Students need to do as much as they can to limit their own carbon footprint as well as act now so that future generations have a planet that is thriving and most importantly surviving. For starters, youth and students are the future of our planet so we need to educate them on CO2 emissions, teach them/help them learn what their own carbon footprint is, so that we can educate them on how to lower their own CO2 emissions from a young age. As well as learning about their own carbon footprint they also need to learn about others across the globe. When I look at the data of students carbon footprints there is a lot of variation between different countries. Most likely due to the fact that some countries are wealthier, have access to better or more resources, and because of the climate that they live in. The more we can teach the upcoming generations about their own carbon footprint and other students carbon footprints and how to limit and lessen it the better shot our planet has at survival.

I agree, students can be very careless with what they do. They litter and pollute the world. Obviously they’re not all like that and there’s many other different age brackets that pollute but students are that’s we’re talking about. We need to come up with ways in school to reduce our footprint. For example all metal utensils and reusable plates and all that stuff.