Consider the following statements with respect to the Ecological Footprint 1 The Ecological Footpri...........

Environment and Ecology Biodiversity

`Consider the following statements with respect to the 'Ecological Footprint':

1. The Ecological Footprint measures the capability of a country to meet its emission targets based on the available forest cover and environmental related policy framework.

2. The Ecological Footprint represents the productive area required to provide the renewable resources humanity is using and to absorb its waste.

3. The productive area occupied by human infrastructure is not included in calculation as it does not depict energy resources.

4. India has the largest ecological footprint in the world followed by US and China.

Which of the above given statements are incorrect?

2 Only

1 and 4 Only

2, 3 and 4 Only

1, 3 and 4 Only

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Explanation:

A country's ecological footprint is the sum of all the cropland, grazing land, forest and fishing grounds required to produce the food, fibre and timber it consumes, to absorb the wastes emitted when it uses energy. The Ecological Footprint represents the productive area required to provide the renewable resources humanity is using and to absorb its waste. India's Ecological Footprint - the amount of productive land and sea area required to produce the resources it consumes and absorb its waste - has doubled since 1961. After China and USA, India has the third largest ecological footprint in the world.