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 >
Packaging
After taking the carbon footprint survey I thought a lot about packaging. We bring our own bags when we go grocery shopping. I never thought about bringing my own containers for food at a restaurant. This could save water and if you have leftovers you wouldn't need to use a recyclable container. I won't be able to use this information for some time because of the pandemic. It will be useful when we can eat at restaurants safely again. I will also try to be more conscious when buying clothing and such. When I go to buy something now I will always stay away from the more heavily packaged items.