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?
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Transportation
Transportation is the highest greenhouse gas producer. The United States Environmental Protection Agency estimates that around 28.5% of the worlds carbon dioxide production is transmitted through transportation. To minimize this try taking public transportation whenever you can. Try carpooling to school. If you have the ability, there are a lot of electric cars coming out which can greatly impact the production of carbon dioxide.