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 >
What's the deal with the car?
I'm from Mexico, and, for some reason, i have less footprint cuz i don't use a car. I mean, if the car makes the difference, what's the deal with it?
Good question, when you drive a car it emits exhaust which contains Carbon Dioxide and other harmful gasses. However when you have a car the output of gasses depends on what kind of car you have. For example the electricity required for an a electric car which is made by greenhouse gasses has a smaller output of gasses but still leaves a carbon footprint. Does that make sense? Hope I helped!