I’m working on a environmental science question and need an explanation to help me understand better.A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions that come from the production, use and end-of-life of a product or service. It includes carbon dioxide — the gas most commonly emitted by humans — and others, including methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases, which trap gas in the atmosphere, causing global warming. Usually, the bulk of an individual’s carbon footprint will come from transportation, housing and food. You can start the process by calculating your carbon footprint here.
You will need to know the following:https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/consider-your-impact/carbon-calculator/If you are unable to use the previous link, please use a carbon footprint calculator you can access. Let us know in your discussion that you used another one. Below is the EPA carbon footprint calculator. It is ok if it is a little different.https://www3.epa.gov/carbon-footprint-calculator/Approximately how many miles you travel by car, bus, train and plane.
The energy usage in your home.
How much you spend shopping.
The composition of your diet.
1. After you finish, click on the graph symbol (see below), take the screen shot, and submit here. (2pt)Your screen shot should look like this:Please go to SL1 B Footprint Calculation Discussion and submit your discussion (8 pts). There is more information on the discussion page and below, but you must go to SL1B to submit discussion.1. Please answer the following questions in your discussion post:What is your total carbon footprint in tons of CO2/yr? (1 pt)How does this compare to a similar household? Are you better or worst than average?
If so, by what percentage? Are you willing to make changes, if so how? (1 pt)Did you do worst or better than average for the following: Travel, home, food, goods, and services. Explain why you think if you did better or worst for each one. (2 pts)What did you learn? What did you already know? (2 pts)What are greenhouse gases? (1 pts)https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/greenhouse-gases2. After you post, read other students’ posts, and reply to two students. In your reply to two other students, compare your carbon footprint to theirs.Compare and contrast your carbon footprint to two other students. How does your carbon footprint compare to your peers (people in your discussion group)?(1 pt).What is causing you to have a higher or lower number for your carbon footprint than your peers? Hint: Is it your carbon footprint for travel, home, food, goods, or services that is different than your peers? (1 pt).
Requirements: 1 paragraph
