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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Creative ways to reduce your carbon footprint
Some more ways to reduce your footprint can include using cruise control when driving and using less air conditioning, eating less meat and composting food scraps.
I always use cruise control on long roads along with ac, I prefer using the windows. One, it uses more gas when the ac is on and two, it's better for everyone. The composting I can get behind, but not eating meat...