I recently calculated my carbon footprint and predicted my footprint would be greater than the average. What I did not predict is that my footprint would be as large as it is. Doing this exercise worked to incite quite a bit of guilt on my part. I was slightly above the average in Home and Food. Yet in purchases I was a good amount lower than the average. My guess on that would be I tend to use the things I purchase until they are beyond function, instead of buying a lot of new things. The category in which I was way beyond the average was transportation as my family takes many trips a year and travels very far. Apparently quite a bit more than average.
Our big problem is deniers. Those who deny that climate change is a problem. In truth, it is a rapidly growing, potentially fatal, and definitely detrimental issue that needs to be addressed by all. Here in the US, we are one of 3 countries that has the biggest issue with deniers. It seems peachy here in a first world country where climate change won't effect us in the way it would a developing country, but if climate ch ange is not dealt with, eventually it will reach even the most well-off of people.
I would like to promise that I will drastically bring down my carbon footprint by cutting out all things in my life that greatly contribute to my CO2 emissions. In truth, promises like such can be worked for but are difficult to achieve. I can say I will be conscientious of turning lights off,  not wasting food and water, and especially my travel. If we are honest, we all know the actions of a few will do next to nothing to effect climate change. We must all work for the goals we set, and think about our Earth. Most of all, what we need is a worldwide solution, recognized and put into practice by all, to save our planet, and we need one soon.