Earth's Overshoot Day

Yesterday I accomplished the legion's Challenge by turning off the lights and electronics that were not in use.

• Yes, I did.

• Oops, I forgot. I will try again today.

• I did it sometimes and forgot other times.

Natural gas is sustainable and does not leave a big carbon footprint.

• True

• False

Moving from place to place by car, bus, airplane and any other vehicle that uses gasoline is not sustainable because it leaves a big carbon footprint.

• True

• False

The food we eat can leave big carbon footprint because it has to be transported from where it was produced to the supermarket and sometimes it comes from a factory that also produces contamination.

• True

• False

If I have a very big house that uses a lot of electricity and space that could be used to plant trees, then my house is not responsible of my big carbon footprint.

• True

• False

The Earth's Overshoot day exists because the earth has a limited amount of resources and we are not using them in a responsible way. We are using way too many resources and this can affect future generations negatively.

• True

• False

If I have a small carbon footprint, then my overshoot day can be near the end of the year because I am taking care of the resources and giving the Earth time to make some more before I finish them.

• True

• False

The days of the year before my overshoot day are sustainable for the Earth.

• True

• False

The days of the year after my overshoot days are sustainable for the Earth.

• True

• False

Walking more, using the stairs, buying less things, using less electricity, wasting less food, recycling, reducing and reusing is a way to have a larger carbon footprint.

• True

• False