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 found this project very informative, as I came to the conclusion that me and my family must change some of our habits. Even though my carbon footprint is above the average of my city, I believe that I can easily reduce it, and the questions I had to give an answer to made me aware of the major impact some usual activities have on our planet. In my opinion, this project should gain more popularity among students from all around the world, as it is an efficient way to catch their attention on some of the biggest contemporary issues: climate change, global warming and pollution.