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 >
Nathan Reid Mooresville NC, USA (Age: 16)
My name is Nathan Reid and I live in Mooresville North Carolina. I had a total of 32902 kgs which is above average for my region and it is about ten times the global average. The majority of my carbon footprint came from transportation. I was very surprised by the results I got because I thought I would be about average with my region. I believe if I reduce my home emissions I would be able to lower my emissions by some amount.