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 name is Tayven, Im 14 from Mooresville, NC. My total carbon footprint was 17,256kg. This was above the average total. Majority of mine came from transportation. This was a huge surprise for me. I didn’t think I emitted so much. I never even thought about carbon emissions until now. I never realized how much carbon was emitted by even the smallest things, I would like to have my footprint under average at the least. I will make changes such as taking a bike or walking places.
that is what happened to me with transportation being so high in numbers but its tough to cut down on going places!