Carbon Footprint

The Definition of a carbon footprint is the total amount of green house gas produced to directly and indirectly support human activates like burning fossil fuels, which expressed in equivalent of tons of CO2 pumped into our atmosphere.

I started calculating in a site to measure my carbon footprint and how much am i producing CO2 that impacts the environment. Most of the questions were about four mean things food, travel, home and stuff.

I started to do survey with my classmates an average for us was about 2.79 (Footprint Calculator). Which means that we are using our planet like it is bigger than 2.79, which is equivalent about 32.8 tons of CO2 per person (Heroes of UAE). Saudi Arabia has about 10.2 tons, which is one third less than UAE (Breathingearth.net). UAE is one of the highest in world, maybe because it is one of the richest countries.

Reducing green house gases, saving energy, renewable energy sources, recycling, Energy Star light bulbs, carpooling, public transportation, carbon offsets, buying local, green economy; so many buzz words, so little time to make that change for our future. Work diligently at keeping my footprint to a minimum. Changing one’s habits are not easy, but I hope I’ve led you to at least think about the future, and what would happen if we don’t take action now.

Bibliography:
Footprint Calculator. WWF. 13 Apr. 2009 .
Heroes of UAE. WWF. 13 Apr. 2009 .
Breathing Earth. David Bleja. 16 Apr. 2009 .