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 footprint
My footprint is 5,572 kgs of CO₂.
My home footprint is 2,525 and is the highest of all categories.
My home footprint it is higher than my region because sometimes i waste water and food, i leave the devices on standby and i heat my house with wood.
To reduce my home footprint i could start taking shorter showers to reduce water consumption, not waste food and keep the thermostat not too high.
My Purchases footprint is the lowest of all categories.
My footprint is 2,802 kgs of CO2
It's higher than the average people in my country, however, it's lower than my friends.
I think this is due to my house having solar panels and is relying on solar energy and not on electricity alone. That being said, most of my carbon footprint is from my eating habits as it takes up about 1,500 kgs of my carbon footprint.
To reduce my carbon footprint, I should start eating less meat and more alternative foods.
My Footprint is 4,161 kg of CO2, which was higher than average of both Vietnam and Worldwide.
My food footprint was the highest of all categories, followed by home category.
To reduce them, I will have to reduce the amount of meat and reduce the waste that I make in the future.
My footprint is 4,152 kgs of CO2
Compared to people in country and to the world, my footprint is higher. This may be due to my showering time and the way that I'm using electricity, which waste lots of electricity and water. In addition, I also consume a high amount of meat.
To reduce this carbon footprint, I will reduce my showering time and eat more local, organic vegetables.