Notes:

(1)     ALTHOUGH THIS IS AN iEARN PROJECT TARGETED AT 19 YEAR OLD (AND YOUNGER STUDENTS) WE CAN UTILIZE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT OUR OWN CARBON FOOTPRINTS TOO.

(2)     Click http://of2.iearn.org/

         On the (OF)2 home page click 'YouthCalculator' 

         This will open a 'Calculator for Adults' http://www.zerofootprint.net/  as a lower para on the same page.
     
         Under 'Products' on the zerofootprint page click 'One Minute Calculator'

         The page which opens shows 'Country Average' when you select the country in a pulldown menu. It enables us to take a simple total of our carbon footprint. AND if we wish we can pay to offset our negative impact.

         Deep breath. Gosh ! We gonna have to calculate every footprint and everyone's (!) footprint ! Step by Step !

(3)     Please send your thanks to iEARN or any of the (OF)2 print team-members.         
        
VINOD.



(OF)2--Carbon Footprint CalculatorEd_Gragert  - 08:25pm Apr 22, 2008 EDT
iEARN-USA

(OF)2 - OUR FOOTPRINTS, OUR FUTURE: iEARN helps develop first Carbon Footprint Youth Calculator. After measuring her footprint, Regina in New York City wrote to Mohamed in Cairo in the YouthCaN forum: "I'm so happy that you calculated your carbon footprint! So, did I and I got a 9.4. Ever since I calculated it, I've been more cautious of things I do everyday. I make sure I turn off lights when I leave rooms and have been recycling a lot. My family has always recycled paper and bottles since I was little, so I hope that will eventually help our environment. For me, figuring out my footprint made me realize the effect of my carbon emissions on our world. Maybe once people find out theirs, they too will realize that our environment needs help." Any/ALL youth can measure their footprint and set personal goals for lifestyle change by clicking on "Calculator" at: http://of2.iearn.org/ The goal is to have 1 million young people set a goal of reducing 35,000 kg/tons of CO2 within a year. A guide for teachers about the questions in the Youth Calculator and lists of resources are also on http://of2.iearn.org/. Feel free to have your students use the calculator to measure their carbon footprint!

Ed Gragert New York City, USA

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Pic below is from:

http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/feb2007/co2.jpg 

It gives a distorted view though. Per capita per annum must be multiplied by the POPULATION of the country to get the total carbon footprint of the country. 

Vinod.