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 >
Scott S. Mooresville, NC, USA
Hello! My name is Scott. I am from Mooresville, North Carolina USA, and am 16 years old. My impact is rather average for people in my area. Although, I have higher transportation impact than most people in my area. The reason for this is that I commonly go out with friends after school and hang out at different places. I found this impact that I had quite surprising. I was not aware that I really had this amount of impact. To limit future emissions, I will try to conserve gas more and do all that I can to increase my miles per gallon, even if it means buying a new car soon.