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 >
Carbon Footprint
My Carbon footprint was pretty much in the middle compared to my classmates. All my numbers were pretty average and nothing was too crazy. Something that surprised me was that compared to my region, I was well below average in the category of purchases. The average in my region is 1,191kgs and mine was only 408kgs. I think this is because I do not make a lot of unnecessary purchases and do my best to not throw things out unless they are no longer able to function. After doing some research on AustinTexas.gov, I found that there are a lot of easy ways to reduce my carbon footprint. Some easy things were as simple as using a reusable water bottle and turning off the lights when not using them. I think with the information I learned, I can make great progress in reducing my carbon footprint.