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
My carbon footprint is 7169 kg. I am proud of this because it is bellow the regional average, and because I got third lowest in my class. This is most likely because my family eats a lot of vegetarian and vegan meals. Another way that I am able to lower my carbon emissions is that thrifting and hand me downs are a regular occurrence in my family. Lastly, I take public transport to school instead of taking a car, making it so that many people on the bus have a fraction of the carbon emissions that each of them taking a car would have. In conclusion, vegetarian and vegan diets, thrifting and hand me downs, and public transportation lower my carbon emissions.
Student Carbon Emissions Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ … 1489862817