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 >
Palo Alto Student Footprint
I think the major source of my carbon emissions is from my house. We use a lot of electricity in our house. Also my family drives a lot in a SUV that does not get great gas mileage. We probably could be more environmentally friendly, but it would require a lot of work from everyone in my family.