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?
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Footprint 2
Hello, everyone my name is Ariana and last week I saw what my carbon footprint was... boy was i shocked to see it! I did not think that what I was doing was that harmful to the environment, but I wrong. I would really like some opinions on my carbon footprint!
Transportation: 7,098kgs; region 3,447 kgs
Home: 2,528 kgs; region 5,065 kgs
Food: 3,859 kgs; region 2,996 kgs
Purchases: 579kgs; 1,606
I found I really cool article about ways to reduce your carbon footprint and if you guys are interested!http://sustainability.georgetown.edu/ge … gsyoucando
I plan on reducing my overall carbon footprint by reducing my home energy costs by using less water and and making sure my electronic chargers are not just sitting on the charger for all hours of the day. I probably can't reduce my transportation costs just because I have to drive myself everywhere, but hopefully in the future I can cut costs by buying a car with better gas mileage than i have now. My purchases are mainly clothes because I LOVE to shop, but I am also thrifty and love a good deal!
Hi Ariana! I just read your post. I really agree with your idea about reducing your carbon footprint. I also want to reduce my carbon footprint at home because I never though I will produce that much carbon just staying at home. In my opinion, the two solution that you give are great and helpful, I also think of doing that. Another thing you can try to do at home is turning off the lights when they are not necessary. I came up with that solution because my house have lots of lights, and I think that might also help you. 