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 >
Kristin B from Jacksonville, FL- US, age 25
Good morning!!
Looking forward to comparing footprints with everyone!
Based on your input, your total footprint is 5583 kgs of CO2 per year, compared to
an average of 13115 kgs for Florida, the United States, and 3791 kg (= 8358 lb) worldwide.
You: Your Region:
Transportation: 264 kgs 3447 kgs
Home: 2845 kgs 5065 kgs
Food: 2344 kgs 2996 kgs
Purchases: 130 kgs 1606 kgs
Hi Kristin! Your total footprint was way below mine/my regions. My total carbon footprint is 16,828 kgs, and my regions is 15,918. There are many ways to reduce your footprint like turning off the water when brushing your teeth, not wasting food, and recycling!
Wow, your footprint is really low. I’m form North Carolina and my carbon footprint was 13,001 kgs and my region’s average is 15,918 kgs. For my class, the transportation section drove the overall carbon footprint up by a lot. So it would be interesting to know how you kept your transportation number so low.