1. Ecological Footprint Presentation
Team # 1
Karina Degtyareva
Chantelle Zerba
December 14th, 2015 1

2. Table of Contents All About Us Our Environmental Impact
Footprint Calculations
Our Average Electricity Comparison
Our Average Water Use Comparison
Our Average Carbon Footprint Comparison
World Emissions
Proposals for Global Change
Proposals for Personal Change
Summary Conclusions

3. All About Us: Karina: Chantelle:
I am a young adult with a full time administrative assistant job. I go to NVC part time and am preparing to transfer to a four year university. I don’t have kids, but have three fur babies in my household who take up a good amount of my free time. I enjoy outdoor activities, which usually involve quite a bit of driving. Overall, I try to be environmentally friendly by recycling and using sustainable products, which can get quite expensive.
Chantelle:
I work part time as a yard worker and also work part time with my dad in construction. I go to NVC full time. I like to hang out with my friends which means I have to drive across town. My family recycles anything we can and we try to buy local goods whenever possible. I walk with my dog downtown a lot and if we need something from the store I skateboard. Activities that use energy are video gaming and watching TV with my family.

4. 2. Our Environmental Impact:
Housing:
Karina: lives in a “granny flat” separate from the main house with one other person. Average electricity use for my household is 260 kwH/month. Natural gas ~ 12 therms/month. Water ~ 7K/month
Chantelle: lives in a single family home with four other people. Average electricity use is 676 kwH/month. Natural Gas use per month is 28 therms.
Transportation:
Karina: owns a car and carpools during frequent trips to the coast, Tahoe, etc. Occasionally takes Bart when visiting the Bay Area. Annual mileage ~ 8K
Chantelle: owns a car used to drive around town, but mostly walks to nearby places. Annual mileage ~ 4K

5. 3. Footprint Calculations:
Karina:
Chantelle:
Our average carbon footprint is 9.2

6. 4. Our Average Electricity Use Comparison
Our average electricity per capita use is 132 kWh per month.
*data for City of Napa provided by Community Pulse and based on July 2008 findings
**data for CA & USA is provided by California Energy Commision and based on 2010 average monthly data
***data for the World average provided by The World Bank organiztion and is absed on 2012 average monthly data

7. 5. Our Average Water Use Comparison
Our average water per capita use is 3,000 gallons per month.
*data for City of Napa provided by Community Pulse and based on July 2008 findings
**data for CA is provided by Conservation News and based on 2005 average daily data
***data for US is provided by Pacific Institute

8. 6. Our Average Carbon Footprint Comparison
Our Average Footprint: 9.2 Metric Tons CO₂ per capita
Average U.S.Footprint: Metric Tons CO₂per capita
Average World Wide Footprint: 4 Metric Tons CO₂ per capita
Average Industrial Footprint: 11 Metric Tons CO₂ per capita
World Wide Target: 2 Metric Tons CO₂ per capita (sustainable)

9. 7. World Emissions
This graph clearly illustrates how dramatically the emergence of technology influenced global carbon emissions within the last few centuries.

10. 8. Proposals for Global Change
EDUCATE: Require Environmental Science class in High Schools
Provide and advocate for public transportation in smaller cities, like Napa
Promote & construct green buildings - tax incentives for sustainable designs
Implement natural waste systems; ex: wetlands as sewage treatment
Protect existing ecologically productive areas such as surrounding wildlands and local farms.

11. 9. Proposal for Personal Change
Eat less meat
Cut down on processed foods
Switch light bulbs in your home to energy efficient ones
Wash clothes in cold water and only in full loads & hang to dry
Subscribe to online publications instead of print
Shop at consignment stores
Get rid of your lawn and plant a vegetable or fruit garden or native plants which don’t require too much upkeep
Buy locally & sustainably produced foods
Register to vote and vote for candidates supporting green energy:
Lauren Singer - Zero Waste Girl
YouTube Channel & Blog:
Trash is for Tossers

12. 10. Summary Conclusions
Humanity has been in ecological overshoot for the last several decades. Unfortunately the impact this overshoot has on our planet is underestimated by many world leaders, who don’t recognize or prioritize environmental issues. To continue onto a more sustainable path we need to decrease our carbon footprint to 2 metric tons of CO₂ per capita. This can be achieved through a variety of methods we mentioned earlier, however first and foremost we take responsibility for our actions and try to leave this planned a better place for future generations.

13. Websites and Research Cited
Walser, Maggie L. "Carbon Footprint." The Encyclopedia of Earth. N.p., 14 July Web. 13 Dec