By using the carbon footprint calculator, I have realized that I can do certain things to reduce my carbon footprint. However, one thing that I cannot give up is traveling by plane. My parents control our travel plans, and personally, I like going to different places and seeing new things. I also cannot give up hot showers, however I realize that hot showers contribute a lot to our carbon emissions. On average, every minute spent taking a hot shower creates about .18 lbs of CO2. I do not mind shortening my shower time to 5 minutes, however I shower first thing in the morning and I would not want to take a cold shower at 6am. By shortening shower time to five minutes, it can save a lot of energy. For instance, if a ten minute shower is shortened to five minutes, it saves almost 40 pounds of energy a year.

I see that you do not want to take your flights off the table but i think that you should think about how much more your flights are impacting your carbon footprint then you cutting back on your showers.

I also have flown recently and that is why transportation is my highest source of Co2 emissions.

I agree that we can not give up showers, but it is a good idea to take colder showers

Flying is a thrill but cutting down on it will save money and energy, but no we cant give up showers completely.

I agree that certain thing cannot be given up. But altering them can help such as cooler showers. Traveling by plane could actually be a good way of transportation in the long run because it transports a lot of people at once.