Comments on: Are You As Green As India & China? http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/05/16/are-you-as-green-as-india-china/ News & commentary on sustainability, activism, urban planning, politics, and our world. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:32:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark Seall http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/05/16/are-you-as-green-as-india-china/comment-page-1/#comment-55491 Mark Seall Tue, 20 May 2008 05:56:01 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/2008/05/16/are-you-as-green-as-india-china/#comment-55491 Thanks for that Karl - I saw some of the mis-comprehension out there too.. Thanks for that Karl – I saw some of the mis-comprehension out there too..

]]> By: Karl http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/05/16/are-you-as-green-as-india-china/comment-page-1/#comment-55490 Karl Tue, 20 May 2008 01:27:22 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/2008/05/16/are-you-as-green-as-india-china/#comment-55490 Thanks for providing a link to the questionnaire, Mark. My own score was 55.0, just short of the top bracket, but at least as good as the "greenest" Russians, Australians, Germans and mexicans :) But on a more serious note, I have seen comments on other websites expressing disbelief to the rankings - statements that China is one of the biggest polluters, and questions about Brazil's deforestation rates. I think most people viewing the survey results are missing the point of the "Greendex 2008" ranking - that its not about the energy or environmental performance of the 14 countries as a whole, but based on data collected on consumer choices and their lifestyle sustainability. Anyway, to help clear up the uncertainty or confusion in interpreting the results, I posted the explanation by Terry Garcia (of National Geographic) over on the GO Forums. Thanks for providing a link to the questionnaire, Mark. My own score was 55.0, just short of the top bracket, but at least as good as the “greenest” Russians, Australians, Germans and mexicans :)

But on a more serious note, I have seen comments on other websites expressing disbelief to the rankings – statements that China is one of the biggest polluters, and questions about Brazil’s deforestation rates. I think most people viewing the survey results are missing the point of the “Greendex 2008″ ranking – that its not about the energy or environmental performance of the 14 countries as a whole, but based on data collected on consumer choices and their lifestyle sustainability.

Anyway, to help clear up the uncertainty or confusion in interpreting the results, I posted the explanation by Terry Garcia (of National Geographic) over on the GO Forums.

]]> By: Gavin Hudson http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/05/16/are-you-as-green-as-india-china/comment-page-1/#comment-55489 Gavin Hudson Fri, 16 May 2008 16:26:08 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/2008/05/16/are-you-as-green-as-india-china/#comment-55489 I liked this test because the way the questions were phrased was generally neutral and unweighted, which give the results more credibility. Thanks for the interesting piece and comparison of countries! I liked this test because the way the questions were phrased was generally neutral and unweighted, which give the results more credibility. Thanks for the interesting piece and comparison of countries!

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