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 >
my ENORMOUS consumption
Hello, I think this test is very important to know our pollution. It showed me the importance of becoming aware of one’s carbon footprint, especially with housing and travel.
In the first part, about my home,
I was very surprised by the pollution caused by my consumption, especially by DATA. Instagram and YouTube are apps that use a lot of GB, and I use them a little too much.
For that, I have two solutions:
- use my phone and these apps less
- when I don’t use my phone, close the apps because they always consume energy
The second part is travel.
In the last years, I took the plane a lot. I live on an island and I go to see my family who live far away from me. I take the plane because it is faster and I don’t have time to spend many hours in transport if I want to see many people in my family.
Solution:
- making choices, even if it means not seeing everyone in my family, in order to take public transport
My total carbon footprint: 31,116 kgs
Home: 12,017 kgs
Transport: 15,086 kgs