My Carbon Footprint Assignment Complete the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) carbon footprint calculator activity at https://www3.epa.gov/carbon-footprint-calculator/ Use this worksheet to record...

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Carbon Footprint Calculator AssignmentComplete the EPA carbon footprint calculator activity athttps://www3.epa.gov/carbon-footprint-calculator/Then, use the attached worksheet to record your responses to a series of questions about your carbon footprint calculator results. Your responses (not counting the questions on the worksheet) should equal 500 words of content.


My Carbon Footprint Assignment Complete the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) carbon footprint calculator activity at https://www3.epa.gov/carbon-footprint-calculator/ Use this worksheet to record your responses to the following questions. Your responses (not counting the questions) should equal 500 words of content. 1. What was your carbon footprint (number of pounds of emissions for each category)? How did your family carbon footprint (annual pounds of C2 emissions) compare to the U.S. average? 2. Did your carbon footprint numbers surprise you? Why, or why not? 3. Explain at least two types of changes you were willing to take or not take in each category (energy, transportation, and waste). 4. How much was your emissions numbers reduced with your proposed changes? 5. Summarize your savings. a. How many trees are your proposed changes equal to? b. How much monetary savings are your proposed changes equal to? c. How many pounds of waste reduction are your changes equal to? 6. What role do you think the government should take in reducing emissions? 7. While the EPA Carbon Footprint Calculator may not be super accurate and not truly personalized, what is the purpose of the calculator? 8. Write a few sentences summarizing your thoughts on the assignment.
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Answer To: My Carbon Footprint Assignment Complete the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) carbon footprint...

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CARBON EMISSION FOOTPRINT 1
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1. Answer- My carbon household emission is 4873 lbs (pounds) as compared to the US average of 28,924 lbs. Therefore, my carbon household footprint emission is much lesser as compared to the average U.S consumption (Footprint Calculator, 2016).
2. Answer- The surprising statistical data is that my carbon household emission is much below the average US carbon household emission. This is because I use Energy Saver Star Appliances for reducing the energy waste in my household. I also intend to maintain my vehicle and reduce the carbon emissions in the environment which came as a surprise to me.
 3.Answer-The two changes that I am willing to take in the energy category are the use of energy star products refrigerator and windows that are much more eco-friendly, use of drying racks for clothes rather than machines, use of power-saving and energy-saving bulbs. The two changes for transportation are reduction in the use of vehicles and increase of the mileage of the...
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