Hi! My name is Mia Sudec. I live in Varaždin,Croatia. I’m 17 years old. My class decided to participate in this survey. My carbon footprint is 4726 kg.

My results:
Transportation: 0kg
Home: 2634kg
Food 1794kg
Purchases: 298kg

My country:
Transportation: 874kg
Home: 1956kg
Food 2308kg
Purchases: 597kg

Hi my name is Charles, and I study in Dominican International School. I think this topic is not just for teenagers, it can be apply to all ages. Nowadays, people usually change their electric devices frequently, because companies keep making new products, then people will want to buy the new one, whether they want to be cool or just because they want it, but think about it, do we really need so many different kind but same function stuff? I think the answer will be no. Now teenagers will want to buy so many things, I think mostly the reasons is because someone else have it, so want they want to have it too, but they are not necessary need it. So I think when we are buying any stuff not just electric devices, we need to think about it first, do we really need it, or we just want it.

Hi everyone, my name is Tommy Dao, I am a grade 9 student studying at Dominican International School in Taipei, Taiwan. I think the forum question is very interesting. Is having the latest technology a want or a need?
I think having the latest technology is probably a want. The modern technology is developing fast and everyday, a new product is invented. Those electronic product companies change their designs every time so that their products won’t look boring, and say that their newest products are latest technology (For example: Apple’s Iphone 5). People will buy those products just to show that they are modern people, they are not out of date, to show off,… But have those customers ever thought about their old products that can still be use? Why would they want to buy a new phone when their old phone still can be use? It was just a waste of money to buy those kinds of products.
But sometimes, having latest technology can be a need. For example: latest medical technology that can cure cancer (just an example, there is no such machine like that yet), people who have cancer will buy it because they want to cure cancer, that’s a need. Not just the example above, other medical technology machines are important, too.
Technology can be a need or a want depends on different circumstances. If you know what you want or need, you won’t regret for what you bought.

I was asked by Nathan to make this an “official” ISCFC discussion.

While the topic is appropriate, the content is not.

This entire entry below by Nathan was plagiarized from the Wall Street Journal.

“No Need to Panic about Global Warming” from January 2012

We at the ISCFC are seeking opinion and discussion, not copy & paste without attribution.

Jason
ISCFC Media & Content

I feel as though there are several misconceptions as to what Climate Change does and how it directly effects us. What are your positions when it comes to the mitigation of Climate Change, and how would follow through with to have a significant international impact?

Hi everyone my name is Karim barakat, i’am from Egypt, Cairo. I did my footprint survey couple of days ago and i discoverd that my carbon footprint was about four times more then my country’s average carbon footprint. I think that the reason for my high Carbon footprint is becouse i live far from my school so i have to use alot of transportation and also because of the use of alot of air conditioning in the hot summer. I learned in what categories did my carbon consumption exceeded and in which categories should i work on to decrease my carbon footprint. In conclution to my discussion i have came up with a way to decrease my carbon foot print which is to use less air conditioning in the summer and to try a share a car with a friend instead of using a car alone and increasing my carbon footprint.

Hi!
when playing around with the calculator, i realized how high my carbon footprint is due to all the flights i make across the globe to visit my family in southern africa. i also realized how drastically the footprint decreased when changing meat quantites.
i would thus like to promote locally produced goods that can be transported within a country with environmental friendly veichles.

By promoting days like Meat Free mondays, which really isnt very hard because you do survive one meet free day per week, its not very much at all, and buying locally produced meat, we can make a huge difference on our co2 emissions!

ofcourse the problem remains that not everything can be produced everywhere at all times, but better start where we can instead of doing nothing! daily life changes is the most important factor in improving our results and reducing our co2 emissions. recycling papers and waste materials, turning off the tap when not using water while brushing our teeth, filling the dishwasher BEFORE turning it on will make a difference. dont wait for them big politicans and environment people to come up with a big fancy solution that will cause a paradyme shift in our society and ways of living, when doing things that should be obvious to us can make a huge difference immediately!

Be smart -Save the planet ^^

I think most people are crazy about technology and often forget how dangerous it could be for our enviroment. I’m ashamed of the fact that I’m becoming increasingly dependent on my phone day by day. After I calculate my footprint , I realize that my problem is pretty serious. For now, I’m going to change my behaviour.

“A recent poll from Ipsos/Reuters shows the extent of workplace evolution as well as the fallout of globalization. Nearly 1 in 5 (17%) of the over 11,000 users from 24 countries polled online indicated that they work exclusively and/or consistently from home. Telecommuting is most popular in regions with emerging markets, such as Asia-Pacific (24%), the Middle East and Africa (27%), and Latin America (25%), while North America and Europe (both at 9%) lag significantly behind.

But the winner is India with 82% telecommuting at least once a week and 57% working remotely on a routine basis. Compare this to the U.S. where 26% are working remotely at least once a week with only 10% respondents doing so consistently.”

Why buy local? - Justified!