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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Electricity
Have you ever goes out of the room without closing the light or you’re just too lazy to do it? Having the light on when you are not using it is a big waste of electricity because light requires a lot of electricity and it produces a lot of carbon footprint. We can save the amount of electricity we use in many ways, such as: unplug the computer when is fully charged, fully turn off the computer or TV when is not being used, and close the heat or cooling system when is not required. By using less electricity we can save our planet!