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 >
Surprises about my carbon footprint
I'm surprised that things like yard work can contribute to a person's carbon footprint, I wasn't aware people took care of their yards so much that it would add to their footprint. I don't have a yard or a yard so it doesn't cross my mind. I also didn't know that front-loading washing machines can effect a person's footprint versus a top-loading one. I've only ever had front-loading ones and I didn't know there is that much of a difference.