A brief presentation
About sustainability
We leave our footprint on the Earth!
W.Pekny, Plattform Footprint
Biocapacity
It is WHAT WE HAVE
W. Pekny,
footprint-consult
21% bio-productive land
4% bio-productive ocean
WE CAN USE ONLY
¼ OF THE EARTH
Ecological footprint is �what we consume
Which areas do we need?
Wood, paper, viscose
Houses,
factories,
Schools,
Food,
fodder
green area to bind the CO2 deriving from fossil fuels
Fish,
seafood…
built-up
areas
farmland
pasture
oceans,
waters
forest
Meat, milk,…
The Ecological Footprint
EUROPE
we would need more than THREE planets!
What about our countries???
Spain
Italy
Romania
Portugal
Malta
Latvia
WHAT DO WE NEED SPACE FOR?
FOOD
WHERE DOES OUR FOOD GROW?
Another image
of the world
Countries of the world in a true proportion
to one another:
PETERS projection
Rondonia, Amazonas 1975
200 km
http://www.na.unep.net/OnePlanetManyPeople/site_images.html
Rondonia, Amazonas 2001
http://www.na.unep.net/OnePlanetManyPeople/site_images.html
© AP www.bpb.de/gesellschaft/umwelt/dossier-umwelt/61237/regenwald?p=all
Where once was lush rainforest, ....
en.wikipedia.org
Where once was lush rainforest, ....
... only soy is grown, to feed our farm animals
OUR APPROACH TO FOOD
How much food do you suppose is thrown away?
0 10 20 30 40%
Does it matter that so much food is thrown away?
If so, why?
What is being wasted?
?
Waste:
About 40% of all foods in
the world are never eaten!
Costs of uneaten food
pferd-und-fleisch.de
de.serlo.org
commons.wikimedia.org
BUY 3 PAY 2!
Buy one,
get one FREE!
Buy only what you really need!
WHAT CAN WE DO?
Consume food wisely:
Prefer seasonal and local products,
� as much as possible from organic farming
Don´t waste food �
NON FOOD CONSUMPTION
Some of the things we consume:
Electronic devices
Each household has numerous electronic devices
55 oC
65 oC
Domestic
appliances
PAPER & FURNITURE
15.000.000.000 trees are cut each year
PAPER
One ton of paper needs the equivalent of:
24 trees
26,500
liters
of water
Average paper consumption
in Romania /year
43 kg per person
FURNITURE
20 pieces of clothing
per person are manufactured each year.
In 2014, the average consumer purchased 60 percent more items of clothing and shoes than in 2000
but each garment is kept half as long.
Clothes including shoes
Sport and hobbies
How to reduce consumption for…
…electronic devices, domestic appliances, furniture, clothes and shoes, sports equipment:
USE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE
REPAIR
BUY HIGH QUALITY
BUY SECOND HAND
SAVE MONEY AND
PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT!
HOLIDAYS
Tourism causes 8% of the total greenhouse gas emissions!
What can you do 5R:
1. Refuse: things that you don’t really need and produce garbage
Refuse plastic bag usage, disposable plastic, printed bills and brochures, cheap furniture, clothes and shoes with unusual colors (fashion is changing fast)
2. Reduce: the number of things that you cannot refuse
Paper usage, clothes, shoes, furniture, mobile, electronic devices
3. Reuse: use things again for the same or for a different purpose, repair
Clothes, shoes, furniture, sports equipment by using second hand goods
4. Recycle: what you cannot refuse, reduce, or reuse
Glass, plastic, aluminum, paper. Buy recycled paper.
5. Rot: compost the rest materials
Vegetable food, wood chips, sawdust from spruce timber, pets’ crap (with wood pellets)
ENERGY AND LIVING
Energy consumption in EU households 2017
LET’S PLAY A GAME!
Non renewable energies
Renewable energies
Carbon Footprint of the energy forms�
g CO₂ eq/kWh medium values
Renewable energy resources�
Heating/cooling the rooms
Cooling
Lighting
Reduce water use
SUFFICIENCY
SUBSTITUTION
EFFICIENCY
TRANSITION
MOBILITY
How did you get here?
How do you get to school?
European mobility week
The journey of butter
How do I get my butter?
IN THE PAST
How do I get my butter?
TODAY
Last kilometre!
M.Schwingshackl
The journey of butter
Going on holiday