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 was surprised by how much carbon was emitted from transportation, which was my main source of emissions. This surprised me because our car has great gas mileage and I only fly in-state about once a year. I didn't expect it to be that high but it would be possible to cut that number by driving less.