If I were the head of my household I would lower my carbon footprint by opting for LED light bulbs because they are more energy efficient than incandescent. I would also compost organic food waste to reduce the amount of waste going to the landfill and to return nutrients to the soil around my home so that I could potentially grow my own fruits and vegetables. I would also opt for energy efficient appliances to avoid burning fossil fuels.

Most days, I leave my fan running in my room. This is a habit I got used to because my room is super small, so it is always hot. I recently discovered how much energy I am wasting and that I need to make some changes to my energy-wasting habits. How much have my few years of leaving my fan running affected my personal carbon footprint and the area around me?

How much do my long showers affect the environment and my footprint?

It's hard for me to gauge what aspects I am responsible for. Sure, there's the lights in my personal spaces, the plumbing I use, the things I buy, but that hardly scrapes the surface of my family's overall carbon footprint. Is there anything else I can be more involved in?

How can children encourage their parents to change their way of living? Parents hold a lot of authority and it could be hard to break them out of their habits.

I learned that most of my carbon emissions come from home energy and transportation. My footprint is 3,055 kg of CO₂ per year, which is lower than the average for California, but I still want to lower it. I think the easiest way to start is by using less electricity and turning off lights and electronics when not needed. Families can also switch to LED bulbs, use energy-efficient appliances, and adjust the thermostat to save energy. If more people made small changes at home, it could really help reduce total CO₂ levels.
(Source: ISCFC Calculator, 2024; EPA “Reducing Home Energy Use,” 2024)

Another thing we can do to lower carbon emissions at home is to turn off the water while we are brushing our teeth and only using it when needed. We could also just not use any heating or air conditioning, and as a substitute for heating we can use blankets.

There are many ways you can lower your carbon footprint. Like using public transit, walking, or biking instead of driving. You can also lower your beef consumption. Eliminating beef as much as possible, will significantly lower your carbon footprint. Cows produce methane, which is produced when they eat. One methane molecule is equivalent to about 23 CO2 molecules! Even replacing beef for chicken or fish will lower your carbon emissions. You can also lower your shower times.

My family's Carbon footprint is 16,841kg. Some people have near the average carbon footprint. Others have a very high Carbon footprint because maybe they have a big family or they have a small family and they have bad habits in their usage. But others sometimes have low carbon footprints because they pay attention if they are starting to have a bad habit and stop it.

My carbon footprint was 87,085 kgs which is a lot compared to the average of 9,727 kgs in California and is over 7 times the average carbon footprint. I think I might have calculated something wrong but I would still like to lower my carbon footprint by doing things like recycling stuff and using some of it for another purpose, turning off my bass and guitar amps when I'm not playing, walking more to places near me, or turning off the lights when im not in the room.

My Family's carbon foot print is 7,711 lbs, so this topic made me think about how much we contribute I agree that small habits like using less electricity (Ex: turning off our lights when we leave the house or a room)  and recycling (Ex: I use a lot of cardboard to make animals  mostly sharks to hang up on my wall) and can really lower our footprint over time .It helped me understand that even simple changes big or small at home can make a big difference.

my carbon footprint is 87,085 kgs which is a lot compared to the average of 9,727 kgs in California. I might have calculated it wrong, but I would also like to lower it by turning lights off when I'm not using them, turning off my bass and guitar amps when I'm not playing, or walking more.

My Family's carbon foot print is 7,711 lbs, so this topic made me think about how much we contribute in our world ,I agree that small habits like using less electricity (Ex: turning off the lights of your house anytime you leave the room) and recycling (Ex: I use a lot of carboard to make animals to hang on my wall ) and can really lower our footprint over time .It helped me understand that even simple changes big or small at home can make a HUGE difference.

My family's carbon footprint is around 5,000kg, this may seem low because its less than the average california residents, but in my eyes this is quite high. The reason our footprint is this high is because of our bad habits like leaving the water running for too long, leaving electronics on when we're not using them, leaving lights on when leaving the room, not recycling everything we can, etc. You and I can lower our footprint just by making small changes to your routine; being mindful about water usage, turning off electronics and lights, and recycling as much as possible.

My Family carbon is 16,841kg and my family is very strict on doing keeping stuff on or running and wasting money. It is bad habits to do all of that. The average carbon footprint is around 9,000kg. I wouldn’t necessarily disagree how your carbon footprint is high considering that others can have double or triple than 5,000kg. But i do agree on how we can change our carbon footprint by having better use on our water usage or electricity usage too.

My family's carbon footprint is very low because we like to be cost efficient and reuse. We also like to take advantage of our resources when granted. Another thing that keeps our carbon footprint low is we home grow our vegetables and fruits, which saves us money in the long run.