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 >
Science and The Environment
Global warming is an important issue that is important to learn about and ways we can prevent it from further harming our planet. I recently calculated my carbon footprint and was shocked by the results. My food and transportation were extremely high compared to people in my region. I realized what caused my transportation to be so high was the fact that I travel a lot and go on lots of trips and vacations. Also the food was high because I ate a lot of meat. Some ways to fix these problems are to have a more vegetarian diet and not go on trips as often. Limiting the amount of time I fly on an airplane because that is the main reason my carbon footprint is so high. Luckily my home and purchases are lower than the average which is good. Overall I think it is important for me to understand the effects I have on the world and how I can change it to better the world.