Carbon Footprint Assignment | Environmental Issues
ENVS 200-1ONF Summer I 2020
Carbon Footprint Project
Go to the website below
https://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx
Using the period from June 23, 2019, to June 22, 2020
Calculate your carbon activities for each of the tabs listed:
House, Flights, Car, Motorbike, Bus and Rail, and Secondary. (if you donโt know your electricity usage, ask your landlord or find the average used by people in your neighborhood)
Your final carbon equivalent will be calculated on The Results Tap.
Copy and save all the tabs as part of your report. You may have to copy each tap separately.
Using your carbon footprint on the Results page, compare your footprint to the average of the following:
The United States, the World, The European Union, and the Target.
How would you go about reducing your carbon footprint?
What changes would you make? What are you will give up in order to meet the Worldwide Target to Combat Climate Change?
Click on: For ideas on how to reduce your carbon footprint, see the CO2 Reduction section of our website
Compare your proposed actions to some listed at this link.