All of you have calculated your emissions and you have surely discovered the unexpectedly high impact of some of your behaviors (eating meat, flying to a sunny destination, etc.) on your total footprints.
Are there any behaviors that you are really willing to change or to improve for the sake of the environment? What challenges do you encounter or think you will encounter while trying to change these things? What help, support, and insights from others would make your life easier with these new behaviors?
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Carbon Emission Caused By Transportation
My annual carbon emission data, 22736 kg, really amazed me at first glace because I always make personal decisions that would eventually produce less pollution. In fact, after closely examining my data, I found out that my carbon footprint on food consumption, and electricity don't exceed the national average at all. The main contributor is in fact my flights from China to the U.S.(62.8 percent). As an international student, I visit my family in Hangzhou about 4 times a year and I wish that we could invest more in technologies that ameliorate the efficiency of jet engine.