Carbon Footprint Final Blog Post

My carbon footprint as an individual is 24 tons per year, which is 50% worse than average. I was not surprised when I saw this result, mostly because of where I live and how often I travel. I come from a very rural area, which means that we have to drive everywhere. On average, it takes about 20-30 minutes to get anywhere, even just to run basic errands. In addition, I live 5 hours from school, which means I also frequently travel long distances on the highway. Because my car gets very average mileage, I spend much more time on average than the normal person, which means I also will have higher carbon emissions than the average person when it comes to travel. 

In the last year, I have also spent a significant amount of time on airplanes, because when I spent a semester abroad I traveled almost every weekend. My carbon footprint in the last year is definitely much higher than usual for this reason. One section that surprised me was that I am significantly better than average in terms of my physical consumption. As far as goods and services goes, especially when it comes to food, I don't spend as much money and eat more vegetables than the average person, which actually had a positive impact in lessening my carbon footprint. I didn't realize how much eating a lot of meat can increase carbon dioxide output per year. 

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