How are people improving on their individual carbon footprints?  Are you actively trying to lower your carbon footprint total with this information or are you using this as a tool to remain aware of your individual impact on the environment?

Does anyone else believe that the carbon footprints of businesses should be made public?  Would carbon footprint information on various businesses influence your patronage or support?

The most effective actions individuals can take involve changing energy use associated with transportation and powering your home, as well as purchasing socially and environmentally responsible products. We can buy locally grown food, we can advocate for public transportation, we can protect green spaces. While lifestyle changes can reduce the size of an individual's Ecological Footprint, the Footprint also can inspire others and help society build sustainable ways of life for all. Cities and regions can reduce their Ecological Footprints and enhance sustainability by working together toward positive change. We can construct green buildings; Environmentally friendly construction materials and energy-efficient designs can have an enormous effect on society's use of natural resources.

Everyday I try to lower my carbon footprint by, say for example, recycling, going on bike to places instead of going by car, which are infamous pollutants, etc... Although I try to make a difference, it won't matter if other people do nothing. We all need make a difference. I do believe companies should publicly show their carbon footprints.

Yes, I think bussinesses need to make public their carbon footprint  because  we dont really know how much they are poluting our planet and big enterprises are the most pollutant places in the world.

You 're right pablo

I and my friend Andres also think that because that way they will try to lower their carbon footprints because if they have it too high, people will buy from other companies with a lower carbon footprint.

Penelope I agree with you but also a great idea are hybrid cars.

Based on a statistic 1,084 consumers who answered an online questionnaire by Navigant Research in 2013, over 60 percent of them think well of hybrids and all electric cars. Everyone who is looking for a new car must buy an hybrid. Although, they are more expensive, in time they would become cheaper than normal ones because electricity is cheaper than fuel.
Toyotas' hybrid cars are a great option.

I strongly believe that we should be aware about how big the carbon footprint of business are. It would really influence us when we  buy the  products.

Like pablorf02 I'm also trying to reduce my carbon footprint, but in some ways is difficult.For example I can't go by foot or by bicycle from Cadiz to Jerez.As I can't reduced in the way of transport I try to do the best in the way of recycling. I think that carbon footprint of business should be public because we should know what we are buying and the process that it takes to do it.It will influence my patronage in business depending on the carbon footprint.

Maria jose merino, Maria casares, Valeria galera:

  - Accelerating slowly and smoothly
  - Driving the speed limit
  - Maintaining a steady speed
  - Anticipating your stops and starts
  - Nonstop flights are better than connecting flights

I'm trying to lower my carbon footprint by going by foot to school and using the car the less I can, for example, when I hang out with my friends we all try to go in the same car so we pollute the less as possible. In my opinion business should reveal their carbon footprint because we all have the right to know what we are buying and how is it polluting our planet.