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
Overall my carbon footprint was on the higher side compared to all of the class data. Out of 41 students carbon footprint, 13/41 had a higher carbon footprint than mine (13,316 kg). Compared to the average persons carbon footprint in the U.S., I am 1199 kg bellow. The most surprising factor of my carbon footprint was my home and food. Out of those, I guess I could use less power and power off my electronics to rude my home carbon footprint. But, for food, there is nothing I can really do to reduce, unless I were to go vegetarian.
https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/green … 20of%20CO2.
https://www.perchenergy.com/blog/enviro … person-usa