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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Reduce Carbon Footprint: Transportation
Instead of taking short rides in a car to a place pretty close, we could instead ride bikes or walk. If there is a place far and you can in fact take public transportation and then walk or bike, take the opportunity. There would be less emission in the air reducing carbon levels in the atmosphere.