The climate crisis is not only factories, but also our personal consumption: at home and at work, in transport, in cafes and travel. Many of our actions result in greenhouse gas emissions. The carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases that people produce in the course of their activities. They accumulate in the atmosphere and increase the greenhouse effect. It is important to understand that all people affect the environment and create greenhouse gases through their actions, thereby harming nature and themselves.
On average, a person's carbon footprint per year is about 14 tons of CO2.
There are several simple but effective ways to reduce the carbon footprint:
1)Buy locally produced products. This is important because the transportation of food on short distances leaves a carbon footprint.
2)Buy only the most necessary things. This applies to both clothing and products.
3)Buy from reliable companies that reduce their environmental and carbon footprint, ideally, so that their products have eco-labelling.
4)Switch to "Reasonable utilisation".Try to find a balance between personal comfort and benefits for the planet.
5)Refuse to use the car by switching to public transport or bicycle.
our group passed the test and we found out our carbon footprint:
1)Dasha has-41,03 tons СО2
2) Tanya has-4,16 tons СО2
3) Arina has-4,69 tons CO2
As we have seen in the previous analysis, our consumption behavior has a significant impact on the emission of CO2.
However, many people may not even be aware of this fact due to a lack of education.
These people are likely to pay no attention at all to their consumption behavior since they simply do not know the consequences and the adverse effects that they can cause to our environmental system.