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REDUCING CLIMATE CHANGE ASSIGNMENT
NAME: ________________
PART 1: Finding your Carbon Footprint
1) Also analyze your carbon footprint using one of the sites such as:
http://calc.zerofootprint.net/
A)
What is your carbon footprint? ___________ tonnes of CO2
B) How many Carbon Earths do you produce? __________
C) Click on “Take Action” and choose “Reduce Your Footprint “
What could you do to reduce your carbon footprint? What were some of your
goals?
PART 2: Learning about carbon footprints, neutral & offsets
1) 2)Go to
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/carbon_footprint/
A) Define Carbon Footprint.
B) What is an ecological footprint
2) Go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_ecological_footprint
A) What is Canada’s carbon footprint per capita (person)? ___________
B) What place are we against other countries? _______
3) Energy Star Go to:
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_save_energy_at_home
A) Why should you make your home more energy efficient?
B) Click on “Heating Season Footprint”. List 2 heating solutions
4) Play it Cool The Climate Project Go to:
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/climate-change/projects/play-it-cool/
A) What is “Play it Cool” program? Who teams up with what foundation?
B) What are these athletes committed to doing?
C) Name three of the athletes involved.
5) Go to: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Carbon%20Neutral
A) What does “Carbon Neutral” mean?
6) Go to: http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/climate-change/science/climate-changebasics/carbon-offsets/
A) What are Carbon Offsets?
B) What projects might they use the money for?
7) Go to http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=415495
A) Why do hockey players buy carbon offsets?
B) How many hockey players have signed up “to “go carbon neutral”?
_______
8) Go to http://www.ecolife.com/health-food/eating-local/100-mile-diet.html
A) What is the 100 mile diet?
B) How does eating from this diet reduce greenhouse gases?
Part 3: More footprint analysis: (if time) https://www.greencred.me/footprintcalculator/
1) calculate your carbon footprint. How many Earths do you use? ________
2) Give a breakdown of your footprint in %
2) Analyze your carbon footprint with this site:
http://www.nature.org/greenliving/carboncalculator/index.htm Use New York for state.
A) What are your estimated greenhouse equivalents: _____________ tons.
B) What is the US average: _________ World Average _____________ tons
C) Is your average above or below US average? __________
D) What is the behavior breakdown:
% Home Energy ___________
% Driving & Flying __________
% Recycling & Waste _________
% Food & Diet _________