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Hello, my name is Ramy, I come from Cairo, Egypt. I am half Egyptian and half Dutch and i go to the American International School in Cairo. My Carbon Footprint unfortunately was a lot above average, almost three times the average in Egypt. When I first found my Carbon Footprint I was very surprised at the amount of carbon I produce every year. I was very disturbed by the extent that I contribute to the Carbon released into the atmosphere yearly. I learned that although I think I am living quite a “green” lifestyle my carbon records are far from where I want them to be. I learned that most of my Carbon Footprint is made up of transportation. I think this is due to the fact that I live quite far from all my usual destinations. Therefore from now on I could carpool more or use public transportation more in order to reduce my CF. Also instead of travelling by plane during my vacations I could try to stick to more local destinations.
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My Name is Joey DeBerardino, I live in Mooresville, North Carolina, U.S.A. I am 15 years old. My carbon footprint is 19,210. It was below average. The biggest part of my carbon footprint was home. I was surprised with how high my carbon footprint was. My results were not what I expected. To reduce this I will turn off lights when we are not using them.
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Hadi Abdel Latif May 8, 2013
You should also consider switching to CFL light bulbs if you have not already. They'l really a cheap and effective way of reducing your energy consumption. Also, you should unplug your chargers even when you are not charging anything. A lot of people might not realize that keeping the chargers in the socket eve when not charging can still consume a lot of energy. I also recommend charging all your devices in advance before you go to sleep so that you do not have to keep them on the whole night. Take these steps and you'll soon be able to decrease your overall carbon footprint. -
Natalia M-Poland May 11, 2013
Hi.You should use the of energy saving bulbs. A simple way to save electricity is also mounted spot light sources. When you read a book, watch TV or work at a computer you do not need a strong overhead lighting.
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Elizabeth Strange
North Carolina
15
My Carbon footprint was lower than i thought it would be, my total was 9921, the majority was the things in my home.
I thought the total would be higher, and i should start taking shorter showers and turn off lights that i don’t use, and unplug things.
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Shelby Hart May 8, 2013
I surprisingly only take like 7 minute showers, no more than 10 minutes. I dont like to be in there too long unless im washing my hair or something. Plus i have to get ready for school and get my coffee, but i only get that on Tuesdays hah. -
Nehal Ali May 8, 2013
Good Job on keeping your carbon footprint below average! Although making it even lower can help your environment even more. Instead of only turning off lights and unplugging things, make sure you try your best to recycle things in your home, because that definitely adds on to your carbon footprint. Just next time you see anything recycleable- tin, aluminum, glass, foil, just recycle it, trust me it might not be a big difference to you, but it will be a big difference to the enviroment.
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Yosr Abdel Bary May 8, 2013
I encourage you to keep going with keeping your carbon footprint below average, but I think what would be very useful with your case is if you made sure that all lights are off in your house before going to sleep, making sure that you don't keep the water running while brushing your teeth and to give your Wi-Fi a break once in a while and turn it off before sleeping so that your Carbon Footprint remains below average. Good job by the way
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Hi my name is Jeremy i live in North Carolina mooresville my carbon footprint was 14,123 transportation 1137 home 8,154 food 2,139 purchases 3,000 my home and my family keep the light on in our house a lot sometimes my family members when we walk out of our house we don’t turn off the TV another is long showers
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Sara Elmessiry May 9, 2013
Hey Jeremy! Maybe you should consider installing censors on your lights at home, so that whenever the device picks up human movement, they automatically switch on. Just as when there hasn't been movement in a while, the lights will switch off alone! About the TV, consider setting up a timer. If you're one of those people who likes to fall asleep while watching TV, then adjust the timer within your TV to automatically turn off at a certain time you're sure you'd be asleep. Limiting your shower time is also a great way to reduce water wastage, but we still gotta get clean! :)
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My names id DeSio Henry and I am 16 years old. I live in Mooresville, North Carolina. My carbon footprint calculations were a little above average at 17314. I was kinda surprised that it was over because I didn’t think I did much. My biggest part of my footprint was the transportation. For the future I would try to stop the excessive driving and try to be more responsible on what I’m doing.
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Bilal Foum May 8, 2013
Transportation is a big part of many people's carbon footprints. there are many ways to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide you release through transportation. Maybe you could carpool with a person whose going to the same place as you. Maybe you could use a different type of gas that might be more expensive but might be also more 'Green'. Those two options would help a lot.
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Nada Abdelatty May 8, 2013
I think it's normal that your footprint is higher then the average and its great that it's almost balanced however the transportation section has a huge impact on your footprint. Driving is necessary for everyone to get to their desired destinations, however it always leads to polluted air. If its in your budget maybe you could try getting an electric car which uses a rechargeable battery but if that isn't possible you could always use the vast public transportation opportunities in the United States :)
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Sara Elmessiry May 9, 2013
Hey there, Desio! Don't be too ashamed of your carbon footprint, we've all got a chance to change our lifestyle for the better. Do you go to school within your district? If so, a great and simple way to reduce your carbon dioxide output by means of transportation would be to ride a bike or even walk to school! You'd be shooting two birds with one stone this way cause you'd be exercising while at the same time doing Mother Earth a favor! And if that still won't work out for you, carpool with a friend! Enjoy a ride with your buddies while still taking care of the environment. :)
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My name is Liz Williams, I am 14 years old. I live in Mooresville, North Carolina. My carbon foot print is 9751 which is below average. My transportation is 573, it isn’t that high because i have never been on a plane. My home energy is 6678, that is high because we keep our lights on all the time. My food is 1833 i don’t think it is that high. My purchases are 667, i don’t really go shopping a lot so that’s why that one is pretty low. :)
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Manal Ahmed May 8, 2013
Liz, that is very impressive that your carbon footprint is below average and keep on doing what you are doing. However for home energy, you can reduce the amount of light in the house as well as devices and electronics. Keep up the good work, and trying working with the suggestions I gave you.
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Natalia M-Poland May 11, 2013
Hello. You should reduce electricity consumption, for example, turn off electrical appliances if you are not using. You should also use energy saving bulbs.
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My name is Chase. I live in North Carolina.
My carbon footprint was 15168 kg of CO₂ per year compared to the 15918 kg of CO₂ per year.
Transportation - 1279
Home - 8490
Food - 3809
Purchases - 1590
My home has the most because we leave our lights and T.Vs on most of the day.
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Nehal Ali May 8, 2013
Your very close to average, awesome job! you could easily decrease your the amount of carbon you used in your home just like you said, turning off TV's and leaving the lights, but what you probably don't realize is that water effects your home carbon footprint too, so try using the least amount of water you can; minimizing shower times and shutting off the water when you don't need it while your washing the dishes or brushing your teeth. Good Luck!
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Nehal Ali May 8, 2013
Your very close to average, awesome job! you could easily decrease your the amount of carbon you used in your home just like you said, turning off TV's and leaving the lights, but what you probably don't realize is that water effects your home carbon footprint too, so try using the least amount of water you can; minimizing shower times and shutting off the water when you don't need it while your washing the dishes or brushing your teeth. Good Luck!
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Natalia M-Poland May 11, 2013
Hello. Your carbon footprint of the house is very high. You should limit the use of some electrical appliances. You should turn off lights in rooms if you are not using.
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Hi , I live in the north of Italy , I’m Giorgio and I calculated my carbon footprint is the following :
Transportation=2478 kg , more because i don’t use a public transport
Home=3934 kg , more than my region because I use a lot of heating
Food=2250 kg , less than my region
Purchases=228 kg , less than my region
My region carbon footprint:
Transportation =1948 kg
Home=1913 kg
Food=3002 kg
Purchases=1318 kg
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Elizabeth Strange May 8, 2013
Maybe instead of using heating, you could use blankets more often. Its good that your food and purchases are less.
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Nehal Ali May 8, 2013
Hey Girogio! you know its pretty common that Transportation and Home are usually have the largest amount of Carbon produced and there are always ways to decrease your Carbon Footprint. for example with heating, try to turn it off for a while and use quilts and blankets. Also, you could decrease you Transportation Carbon Footprint by using public transportation, its not bad, you should try it,it will help the environment! Good Luck (:
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Eric Wiggins May 9, 2013
you use things to keep warmer instead of always using the heat, and its good that your purchases aren't super high!
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Hi ! I’m Eleonora, I’m 17 years old and I live in a small village in the north of Italy. I have recently calculated my carbon footprint. My total footprint is 7642 Kg of CO2 per year compared to an average of 8181 kg for Italy.
My calculations came out as:
Transportation : 1641
Home: 3254
Food : 2203
Purchases : 545
My house footprint is higher than other regions because I live in the mountain and I use the heating 7 months per year.
Other categories are low than my region because I have an eye of regard for pollution, consumptions and for healthy life.
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Desio Henry May 8, 2013
That's good. You should share with others how you are able to be so responsible and caring about pollution.
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Liz Williams May 8, 2013
Hey Eleonora, i think yours is pretty good you could just lower your home a little and that would make it better.
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Hello, my name is Federico and I’m from Italy. I calculated my footprint and I released that my total footprint is 8181 kg of CO₂ per year. I also released that my impact is very high in the home category. I now have to pay attention to improve my habits. Even so I’m very happy to take part to this!!
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Elizabeth Strange May 8, 2013
Maybe you could get healthier foods with less packaging, take shorter showers, run less water, turn off lights. And hopefully that would help.
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Eric Wiggins May 9, 2013
you can maybe try and cut back the time you have lights water and other things on. And also good idea paying attention!
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federico cappellini May 15, 2013
Thank you Elizabeth. You’re right. Especially the packaging is a big problem; but this problem depends on manufacture; you could recycle this packaging or use products with returnable packaging.
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