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?
Student Footprints >
My Carbon Footprint
I was surprised to see how my carbon footprint was below average in every category except transportation. I believe this has a lot to do with where I live because the area I live in is especially hilly. I do my part in attempting to lower my footprint in this area by carpooling when I can and sometimes taking public transportation but I believe if more accessible public transportation was provided in my area it would drastically reduce emissions from myself and others in my area. I also believe if this was done all around the world we would see results everywhere. I have done some research and found that 45% of Americans have no access to public transportation. I believe this is a big issue being that traveling by car can be extremely expensive and many people don't have the funds for that but they also have no access to public transport.