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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 _________