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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My results in the food section are lower than the average in France...
Hello my name is Jessy, I live in Torteval-Quesnay at 20km from Bayeux in Lower Normandy in France. In my country, our industries produce more CO2 because it's a developed country. I share my results about the food section because I'm not vegetarian so I eat meet and diary. I was surprised to find that my carbon footprint which is 2658 kg of CO2 is lower than the french average which is 3244 kg of CO2. I am surprised too at the food results in Saint Ann's School, Brooklyn, NY, USA because they produce an average of 1520 kg of CO2 a year.
Why do you think your footprint is lower?