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 >
My Carbon Footprint
My total carbon footprint turned out to be 11,284 kgs. I live in North Carolina and the average total here is 15,918 kgs. I think mine is lower because-
1. I eat a lot of organic foods.
2. The cars my family and I drive are pretty good on gas.
My carbon footprint was a lot higher than your probably because I travel a lot.
I had a similar carbon footprint with a score of 11,924
That is very good that you eat organic foods, that helps a lot.
It's good that you are good on gas, and even better that you eat organic foods. My footprint was smaller than yours, probably because I walk places.