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 was really surprised on the amount of carbon that I emmit. In certain areas I did not emit a lot of carbon because of pre-existing settings in my house and responsible shopping. In order to lower my carbon footprint I would have to change the way I travel. My transportation footprint was a lot higher than average and I didn't realize that taking trips to other countries would be so carbon intensive and now I will be more mindful about what types of travel I will choose to take.