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 Carbon Footprint
My total carbon footprint is estimated to be around 31,256 kg CO2 annually. This is much greater than the average US footprint (10, 379 kg CO2). The majority of my footprint, about 19,000 kg worth of CO2, is due to transportation. I do travel often whether it be via airplane or car, and I do see how it can accumulate over time. It would be interesting to see just how much the use of a more fuel efficient vehicle, would lower my footprint.