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 Carbon Footprint
In the past few days, we worked on calculating our carbon footprint. A carbon footprint is "the total amount of greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide and methane) that are generated by our actions." (The Nature Conservatory). Our carbon footprint emcompasses transportation, food, home, and purchases. My total carbon footprint was 10,108kg, with 4,362 being home, 4,154 being food, 315 being purchases, and 1,276 being transportation. I compared my carbon total with the people at my table. Dale's was 9,426 (mostly spent on home) and Shelby's was 9,238 mostly spent on transportation. This just proves that we all emit more greenhouse gases in different areas of our lives. Overall, most of us matched the average or were a little above for our region, proving that we can all work together to lower or carbon footprints.
Sources: https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involv … 204%20tons.