Many students using our footprint calculator said that they could not pledge to reduce their home footprints because they were not making the decisions for the household. Here is your chance to design your own sustainable virtual household!
If you had your own home, what would you do to make it more energy efficient? Where would you get your electricity from? Where would your house be? Would you live near to your school or work or local transit options? Where would you get your food from?
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My Carbon Footprint
I was surprised at how high my family's carbon footprint is. I thought we did a lot to stay environmentally friendly. We recycle, compost, and try to conserve water and resources as much as we can. But I figured out later on that the reason our carbon footprint was higher than I expected was because of transportation. We have four gasoline powered cars and zero electric cars which does a lot of damage to the environment. This activity has made me realize just how bad cars are for the environment and has encouraged me and my family to maybe drive a little less. There are around 1.4 billion cars on the planet and each emit around 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere annually. This statistic goes to show how poor for the environment cars are and how urgent the need to convert to electric cars is. I now want to do as much as I can to produce less waste and care for the environment with everything I do. Our Earth is in danger and we all must do our part to help it stay alive. I hope that the first car I buy is an electric car to do my part. Here is a link that goes in depth about the terrible damage cars cause to the environment. https://sciencing.com/effects-car-pollu … 23581.html