When I took my ecological footprint assessment, I learned that I use 105% of my share.

I have always been somewhat conscious of how my actions are going to affect the earth in the future so it concerns me when I think about some of my friends and family who probably use even more of their share than I do. We would have to live more energy efficient and think before we use energy.

Using solar panels to provide electricity would make a large positive impact on the earth. Switching your light bulbs to LED energy efficient light bulbs. My parents have recently installed motion detector lights in every room in their house, this has made it so that if one were to forget to turn off the light then the light will shut itself off.

Also, it would help if we all were more conscious of where our food comes from. We should eat more food that is grown and stored locally instead of importing foods from all over the world. Eating less meat would reduce the demand for it and in turn reduce the amount of beef and poultry farms needed to feed the population.

An additional way we can reduce our carbon footprint is to drive less and use other forms of transportation. Mass transportation is a great way to do that, using the public bus system, light rail or underground train reduces average emissions from each person. We could also bicycle and walk more to closer destinations, but to be honest, cars are not the main reason we are in this situation today.

The main message of this article is that I need to be much more conscious and so does the rest of the world.

Below is a link where you can find out what your footprint is!

http://footprint.wwf.org.uk