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?
Student Footprints >
Students at home and in school
There are so many things that we as a population could do to help reduce the global carbon footprint. However, for many students and families, things such as long transportation distances and high water usage is non-optional. If certain things like these are difficult to reduce at home, what are some things that could be encouraged outside of a home environment? Take school for example, what are some things that schools could do to help students lower their carbon footprint inside a classroom and reduce their carbon footprint without directly affecting their home life?