Your Carbon Footprint
Your carbon footprint gives you an idea of how your day-to-day activities impact the environment. After printing or copying the image from the foot at the end of this page, answer the following questions and color the section of the foot accordingly to match the color of the answer you picked. This should give you an overview of the main colors of your carbon footprint:
If the main color is red, it means you have a higher negative impact on the environment
If the main color is orange, it means you have a better impact on the environment than a main red colored foot
And if the main color is green, well done you have an overall less negative impact on the environment
Either way, there is usually always something we might be able to work on (an orange or red color), would you be able to pick something you could work for the future?
How often do you eat meat (chicken, red meat, ham, fish) ?
Everyday at least once
Once or twice a week
I don’t eat meat
How do you get to most places everyday ?
By foot or cycling
By bus
My parents drive me
How often do you eat fast food (McDonalds/Supermacs) ?
Once a week or more
I don’t eat fast food
Once a month or once every two weeks
When buying clothes how often do you buy new clothes?
Every time, as I can't find what I need in charity shops/Second hand shops.
I always try and buy second hand unless I really cannot find something
I mostly buy new clothes everytime
How do you travel to visit most places ?
I almost always use my car
I fly on planes more than once a year
I go by train/bus when possible
Do you turn off your water when brushing your teeth ?
Always
Sometimes when I don’t forget to
I don’t do it very often
When you buy groceries how do you get them bagged ?
Boxes we can carry easily or paper bags
Plastic bag from the stores
I always bring my bags to the store
How much screentime (video games, TV, Computer, phones), do you get ?
An hour everyday
About every other day (I play a lot outside and do sports)
As soon as I get home everyday for more than an hour
How often do you take a shower or bath ?
Everyday at least once
Probably once a week or so, my hair doesn’t really get greasy
Every couple of days when my mom tells me to
Does your family have a compost pile ?
Yes, we use it for the garden when we are done
No, yuck
Yes, we put in it in the compost bin when we are done
Well done for taking the time to complete your carbon footprint challenge! Remember to please email us a picture of your carbon footprint ( it can anonymous or with your name and to add a date so we can add it to our database ). Email: info@curiocean.com