Comments on: Greendex Survey 2012: India Ranks First, USA Last in Sustainable Behavior

By: Melissa East

Melissa East — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 07:39:00 +0000

Yes, there may be that fact, but billionaires are not the majority of India’s population. Regardless, India is still considered a “developing country”.

By: joe

joe — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 05:25:00 +0000

I am afraid your input towards India disposable income is far from correct. The IMF chief says that if India’s billionaire would give, they would have removed poverty from the country, NOT once but twice !! so dont go by the word’ developing economy’ in a prima facia manner !!!

By: Melissa East

Melissa East — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 22:02:00 +0000

Doesn’t the fact that India, China and Brazil are developing countries and therefore have less disposable income to purchase items for consumption contribute to their “sustainable” lifestyle? If India, China and Brazil had the same standard of living as the US, would they still be as “sustainable”?

By: Ross

Ross — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:23:00 +0000

Just did that survey

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/greendex/calculator/

and it ranks me as a Canadian.

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:26:00 +0000

I’m afraid that you’re pretty much correct.

Most are not adequately concerned to cause them to change their lifestyle. Let’s take a moment to applaud those who do.

Now back to the ones who aren’t. The solution, IMO, is to make the needed changes in ways that do not ‘inconvenience’ them.

Right now wind is providing 4% of our electricity and coal is down from a high of 57% to under 36%. No one (except people in the coal industry) felt that happen. We can continue to reduce coal burning, replacing it with renewables and natural gas, and no one will notice as long as we make as much electricity as we were making.

We are putting more efficient appliances, TVs, and computers in the store. People buying a new “whatever” wouldn’t even notice the difference from the inefficient models. No decrease in lifestyle.

We’re making our cars more efficient without making them “less”.

We’re at the beginning edge of the switch to EVs. People will find no decrease in their lifestyles when driving electric. (They will find their ‘fuel bill’ cut by 75% and no need to go to the gas station – an improvement in lifestyle.)

We don’t need people to go back to caves. We simply need to speed up installation of the technology we have in hand and, if anything, quality of life will improve.

By: Caroll Marston

Caroll Marston — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:43:00 +0000

My guess is that we, here in the US, are willing to do anything that we can to protect the environment unless it begins to affect our standard of living. We’ll still drive to the 24 hr open Wal-Mart at 10:00pm because we forgot to pick up a loaf of bread earlier that day.

By: Captivation

Captivation — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:48:00 +0000

My list would rank the Northern European countries at the top (No, I don’t live in any of those countries.) . The Anglo Saxon countries (US, UK, Australia, Canada) would be a bit lower. Then the democratic Asian regions, Southern European, & Eastern European countries. And gradually the list would move toward the 3rd World.