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?
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Things we can do to keep a low carbon footprint
Some small things that could be done to keep a low carbon footprint are things like limiting the amount of times you turn the lights on, keeping your water use to a minimum, using public transportation instead of using a car, and purchasing second hand items. Clothing industries tend to use a lot of unnecessary packaging and need a lot of transportation to get to you. This process adds quite a bit of carbon into the atmosphere so instead of buying things brand new, you could go to a thrift store.
I totally agree! A lot of people don't realise just how much they can help with the reduced emission of carbon. Even little things just as you said can have a big impact and they're not very hard to keep track of. I think people should try to help as much as they can even if it's as little as spending less time in the shower.