Many students using our footprint calculator said that they could not pledge to reduce their home footprints because they were not making the decisions for the household. Here is your chance to design your own sustainable virtual household!
If you had your own home, what would you do to make it more energy efficient? Where would you get your electricity from? Where would your house be? Would you live near to your school or work or local transit options? Where would you get your food from?
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My Family Footprint
If I had my own home, I would work hard to ensure that it is as sustainable as possible. I begin by installing solar panels because, “residential solar PV systems are capable of meeting a household's electricity consumption entirely and result in 80% lower carbon emissions than fossil fuel” (tonikenergy.com). By doing this, my family's carbon footprint would automatically be lower. I would also make sure to buy a house that would ideally be close to school and work, and also close to public transit. This would help reduce our carbon emissions due to driving. I would also be sure that the people living in my home would have healthy habits like turning off lights when not using them, recycling anything that can be recycled, and knowing what is compostable. By following these habits, I would hopefully be able to do my part in ensuring that our carbon emissions are reduced.