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Carbon or Water Footprint Activity Summary Form Name: Activity: CARBON FOOTPRINT WATER FOOTPRINT Websites used: (US Environmental Protection Agency) (Conservation International) (The Nature Conservancy) Date(s) of Activity: 09/27/2021 Answer the questions below. 1) Describe the activity and your experience. Summarize the results that you found after you calculated your carbon/water footprint on at least three websites. 2) Explain the main results (differences in the calculations) and which of these results you consider most accurately reflects your true annual footprint. Based on these results 1) Describe three actions that you could, or did do, to reduce your carbon/water footprint. 2) Estimate how much these actions would reduce your carbon/water footprint and report the number. 3) Discuss how likely you may be to carry these actions into your life as you potentially have multiple house-mates/family/partners/children. 4) What are two potential reasons the actions may become difficult when you are no longer a student? 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Your Household Carbon Footprint Report Household Carbon Footprint Calculator Your Household Carbon Footprint Report Make a selection in all calculator sections and fields to improve your results. If you take all of the new actions you've selected: Dollar Savings CO Reduction Turn down heating thermostat on winter nights by 5℉ $8 69 lbs. Turn up A/C thermostat in summer by 10℉ $50 427 lbs. Replace 2 incandescent light bulbs with ENERGY STAR lights $8 66 lbs. Enable the power management features on your computer $13 108 lbs. Replace your refrigerator with ENERGY STAR models $38 324 lbs. Replace your window with ENERGY STAR models $150 7,441 lbs. Reduce the number of miles you drive on Vehicle 1 $16 40 lbs. Replace Vehicle 2 with one that gets MPG $NaN NaN lbs. Replace Vehicle 3 with one that gets MPG $NaN NaN lbs. Recycle: glass 102 lbs. Your Estimated Totals: $283 8,577 lbs. By taking all of the actions you are already doing: Dollar Savings CO Reduction Wash your clothes in cold water $6 50 lbs. Perform regular maintenance on your vehicles $33 181 lbs. Recycling: newspapers, plastic, magazines 705 lbs. Your Estimated Totals: $39 936 lbs. United States Environmental Protection Agency Search EPA.gov Home Energy Home Energy Transportation Waste Your CO Emissions are lower than the U.S. average. Keep up the good work! Your Household Carbon Footprint View Your Annual Estimated CO Emissions (lbs) from... Home Energy Transportation Waste Print/Save 2 2 Your Current Total 9,730 New Total After Your Planned Actions 1,153 U.S. Average 35,070 Share It! Your Planned Actions Are Equal to: Saving 437 gallons of gas OR Planting 99 trees OR Recycling 2,766 tons of waste Let friends know what you're doing to reduce CO emissions2 Small Actions Add Up If 100 of your friends took these actions, over 5 years their households would avoid 4,288,415 pounds of emissions, equivalent to the emissions from burning 218,796 gallons of gasoline. 2 2 Social sites: More social media at EPA » Español 中⽂: 繁體版 中⽂: 简体版 Tiếng Việt 한국어 https://www.epa.gov/learn-issues https://www.epa.gov/science-and-technology https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/forms/contact-us-about-greenhouse-gas-emissions https://www.epa.gov/ https://www.epa.gov/home/privacy-and-security-notice https://www.epa.gov/accessibility https://www.epa.gov/home/epa-hotlines https://www.epa.gov/newsroom https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/greenversations https://developer.epa.gov/category/apps/ https://developer.epa.gov/category/widgets/ https://www.epa.gov/home/improving-website https://www.epa.gov/ https://twitter.com/epa https://www.facebook.com/EPA https://www.youtube.com/user/USEPAgov https://www.flickr.com/photos/usepagov https://instagram.com/epagov https://www.epa.gov/espanol/ https://www.epa.gov/languages/traditional-chinese https://www.epa.gov/languages/simplified-chinese https://www.epa.gov/languages/vietnamese https://www.epa.gov/languages/korean Shopping HOW MUCH DO YOU SPEND ON EACH OF THE FOLLOWING? Simple | Advanced Goods $1,980 / month 0 Average 2x 3x 4x 5x Services $3,699 / month 0 Average 2x 3x 4x 5x PREVIOUS NEXT 22 tons CO /year 22 tons CO /year 0% 82 tons CO /year Your Shopping Footprint Average Shopping Footprint Better than Average Total Footprint Household tons CO /year 0 10 20 30 40 Travel Home Food Goods Services Your household footprint Similar households Powered by CoolClimate · Terms of Use · Documentation Get Started Travel Home Food Shopping Your Footprint Take Action 2 2 2 ! " 2 Take action now A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide and methane) that are generated by our actions. The average carbon footprint for a person in the United States is 16 tons, one of the highest rates in the world. Globally, the average is closer to 4 tons. To have the best chance of avoiding a 2℃ rise in global temperatures, the average global carbon footprint per year needs to drop under 2 tons by 2050. Lowering individual carbon footprints from 16 tons to 2 tons doesn’t happen overnight! By making small changes to our actions, like eating less meat, taking less connecting flights and line drying our clothes, we can start making a big difference. Carbon Footprint Calculator Protect Nature: Reduce Your Carbon Footprint Your generous support will put the best conservation science into action right now against climate change and other pressing threats of our time. DONATE HOW TO HELP Calculate Your Carbon Footprint What's your carbon footprint? 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Your footprint of 13.41 tons of CO2 requires 192 trees per year. Offset Now A tax-deductible donation of $161 will offset your annual carbon footprint. ONE-TIME MONTHLY 13USD/MONTH OFFSET FOOTPRINT When you contribute to CI’s carbon offset program, you protect forests that are critical for: Absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere Conserving biodiversity Sustaining livelihoods for millions of people Helping indigenous communities build resilience to climate change HOW DO YOU COMPARE? Here's your annual carbon footprint by household, transportation and travel QUICK TIPS TO DECREASE YOUR FOOTPRINT Decreasing your impact on the climate could be easier than you think. Improve your fuel economy For every 5 MPG you improve the fuel economy of your car: 0.9 metric tons saved annually Institute Meatless Mondays For every day of the week where you eliminate red meat: 0.4 metric tons saved annually Fly direct For every medium-length domestic flight where you replace a layover with direct: 0.055 metric tons per flight Take the bus For each day of the week you take the bus to work (or telecommute): 0.7 metric tons saved annually Purchase consignment clothing For buying second-hand or consignment for one out of every two clothing purchases: 0.5 metric tons saved annually Change your thermostat For every degree that you turn down your thermostat in the winter: 0.06 metric tons saved annually Get more tips – and a link to your full report – straight to your inbox FIRST NAME EMAIL ADDRESS EMAIL ME OFFSET YOUR FOOTPRINT. PROTECT FORESTS. Because forests capture and store carbon, CI protects standing forests and restores them where they have been lost – storing carbon, protecting species, and helping communities. Your carbon offset will contribute to these efforts. We work around the world to sustain the nature that sustains us. Chyulu Hills The Chyulu Hills landscape covers approximately 410,000 hectares and forms an integral part of the Greater Tsavo—Amboseli ecosystem, one of East Africa’s most important and extensive wildlife areas. It includes Kenya’s largest population of elephants and remnant populations of critically endangered black rhino. In addition, its high elevation cloud forest hold biodiversity value and is an extremely important water tower both locally and regionally. Peru The ecologically rich Alto Mayo Protected Forest in Peru secures one of the most threatened ecosystems in the tropical Andes. It is of critical importance to the survival of Peru’s endemic fauna and flora and also home to around 4,000 families that directly depend on the forests for their livelihoods. It is also a crucial source of fresh water for more than 240,000 people living in the watershed. HELP NATURE BE THE SOLUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE Offset your footprint by contributing $161 $ 161 USD OFFSET FOOTPRINT TELL YOUR FRIENDS Knowing your carbon footprint is a big step in the fight against climate change. Increase your positive impact by challenging your friends. SPECIAL THANKS TO SC Johnson is committed to fighting deforestation and works with CI and its REDD+ program to engage communities in conservation, safeguard forests and secure livelihoods. It takes 192 trees to offset your annual footprint $ You 99 Trees US Average 243 Trees You 3 Trees US Average 72 Trees You 33 Trees US Average 43 Trees * Goods & Services: 4 tons of carbon dioxide (57 trees) is automatically added to each person to cover Goods & Services, e.g. clothing, furniture, appliances, entertainment, personal care, heath care and education. This component is complex and variable, so we have based our estimate off several lifecycle analyses. ABOUT CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL OUR WORK HOW IT WORKS SEE THE MATH Through science, policy and partnerships, Conservation International is protecting perhaps humanity’s biggest ally in the fight against climate change: nature. In more than 30 countries, CI addresses the root causes of climate change by protecting carbon-rich ecosystems; harnessing nature-based solutions to buffer climate change impacts; advising on policies to support climate resilience; and developing financial instruments to magnify our efforts. 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