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 >
Carbon Footprint
This questionnaire helped me realize how every aspect of my life produces carbon. Previously, I thought flights and heating/cooling systems contributed the most to my carbon footprint, but I was surprised to learn that food consumption was my biggest factor. I believe excessive carbon production is ingrained into our way of living as Americans. It would be difficult to live in an extremely carbon conservative way if it's normalized to produce a lot of carbon in our area.