Students from around the world calculated their class mean and standard deviations for their footprints and posted them on our world map.
Do you see differences across the globe? If so, why do you think those differences exist?
Did you use the calculator to try to reduce your footprint down to the average from a citizen of another country? What changes would you have to make to lower your footprint in this way? Are you going to try and take some of these actions in your daily life?
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My transportation carbon footprint is nearly double the average of the average person living in the State of California (4,735 kgs vs. 2,557 kgs). The main cause for this is my daily commute to school and my extracurricular activities, usually totaling around 60 miles a day through sometimes heavy traffic. While I can try to purchase a more fuel-efficient car (such as a PHEV), there’s not much I can do to stop this. However, what I believe will amend my (and many other people’s) excessive carbon footprint are more compact, efficient cities with more public transportation, as public transportation uses much less energy per person transported than cars on a motorway.
Hi, my name is Yasmine. My carbon footprint is very low thanks to walking almost all the time. Although my home is my biggest contributor, I can improve by using LED lights and taking shorter showers, and I'll also focus on reducing my meat consumption. My figures demonstrate a very sustainable lifestyle that's well below average. In my opinion, I think I'm doing a great job compared to my country´s footprint.
Hello my name is Maria.
My footprint has been quite good except the increase in the home.I think I can reduce them using less light and less water or some thing like that.In transport I have it quite reduced since I almost always walk to plces except on occasion.Food has gone a little from the footprint of Spain but it is not very high an finally the shopping.
Hi I'm Laura Arhire and I live in Denia, Spain My carbon footprint is lower than the average in Spain but I do exceed the world average. What I think is what pollutes the most is when I use the laptor, because I use it almost all day to do my schoolwork. And I almost always have the computer charging. What you would have to do is charge it after removing the charger. This is how I would be able to reduce my carbon footprint.
Hello, I'm Mario, I live in Dénia and I'm going to show you my carbon footprint per year, first at home 4545kg per year, second food 2395kg per year, third, purchases 133kg per year and finally transportation 489kg per year. What do you think I could do to reduce that percentage?
Hi, I’m Nicolas. I suggest trying for your home footprint to unplug electronics before turning yourself in for the night. For food, Having more local or seasonal dishes or buy groceries in bulk with reusable containers that can reduces the packaging waste associated with individually packaged items. For purchases, You can try repairing it instead of getting something new to replace it like a jacket or a bicycle. Finally your transportation,you can try walking for a change for closer places that you need to go and only drive If you think it's really far.
Hello Mario, my name is Mekennah! I see you already got some recommendations, but I wanted to throw in a couple more! for your home footprint, it is very easy to walk out of a room without turning off the light or shower a little extra longer because of stressful days. Trying to reduce those could really help lower your footprint. My footprint for food was a big one for me as well. What I figured might help me is trying my local farmers market and finding fruits and vegetables that are grown without a bunch of pesticides that are harmful to our environment. Lastly, the hardest one yet is transportation. It is so convenient to get in the car or on a plane and vacation or commute to work/school- however, maybe carpooling or minimizing vacation travel might help with that! Bet of luck!
I don't know if this could help you, but many of my friends grow vegetables and raise animals so I have started buying their produce, eggs and meat to reduce my carbon footprint.
My carbon footprint is 5,758 kg of CO₂ per year, a little lower than the average for Spain, which is 6,968 kg, although it is still higher than the global average. Looking at the results, what pollutes the most in my case is food and home. I think I could improve a few things to reduce my footprint. For example, at home I could turn off the lights more when I don't need them, use energy-saving light bulbs and not leave appliances plugged in. As for food, you could try to eat less meat, especially beef, and more local or seasonal products. I could also avoid so much plastic and buy only what I really need, because I have little in "shopping", but I could still improve it more. In transport I hardly pollute, so that's fine, but in general I would like to continue to lower my footprint and be more aware of the things I do in my day to day.
Hello Amalhadjaj! I also have a higher home footprint. I like how you suggested the energy-saving lightbulbs! I would have never thought of that. I use lights often in my house for many hours of the day and in multiple rooms because I have a kid who runs everywhere! Investing in the lightbulbs may really help my footprint! Another way to reduce your food, if you're open to suggestions, is shopping locally and looking for organic foods. Many grocery stores have great fruits and veggies; however, they often come from a place that uses so many pesticides that they have such a huge impact on our environment! Another note to add is I have just recently recycled all of my plastic Tupperware and changed to glass containers! They are also a lot easier to clean! I hope we both have success at lowering our carbon footprint!
My total transportation footprint is 14,280 kgs, which is 10,833 more than the average for the United States of Florida. I aim to reduce my footprint by driving less on the road or by finding lower-speed routes to take.
Although it may be difficult to maintain a sustainable lifestyle, especially if the culture or society is very materialist, there are creative ways to reduce one's carbon footprint in small ways that can build up over time.
One could be more accepting of 'hand-me-downs' instead of heading to stores and purchasing new clothing; not everything has to be new to be wearable. If one has to buy something, it is better to purchase an item of clothing that is durable, and is able to last a long time.
Another way of reducing carbon footprint is to have a power strip so that every time electronics are not in use, simply switching off the power strip would immediately cease power to the electronics. This is much more efficient than manually pulling the plug of multiple electronics off of multiple wall outlets.
A last example of creative methods to reduce one's carbon footprint is the eco-friendly option of utilizing solar-powered cookers to cook one's food. No need to use the microwave or create long-burning fires to heat up a meal.
The first two ideas, plus more creative methods, can be found in this article: https://sustainability.wisc.edu/14-ways … footprint/
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Hi, my name is Ainara aand I'm from Dénia, Spain.
My home carbon footprint is way above average. What can I do to lower it?? I think it's because I'm always with the lights on during the day and I keep the fan on during summer all day and night long. I also keep my phone charging all night and sometimes I forget to unplug it. Talking about digital devices, I believe the main problem is that I keep my PC on during at least 12 ours even if I'm not using it out of laziness to turn it back on. Maybe I can also take less time showers to save water too.
I think that's basically the reason my home carbon footprint is that high and that I need to take more care about my actions with my digital devices
Hello my name is Albert and I have doubled the CO2 statistic because I have taken the plane and that goes up a lot. I have also tripled the world championship.iikjkj9bnjnl
I have reviewed my results from the carbon footprint assessment and found some areas that I should reflect on and improve. My total footprint is 5,312kg of CO2 per year, which is lower than the average in Spain (6,968 kg), but still higher than the world average (3,791 kg). My biggest expense comes from the household, with 2,635 kg, exceeding the regional average of 1,462 kg. This indicates that I should focus on reducing my energy consumption at home. On the other hand, my food footprint is 2,347 kg, lower than the regional average of 2,620 kg, but I can still improve with a more sustainable diet. In shopping, my footprint is quite low (328 kg) which is good, and in transport it is minimal with 2kg, which reflects my mobility habits.
Hi, I'm Alexandra, I live in Dénia and today I'm going to explain my footprint. In my region the average of the surer home is 1,462kgs, but mine is 1,110kgs since I do not usually turn on the air conditioning or heating. The average food is usually 2,620kgs, but mine is 1,078 because I don't usually eat as much as the others. The average shopping is 1001kgs and mine is 298kgs since I don't usually go shopping much and finally the transportation has an average of 1885gs, but mine is 862kgs because I only go by car to school, the rest I walk.