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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Reducing Carbon Footprint By Eating Locally
Eating locally grown food has many benefits. Because the food was produced nearby, it did not have to be shipped across the country or across the continent to be put into your local grocery store. This means that fossil fuels would not be burnt to transport and refrigerate this food, or at least you wouldn’t be contributing to it. Aside from impacting your carbon footprint, it can also have health benefits. Because it has a shorter distance to travel, local food is fresher and possibly more nutritious. Spending money locally also aids the local economy.
Sources:
https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/7_benefit … ocal_foods
https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2018/ … footprint/