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 : Kyleigh G
Kyleigh Goodman
Mooresville, NC, USA
Age : 15
My carbon footprint was higher than I expected, at 19,704kgs. The main part of my footprint came from transportation. Although this portion of my footprint was high, I understand it because my family and I travel all the time. Even though my carbon footprint was high, I've found others who have a higher footprint and lower footprints than I do. To help limit my carbon footprint, I can start walking more places and turning off lights when they're not needed.
Thats good, I actually think walking to places helps us limit our footprints. Thats a good idea
Majority of mine came from my transportation as well. I plan on starting to walk to the places that aren't as far.