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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Student Footprints
After seeing how much carbon I emit every year, I realized how we can change it for the better. The thing that was using the most carbon in my life was transportation. If we can use more effective ways to get to school, then we can cut down on carbon emissions. I think the best way to do that is to only allow students to arrive at school in an electric vehicle or on a bus. According to Saferoutestoschool 356,000 tons of carbon is emitted by people going to school.