Humanity now requires the resources of one and a half planets
Humanity now requires the resources it would take almost one and a half planets to sustainably produce, according to figures to be released Tuesday by Global Footprint Network. The data show that humanity is demanding nature’s resources and producing CO2 at a rate 44 percent faster than what nature can regenerate and reabsorb, meaning it now takes 18 months for the Earth to regenerate what we use in one year. (See www.footprintnetwork.org/factsheet2009 for key findings.)
The urgent threats we are facing today – most notably climate change, but also biodiversity loss, shrinking forests, declining fisheries and freshwater stress – are symptoms of this alarming trend.
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Tags: biodiversity, co2, declining fisheries, ecological footprint, electric, Energy, global footprint network, humanity, power, resources, shrinking forests
Europcar launch Eco-conscious competition to win a Fiat 500
Europcar has launched a competition to win a Fiat 500 following a win as the European Leader for CO2 Emissions for the second year running
The competition is running until October 15, 2009 and can be played on the ‘Fiat Green’ dedicated Europcar micro site. Entry is restricted to those living within Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Austria and Belgium, where the competition is currently being run.
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Tags: 500, co2, competition, emissions, europcar, fiat
Touch of green win student business award
An innovative student tree planting company ‘Touch of green’ from Estonia has won a European competition for the best student company of 2009. 32 countries held individual competitions to find their best student company’s and then these were presented at the final which was held on Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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Tags: best, Business, carbon, co2, emissions, ja-ye, offset, planting, rotterdam, students, touch of green, tree
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