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 >
How can you help the world's CO2 emissions?
There are a lot of things that go into lowering the world’s CO2 emissions, for example meat and dairy consumption. Meat and dairy account for 14.5% of greenhouse gas emissions according to the UN’s FAO. If this is lowered and more people start growing food that is organic like vegetables and fruits and opt to eat those, the world’s carbon footprint can be lowered. Something easy everyone can do to make a difference to the emissions are simple at home things like turning off the lights when you leave the house/room or even turning the water off when brushing your teeth. You don’t have to change your lifestyle to help the planet but good habits everyone should have can help even just a little.