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 >
Planes
My footprint was actually way below average until I got to transportation. I took two trips this year, one to Ireland and one two Japan. In all, it was 45 hours of flying! My transportation total was 25,699 kg!! What are some alternatives for flying such long over-sea distances can you think of?