
These are the people who need to change most- at least according to
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. The study used current data to predict the environmental footprint of humanity in the year 2015. The findings indicate that affluence, population, and geography are the major determining factors for a societies footprint, while urbanization, economic structure, and age in and of themselves are not correlated with ecological impact. Affluence and population are no big surprise, given the fundamental system we use to power our wealth and production (Fossil Fuel). Interestingly, geography has become the third member of this group. Even though you might be lonely and poor, if you cut down part of the rainforest your impact on the world is quite large. Thus, not only do we need to address our systems of power production and asset creation, but we need to be quite careful that the sensitive areas are not compromised.
