My carbon footprint

I did a carbon footprint at http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/ . For those who don’t know what the definition of a carbon footprint is, it’s a way to measure the impact individuals have on the atmosphere and the environment in stipulations of the amount of green house gases. My footprint was 3.09 which I consider an awful result. It will need me 3.09 planets to cover my footprint levels. This is very dangerous because it will make the global warming problem worst.

My carbon footprint is high due to many reasons. The area I scored poorly was the traveling area. I use a large vehicle that produces large amounts of negative emissions. I use it to go to college, do errands, visit my friends and travel to different cities and countries. The area which came second in poor score was the stuff category. That’s because I have more than 5 high definition televisions, 5 laptops and 2 desktops, not mentioning the videogames. Also I have in my house what every house have from refrigerators to lamps. One Important thing that I have never considered is recycling. I never recycle because most of my usage is with things that can’t be recycled and if I had any, I don’t recycle them.

Every problem has a solution. I would consider the following solution steps towards the end of the raised footprint levels issue. First of all I can start using group transportation. Public transportation such as busses and group taxies are good in that they would reduce the amount of emissions by reducing the number of cars in roads. This could be difficult because some people would think themselves better than riding a bus. Another way to minimize my footprint levels is by reducing the amount of time I use in any electronic devise. For example, instead of using the laptop for 5 to 7 hours a day, I should use it for 3 hours maximum. Also I should change the type of lamps I use in my house with environment friendly lamps. The last way I figured was recycling anything that can be recycled.

In conclusion, individuals can make a difference in reducing the amount of carbon emissions. If every person tried to reduce his share of the green house effect in minimum, this shall help solving the global warming issue.