After seeing my carbon footprint calculations, the first thing I though of was to lower the amount of driving I do. However, after thinking about it, I realized that doing so is pretty off the table. I drive myself to school everyday from Berkeley to Oakland, Ca. The drive is only 15 minutes each way, but it is still far too much of a distance to bike. Furthermore, twice during the school week, I have to drive to practice in American Canyon, about an hour away from school. This commute, although long, is something that I can omit either, as no one else drives out there that I could carpool with. Moreover, every weekend, I have to make the same drive out there, although it is only about half an hour. All of these commutes, together, produce an extraordinary amount of carbon dioxide. However, as much guilt as I feel about these emissions, abridging the commute is not an option. Any solutions for my dilemma?

Hello, this is Lois from China. I am totally agree with your opinion. Lots of people using cars during their daily life, the cars became more and more necessary in our life. We could use car- pooling, it could save the environment. If other people could think like this way, it would be better and great for the environment.

Before, I couldn't find anyone to carpool with. But after checking every year, because of new students, my family found another family that lived very close. So I suggest for you to check every year to see if anyone lives near you.

That's a great idea. Thank you so much.