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 >
Reflecting on high carbon footprint, and changing those habits.
After looking at my carbon footprint, I realized that my carbon footprint was very high compared to the carbon footprint of my classmates. I am a person that uses a lot of devices powered by electricity whether its my phone, TV, lamp, or computer. I leave my computers charger, and my phone charger plugged in the outlet. In the source that I'm using that is linked below it states that when a charger stays plugged into an outlet it continues to use energy even if its not connected to a device. This is a reason in which why my carbon footprint is high, and I can change that by unplugging any electronic device while I'm not home, and use it only when I need it . Another reason why is because of recycling. I do not recycle things such as cardboards, paper, and aluminum. Although I do recycle cans and plastic bottles, I have to get into a habit in which I recycle paper, cardboards, and aluminum.