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 >
Kirsten Snyder: Mooresville, NC, USA (Age 16)
My total for my carbon footprint was 16,828, my total is below average. The majority of my carbon footprint came from Home. The results weren’t what I expected, I never knew how much of an impact I was on the environment. What surprised me was how much my Home was. I learned that I should start having better habits and gain more knowledge on what is happening with the worlds carbon footprint. I can keep my heating and cooling system tuned, recycle more, and start carpooling to decrease my carbon footprint in the future.
Hi my name is Jonathan! My carbon footprint is a little bit higher than yours but I think that is due to transportation since yours was mostly home.
I find that it's interesting that the majority of your carbon footprint came from home as the majority of mine, as well as many others, came from transportation. Your carbon footprint is still relatively low compared to mine, as mine was closer to 20,000. Great job!