Personal
You’re ready to start your journey toward living more sustainably. Where should you begin? Making changes at a personal level can be the easiest in some ways and the most difficult in others. In this section of the resource guide, we’ll explore the impacts each of us has as individuals on the Earth, and how the changes we make on a personal scale can add up to make a difference. Then, in the next section, we’ll explore specific areas of personal life where changes can be made to become more sustainable.
Getting Started
Do one person’s actions and choices really matter? If you’re reading this web site from a computer in the United States, then your choices as an American have a greater impact per capita on the planet than nearly any other citizen’s. Click on the links to the right to learn more.
-
Where and how you live makes a big difference in the impact your life has on the planet. This report from the Global Footprint Network is a good introduction to how different aspects of living contribute to our personal impact.
-
The difference in consumption of resources by country vs. the resources available within each country offers a perspective on how much in ecological debt each country is.
