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 carbon footprint continued..
Another creative way to reduce your carbon footprint is your fashion selections! Your wardrobe can actually significantly improve your carbon footprint. If you thrift clothes or buy used clothes you save significant resources and energy used to create new clothes. Also, its fun and a creative way to be unique to yourself and save the planet at the same time!
https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2018/ … footprint/
1. Sharing a ride to school every day or going shopping can reduce your carbon footprint by about 2,000 pounds of CO2e every year.
2. You might think of glass, paper, plastic, and metal when recycling, but donating clothes is a great way to give them a second life, getting the most out of the energy used to make and ship them.