Carbon footprint is a useful and popular tool used by people to measure the relative impact of their actions. For example each of the products and service we use and consume release CO2. The total amount of carbon dioxide and other emitted greenhouse gases call a carbon footprint. I did a quiz about measuring my particular footprint at Internet network and I got 3.42. This number told me that I share in releasing CO2 as if I living in 3.42 plants to support us.
Each one of us has factors effects (his/her) footprint results and about me I have three main problems lead to my big my big footprint result. First of all my total traveling hours by airplane are 20. This contributes in polluting the air because of the big amount of CO2 which released in the air by planes. Second I bought many home stuffs like TV, air conditioner and refrigerators. Those stuffs contain methane gas which helps to increase greenhouse effect in our plant. Last I eat every day many kinds of food like meat, fish, chicken, vegetables and canned food. Those food need transportation and transportation pollute the air by CO2 emissions.
On the practical side, every one should think how to reduce their footprint and I about me I should take many actions to reduce mine. First action, buy more seasonal food instead of buying imported food from outside and try to be more vegetarian. Second walk or use a bicycle most of the time to reduce the amount of emitted CO2. Last solution, I should turn down any device in the home when I didn’t use it because electricity generation depends on burning fuel.
In conclusion, CO2 has a main role in increasing the global warming around the world. If every one calculate their footprints then take actions to reduce the result number, next future will be more bright and healthy.
Here is a video shows how to reduce your carbon footprint:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7zwrzEyzkA
Here is the website for who intrested to measure his carbon footprint:
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