Eco & carbon footprints - links

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Carbon Footprint measure your carbon footprint
Earth Overshoot Day pushing back the date of ‘overshoot’ – when human activity in a given year exceeds the earth’s capacity to provide for it in that year
Footprintcalculator.org calculate your ecological footprint
Global Footprint Network founded by the inventor of the concept, Mathis Wackernagel
Global Footprint Network Glossary explanation of terms used in ecological footprint calculations
Globl Footprint Network Open Data Platform explore footprints for over 200 countries
Global Footprint Network Standards current operational standards for all Ecological Footprint assessments
Guardian sensible article on consumption
Lammas more detailed calculator, used to assess applications for One-planet developments in Wales
National Energy Foundation detailed carbon calculator
One Planet Centre the features of one-planet cities and towns
One Planet Council independent voluntary body enabling and promoting One Planet Development
Radical Routes booklet with details of the ecological footprint concept, plus calculations
Wackernagel, Mathis inventor of the ecological footprint concept
Wikipedia entry for carbon footprint
Wikipedia entry for ecological footprint
Wikipedia list of countries ranked by per capita ecological footprint
World-wide Fund for Nature another footprint calculator

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