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 >
Carbon Footprint in the United States
My carbon footprint was very high compared to others in my region. My carbon footprint was estimated to be 61,211. Most of it came from transportation since I mainly travel long distances with my car. Because I play two different sports, I constantly have to get to places all around Oregon and occasionally take road trips for the longer distance tournaments. Although my transportation was significantly higher than the average, every other category was below average.