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?
MY Family Footprint >
My Carbon Footprint
My carbon footprint was about the same as I had predicted. I think one think that definitely increased my carbon footprint was that I had a larger carbon footprint in the Food and Home categories. One reason for this is the amount of meals we have at home. My parents try to make as many healthy meals for my brother and I as possible but that could have an impact on my carbon footprint because of the foods we eat. We eat a lot of meat in my household which could have a major impact on my carbon footprint. Also, one big thing that impacts my carbon footprint is the amount of time my family uses our electronic devices. We have been using our devices a lot more in the past year because of our work/ learn from school routines. Also, one thing that we have noticed that we are trying to get better at is leaving lights on around the house. We have a bad habit of leaving lights on when we leave rooms which can largely affect my carbon footprint because they can get left on for hours at a time.