Sustainability What is sustainability? Why do we need to

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Sustainability

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What is

Sustainability?

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WATER SHELTER FOOD

The Sustainability Pyramid

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WATER SHELTER FOOD

ENERGY EDUCATION COMMUNICATIONS

The Sustainability Pyramid

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WATER SHELTER FOOD

ENERGY EDUCATION

FREEDOM HEALTH

COMMUNICATIONS

The Sustainability Pyramid

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Housing

8%

Home

Energy

18%

Transport

15%

Food

23%

Consumer

Goods

14%

Ecological footprint of an average resident

78 percent fall under personal choice

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With only 5% of the global population, we use 30%

of the world's natural resources (North America)

Rest of the world

What happens if the rest of the world wants what we enjoy?

5% 30%

What’s left

for others

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Energy Use

8

Kg of oil equivalent per person/year

(World Bank, 2012)

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CO2 Emissions

9

metric tons per person/year

(World Bank, 2009)

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How the world might perceive our life style

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How many people in the world live

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97.0% Seawater- not drinkable

2.5% Fresh

Water/Frozen

0.5% Fresh

Water/Available

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

USA Canada India China Sweden Denmark

We need two litres of drinking water each day to survive

Total water withdrawal in litres per person per day

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Global Average Water Footprint

15,415 litre/kg

Meat

822 litre/kg

Apples

237 litre/kg

Lettuce

How many people could this

provide drinking water for?

On average, one apple

(150 gram) requires 125

litres of water

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Why must we be more sustainable?

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How do we become more sustainable?

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