I noticed that for my carbon footprint the travel section has the largest impact on my carbon footprint. I also have noticed that this seems to be a trend in many people’s carbon footprint along with my own. Personally, my carbon emissions from travel were ten times the regional average, which honestly surprised me quite a bit. Now I am trying to cut down on my travel emissions by carpooling and such. I think we should all try to cut down on the travel aspect of our carbon footprint seeing as for most people it contributes to our footprint the most. This is especially important considering Mark Jacobson’s discovery of the correlation between increasing Human Mortality rates and increasing carbon levels.

I agree, the travel section really effected my outcome. According to CNN, in 2015 Americans bought 17.5 million cars and trucks. This is way too much. Many people just drive to work when there are plenty of buses/carpools near by. In order to reduce our co2 emissions, everyone needs to take public transit/bike/walk/carpool everywhere. If we don't start to make changes in our transportation soon, the amount of co2 will never stop increasing

I fully agree. When I completed my Carbon Footprint section, my travel part skyrocketed every other. I don't think people realize how much of an impact adds up when simply driving to school. About 19.64 pounds of carbon dioxide  are produced from burning a gallon of gasoline. That's crazy! If you put that into bigger terms, after running out of gas and refilling your tank once a week, each year you would burn 942.72 pounds of carbon dioxide. When simply driving to school or work, people need to be more aware of their footprint... before it's too late.

My travel carbon footprint was far higher than every other section as well. I already carpool everyday, but it can still be hard to combat, especially because there is essentially 0 public transportation where I live. It's definitely a challenge to cut down carbon footprint, especially if you have long commutes to work or school, but everyone should try. It is clear that if I did a little less traveling my carbon footprint would be cut down by a very considerable mount if I biked or walked more often, rather than asking for rides. I almost feel guilty at times when I realize I could travel in a much more efficient way, but don't. If every human thought in these ways we could definitely make an impact.

My transportation category was also by far the highest for my carbon footprint. Although it can be tough to cut down on for your carbon footprint for transportation there are definitely ways you can. If you live an urban area public transportation is always a good way to cut down on your carbon footprint for transportation. If you live in a rural area where you have to drive long distances carpooling is very effective. Biking is also a great alternative if you need to get somewhere that's close by. Not only does biking cut down on your carbon footprint it also keeps you in great shape!

I completely agree, my travel category made up the majority of my carbon footprint. It is very difficult to improve this, because I don't live close enough to the school to walk or bike. Carpooling would also be difficult, because not many students live near me at O'Dowd which leaves the alternative of staying closer to home on the weekends which for me is at least a start to fixing this. As well as searching for people to carpool with, and attempting to find routes to school that avoid traffic and increasing fuel efficiency.

I agree. People really need to carpool or use public transportation more often to reduce carbon emissions. There could be ways to encourage this like improve the quality of public transportation. Methods like air conditioning or wifi on all buses would attract more people.