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The Carbon Footprint Analysis measures the impact of individual lifestyles on the environment.  The calculation is generally limited to the amount of energy a person uses in daily life, and to the quantity of material goods consumed.  The output of the Carbon Footprint calculation is generally expressed in equivalent kg of CO2 (CO2e).

• Choose 1 Carbon Footprint Calculator from each column in the table below.

Many of these sites will ask you to make a donation to offset your carbon footprint.

You are under NO OBLIGATION to make a donation.

• Calculate your carbon footprint at each site and record the answer in a table format (you may want to answer the question based on your family rather than on the way that you are living as a student). Record the calculator name and your results. Additionally, provide a description of how your carbon footprint was calculated.

• In a min. 1-page paper, compare and contrast the 3 calculators you used.
  • Do you think the questions that were asked were valid?
  • Do you think that the result is a fair and adequate representation of your lifestyle?
  • What would change in the calculators to make the answer more realistic?
  • Is this website pushing a particular point of view?
  • Based on the results of the calculations and from your own personal knowledge, what one or two things could you do to reduce your carbon footprint?
• Choose the calculator that you thought was the most accurate and adjust your answers so your footprint is reduced by at least 25%. Is this something that you can realistically do? Explain.