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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Lowering my footprint
My carbon footprint was pretty high in my house. I think the reason it is so high is that we use a lot of gas the heat and cool down my house and Instead of putting something to make me warmer I make the whole house warmer. I can try to improve this by making my body warmer without making the house warmer, like keeping blankets and jackets on hand and dressing lighter when it's hot.