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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How I can reduce my carbon footprint
This calculator of my carbon footprint was very eye-opening because, although I was much below the United States average, I was still higher than the global average. It really put into perspective the things I do in my daily life that either increase/decrease my carbon footprint. Also with the pandemic, my footprint is less because I am going in cars as much so I want to be more aware. Going forward I would like to bike or walk instead of using a car. I also am unaware of the ways that my home and lights contributed to my carbon footprint, and now I am more aware of when I am using these things and when it's not necessary. I enjoyed learning about this and would love to take it a year from now, to see any choices I made or changes that could have lessened my footprint. Some actions I am going to take now are reducing the amount of trash, using cars less, and using natural light over indoor lights when I can.