1. Our Carbon Footprint

2. What is a carbon footprint? Carbon footprint is the measure of how much we as a whole, impact the environment. It’s measured in how much greenhouse gases produced by an individual, a state or the country.

3. Carbon Footprint The carbon footprint is made of two parts: Primary Footprint – the measure of our direct emissions of CO2 from burning fossil fuels, domestic energy use, and transportation. Secondary Footprint – measure of indirect CO2 emissions from the lifecycle of products we use. (The more we buy the more emissions produced)

4. Global Warming Over the past two decades there has been a significant change in our earth’s climate. Scientists believe the cause of this is due to the immense amount of greenhouse gases being produced. Evidence? -20,000 square kilometers of fresh water ice melted in the Arctic between 1965 and 1995 -11 of the last 12 years rank amongst the 12 warmest years on record for global temperatures -Rising sea temperatures.

6. What can we do? As individuals we can follow these few tips: 1.Turn electronics off when they aren’t in use. 2.Turn down the Heat/ AC a few degrees. 3.Carpool or take the bus or subway. 4. RecycleRecycle 5.Use recycled products.

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