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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Watching Your Diet
As we have seen what you eat can affect your carbon footprint. Try gardening your own fruits, vegetables, or herbs or try buying grass-fed meat to support more organic farms rather than factory operated farms. You can even support your local farms and buy your fruits from them. Next time you think of buying a burger from McDonalds or Jack in the Box maybe try redirecting your crave towards something healthier.