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Ashley, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, My Carbon Footprint
My Carbon footprint is 6,891 kgs a year
My greatest carbon footprint is in my home, as the appliances we use for convenience use up a lot of energy. We also use a lot of heating in the cooler months. The house I live in is a disconnected house that has just under 2000 square feet of surface area, so providing heat and light to all this area uses up a lot of energy. If I wanted to lower my footprint, I could downsize my home if I chose to move out, and use less appliances for convenience. These could include omitting my dryer, turning off electronics when I'm not using them, using less light in the evenings, etc.
Because I follow a mostly vegetarian diet, my footprint is low for food.
because I didn't go on a plane this year, my carbon footprint was reduced for transportation.
However, it is not reasonable to bike every day to school as it gets too cold in the winter. Taking public transit more could lower my footprint in the winter.
| You: | Your region: | |
|---|---|---|
| Home: | 4,377 kgs | 5,101 kgs |
| Food: | 766 kgs | 4,041 kgs |
| Purchases: | 197 kgs | 1,588 kgs |
| Transportation: | 1,551 kgs | 7,402 kgs |
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Hey Ashley, Well done on having such a low carbon footprint. I am amazed by how low your transportation section is. Mine wouldn't be this low unfortunately.
Hi Ashley,
My name is Will im from Townsville, Queensland, Australia and i would just like to say well done for having such a low carbon footprint, an espcially well donw for having avery low amount on the transportation section
Mya Sopronick
Oct 22, 2020