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 >
Adriona Smith
From - Mooresville, NC, USA
I'm 15.
My total carbon footprint was 11,245 kgs. My total was below average. The majority of my carbon footprint came from transportation. My reaction was that I don't travel a lot obviously, but it was just above the average amount. I can use a lot of less energy like cutting off the lights when I don't need them and simple things like that.
That's a lot
were you surprised at all? Maybe at how little your total was?
my carbon footprint was less than my region because i don't travel as much either.