After calculating my eco footprint, I found that if everyone lived like me then we would need 3.6 planet Earths to sustain our lifestyles. I was given the option to explore some scenarios and see what would happen if I changed some of my habits. However, all four of the scenarios I was given were things that I already do and it only reduced my need for 3.9 planets to 3.3 planets. The things I changed were having EnergyStar appliances and purchasing products packaged with or made of recycled materials.
If the average American footprint was 4.6 Earths, then that would be terrible. No one should be using resources to that extent by themselves. The maximum population that the Earth could sustain at this footprint average would probably be 20% of the world's population now.
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