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 >
Katy, Charlotte, NC, USA, 14
When I calculated my carbon footprint, the total was 17,653. The total footprint in my region was 15,918, so mine total was above average. The majority of my footprint was from home, which was 9,097. This was probably because we use battery powered lawn equipment, and use lots of gas to heat our home. I was a little bit surprised when I found out my total carbon footprint, I expected it to be a little bit lower. I was also a little bit surprised that my transportation total was not the greatest because we travel a lot over the summer, have several after school activities and it takes us a while to get to and from school. In the future, I don't think there's a lot I can do to reduce my carbon footprint, but I could be more careful about how much water I use.
i think alot of our transportations are low because we are in school and most people ride the school bus back and fourth home and because they go by a certain mile distance from the school i think our total is less
My transportation was way lower than I expected. I thought it would way higher because I travel during the summer, have sports, and hang out with friends all the time.
the majority of my footprint was home too it was the highest of all of them i think that i need to take time and make sure every light and ect... is off
We live in the same state and, it's interesting that our highest categories are different.
My home and transportation were a lot lower which surprised me because we go to same school and live in same area
My footprint was made up mostly of transportation so Im jealous that yours is mainly stuff from home.
I am also surprised that you could have something else be the highest besides transportation because my transportation is easily the highest.





