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 >
Teresa's Carbon Footprint
My name is Teresa Hilton, I live in Orange Park Florida. This was a very interesting assignment that I have never used before. I was surprised to see the number of my total footprint in comparison higher than the average. This has brought to my attention several things I do daily that I need to be more conservative, and not waste the resources I have. This is something I will work on to be more efficient perhaps in recycling and use of electricity. I will also look for healthier alternatives in my food choices and travel.
I found out the same thing. Hopefully we can both use these alternatives successfully!