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The Human Footprint

Chapter 17, Problem 10

Which of the following actions can reduce humanity's ecological footprint? a. reducing our dependence on fossil fuels; b. reducing meat consumption; c. living in higher density settlements; d. better management of human wastewater; e. all of the above

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Hello everyone here. We have a question asking how does reducing our dependence on fossil fuels help to reduce our ecological footprint? A less harvest of coal and other non renewable resources? If we reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, we will need to harvest less coal and other non renewable resources. So is correct. Be less greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere. This could possibly save our planet from global warming and climate change. So B is correct. See less water pollution from oil spills. If these if coal and other non renewable resources aren't being harvested, they don't need to be transported, so there would be less water pollution from oil spills. So our correct answer here is d all of these choices are correct. Thank you for watching. Bye.