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 North Carolina, USA
Hi! My name is Maddy, and I am from Mooresville North Carolina, USA. I am 17 years old and have total carbon footprint of 15,617 kg. My average is about the same as my regions average, but the majority of my carbon footprint came form my transportation. I excepted most of my results. The only thing that surprised me was my purchase score because I feel like I am buying things all the time, but I was really only half of my region’s average for purchases. I think in the future I can decrease my carbon footprint by trying to car pool poor often and walk places.