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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Carbon Footprint of the Auto Industry
In the modern age, people are completely reliant on cars for all means of transportation and our way of life in general. While this makes things super easy, it's impact may be worse than any conveniency garnered through the use of cars. In the modern age cars account for 17% of all greenhouse gas emissions, (https://unfccc.int/news/global-car-indu … urvive-cdp United Nations Climate Change" this demonstrates the severity of the modern focus on a harmful automobile industry, that may aid us in the present, but will harm us in the future. So when considering whether or not to get that new car, it's important to remember what exactly the impact of your actions might have not only today, but also tomorrow.