I just took a 3 minute test to get my estimated carbon footprint. Carbon footprint numbers are meant to give us an indicator of our impact on the earth in terms of our enery use. This “van-driving, frequent flier, recyclable-bag carrying mom” registered a 280 on this test. I’m feeling pretty good about my number since the average score in America is 325. How do you rank?
Since I’m not a scientist (and don’t play one on television either) can anybody tell me how significant this number is? Should I be worried that my number isn’t smaller?
–Christine
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I’m worried, then, I scored 340. But I commute here from Berwyn and am an adjunct, I think a lot of it has to do with mileage.
But, carbon footprint is only one of many eco-indicators. And this isn’t necessarily totally accurate, just a good approximation. For example, while we have two cars, only one is in constant use.