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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My footprint
My carbon footprint was a little over the average of the regular amount of carbon footprint where I live, and I believe that many factors could play a part in why it was above average. For starters, my carbon footprint was in total 10,978, and the areas that contributed the most to these numbers were my home and energy appliances, and transportation. Before I took this test I never really thought about my carbon footprint, and I never really thought my carbon footprint was that much. My house is mainly filled with incandescent light, and studies show that incandescent light are the least efficient light bulb found light source found commonly in homes. These light bulbs are the least energy efficient because they use more energy, and they do this by heating a tiny coil of tungsten wire. Tungsten wires are wires that glow when heated by electrical current, however, these lights don't last very long, and the ones that do are less energy efficient. In my house, we also use a gas water heater, yet use an electric stove and an electric heater. When used efficiently electricity can reduce the amount of fuel needed to generate electricity, and air pollution released in the air, however, it can also do the exact opposite of that too. The other problem that contributes to my carbon footprint is that I mainly drive everywhere.