Scotland's Global Footprint

August 2008

New reports show UK greenhouse gas emissions are growing

New reports from the Stockholm Environment Institute to DEFRA and WWF demonstrate that total UK greenhouse gas emissions are growing in line with the economy. This consumption based approach takes account of shipping, aviation and imported goods and shows the full environmental impact of our economy.

Our consumer based emissions are 49% higher than our Kyoto reported emissions, and trends show that consumer based emissions have risen 13% from 1992-2003.

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June 2008

An inspiring new case study has just been produced which shows teachers how the Schools' Global Footprint resource can help them plan and implement whole school, cross-curricular activities using the footprint theme. This is the fourth of a series of five case studies, and shows how Glencryan Special School used the resource to raise awareness about the global impact of food, reduce it's food footprint, and allow pupils to contribute as responsible citizens and confident individuals.


Introduction About Footprint My Footprint News Local Authorities Schools Other Projects Research Centre Contact Us	August 2008 New reports show UK greenhouse gas emissions are growing New reports from the Stockholm Environment Institute to DEFRA and WWF demonstrate that total UK greenhouse gas emissions are growing in line with the economy. This consumption based approach takes account of shipping, aviation and imported goods and shows the full environmental impact of our economy. Our consumer based emissions are 49% higher than our Kyoto reported emissions, and trends show that consumer based emissions have risen 13% from 1992-2003. See story >> June 2008 An inspiring new case study has just been produced which shows teachers how the Schools' Global Footprint resource can help them plan and implement whole school, cross-curricular activities using the footprint theme. This is the fourth of a series of five case studies, and shows how Glencryan Special School used the resource to raise awareness about the global impact of food, reduce it's food footprint, and allow pupils to contribute as responsible citizens and confident individuals. Read more >> Press Release >> February 2008 Single Outcome Agreements A new briefing from the Local Footprints Project on how to use the footprint as an indicator, in line with the national indicators, as part of Single Outcome Agreements. November 2007 Scottish Government adopts the Ecological Footprint as a performance measure The Scottish Government will use the Ecological Footprint as one of its performance measures which was announced on 14 November 2007 as part of the Spending Review. The National Performance Framework includes a national outcome of: “... reduce the local and global environmental impact of our consumption and production” and a national indicator and target: “reducing our Ecological Footprint.” Read more >> Footprinting gives us a mechanism to measure the global impact of our everyday choices. It has shown that if everyone lived as we do in Scotland, we would need three planets to survive. Clearly Scotland’s global footprint is too large and we need to take steps to live within our environmental limits. This website acts as a portal for individuals, organisations, local authorities, schools and businesses to find out more about footprinting so that they can start taking action to reducing their global impact. The site is being maintained through the Local Footprints Project, a joint project between WWF Scotland and the Sustainable Scotland Network (SSN), with funding and support from Eco Schools Scotland, the Improvement Service, the Scottish Government and ScottishPower.	China’s average footprint has gone up by 82% since 1975, but its still less than 30% of a Scottish footprint