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?
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I was not aware of the impact of meats and dairy on environment. We can greatly reduce carbon footprint. Reduction can be accomplished by reduced meat and dairy consumption. Meat and Dairy make up 70% of the world's carbon footprint.
I agree that the reduction of meat and dairy consumption would decrease an individual's carbon footprint. This would be a tough one for me though because these are two of my favorite things to eat.