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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How Renewable Energy is more affective than Fossil Fuels?
The difference between renewable energy and fossil fuels is that renewable energy can never run out, while fossil fuels can. This is one reason why renewable energy is better than fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are one of the ways we create energy, but it isn't the best. When people burn fossil fuels it pollutes are air and creates more greenhouse gases. This results in the warming of the globe. The use of renewable energy however does cause emissions, but at a lower rate than fossil fuels. Renewable energy uses the sun, wind, and water to create energy. This is a way better alternative than using fossil fuels. The United Nations says that "renewables are now cheaper in most countries" this means that renewable energy is not only cheaper than fossil fuels, but more affective and efficient. To stop fossil fuels from polluting the Earth people should turn to renewable energy.
Sources:
https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/wha … round%20us.
https://www.inspirecleanenergy.com/blog … ssil-fuels
https://education.nationalgeographic.or … sil-fuels/