Good for the Planet

Doing good for the planet has many angles, each focussing on specific, sometimes overlapping elements.

This a (non-structured) list of the various topics related to "Good for the Planet"

• Circularity and Recycling
  • Footprint
  • Plastics
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Energy
  • Fossil fuels
  • Transport
• Water
• Foodwaste
• Global Warming
• Climate
• Biodiversity

Based on the issue behind the action

• Resources depletion risk (Resource depletion is the consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished. Natural resources are commonly divided between renewable resources and non-renewable resources)
  • Types of depletion
    • Aquifer depletion (Aquifier is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, rock fractures or unconsolidated materials like gravel, sand, or silt.)
    • Deforestation
    • Mining for fossil fuels and minerals
    • Pollution or contamination of resources
    • Slash-and-burn agricultural practices
    • Soil erosion
    • excessive or unnecessary use of resources.
  • Focus areas to reduce risk
    • Materials efficiency
    • Energy efficiency
    • Water efficiency
• Environmental risk (risk to biodiversity and living conditions)
  • Pollution
  • Climate change
  • Radiation
  • Noise
  • Land use patterns

Another angle=

If we want to survive as Human species we need a healthy, sustainable biosystem. We are not Ecological overshoot occurs when human demand exceeds the regenerative capacity of a natural ecosystem. Global overshoot occurs when humanity demands more than what the biosphere can renew. In other words, humanity's Ecological Footprint exceeds what the planet can regenerate.

• Deforestation
• Loss

Related

• Resource Conservation
• Agriculture and forestry
• Private households and consumption
• Environment and economy

https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/data/environmental-indicators