Question

Using the Ecological Footprint concept and associated information - approximately how many billion people can the earth SUSTAINABLY support at the consumption rates currently being used: by the average person in the world, by the average US citizen, by the citizens of the poorest/least-developed countries of the world respectively?

Answer 1

Answer:

2, 5, 1.2

Explanation:

• The ecological footprint is the measure of the human demand which s quantity of the nature it takes to support people or economy and tracked by the ecological accounting system and bio-capacity of the planet.  

• For the average person in the world, it would require about 1.7 earth and for the US as a developed nation it would require about 5.0 earth to live and for the citizens, if the poorest countries it world require about 1.2 earth this is based on the nature of the energy demand and the earth carrying capacity.