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
My total footprint is 17,441 kgs of CO2 per year. The average is 13,115 kgs of CO2 per year. My total footprint is greater than what the average is and that is due to the high usage of lights in my house. For my home, my total is 11,324kgs compared to the region average which is 5,065 kgs. I believe this is due to the high usage of lights which can be reduced of fixed. A way to reduce the high usage of lights in my house is to turn them off when they aren't being used. Another way would be to use energy-efficient LEDs since they use significantly less electricity to produce the same amount of light, they last for a longer period of them , and are better for the environment.
https://www.ledlightingsupply.com/blog/ … -pollution
https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/led-lighting