My_Carbon_Footprint_-_Aug_2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS 01 Our planet at risk 03 Background 05 Electricity 07 Travel 09 Water use 11 Waste 13 Food 19 Total Carbon Footprint for one day 21 A carbon economy is not viable 23 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) 25 Discussions from the Mail & Guardian Critical Thinking Forum

This booklet has been compiled as part of the Handprint – actions towards sustainability - series. A handprint is a positive action anyone can make to off-set the negative impact of our footprints! See www.handsforchange.org Any part of this resource book may be reproduced copyright free, provided that WESSA is acknowledged.