment, but the planet is only able to meet consumption levels of 1.8 global hectares per person.
Humanity's demand for resources is now outstripping supply by about 25%, as the growth of our ecological footprint shows. Meanwhile the health of the planet's ecosystems, measured by the living planet index, is falling, at "a rate unprecedented in human history," according to the WWF.
Countries are shown in proportion to the amount of natural resources they consume.
4 comments:
LOL!
Wolfboy is heated up!
Look`s like it`s time to colonize the moon. Thaw the underground ice, creating an atmosphere/ rain.
Sow seeds that can grow in wet moondust. release micro organisms, cockroaches and bacteria. Let stand for 3000+ years. Serves millions!
LOL! domed cities here we come.
i was actually going to post this yesterday, but i couldn't manage to cut n' paste it from the BBC.
Micro organisms!?
You want to saend me to the moon to propogate? (hmmm, maybe I'g get more lucky there, hehe)
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