CARBON CALCULATION ZERO…

Mission: To organize ourselves into having a carbon footprint that measures zero.
How? We will do this by calculating our footprint, constructing a plan to reduce our foot print and organizing ourselves to plant the relevant
number of trees required to offset our carbon emissions.

1. C lick here to c alculate your carbon footprint and complete the table below. To calculate your family’s foot print, multiply your
foot print by the number of people in your family. Show your calculations in the spaces provided.

Carbon Land Trees Water Total

Sel Family (Estimate by Self Family Se Family Self Family Se Family
rounding then do the
f actual calculation) lf lf
Transportat 0.6 E = 5x5=25 0.1 E = 0x5=0 0 E = 0x0=0 0 E = 0x0=0 E =0x0x1x6=0
ion 0.6 x 5=3 0.1x5=0.5 0x0=0 0x0=0 0x0x0.5x5.7=0
A=0.5 A=0 A=0
A=5.7 A=0
What you 2.5 E = 3x5=15 1.7 E = 2x5=10 0 E = 0x0=0 1225.7 E=1226x5=6130 E=
eat. 2.5x5=12.5 1.7x5=8.5 0x0=0 1225.7x5=6128.5 6129x0x9x13=0
A=12.5 A=8.5 A=0 A=6128.5 6128.5x0x8.5x12.5
=0

A=0
Home and 4.7 E = 5x5=25 0.1 E = 0x5=0 0. E = 0x5=0 521. E = 521x5=2605 E=
School 0.1x5=0.5 1 0.1x5=0.5 3 521.3x5=2606.5 2607x1x1x24x5=31284
4.7x5=23.5 A=0.5 A=2606.5 0
A=0.5
`2606.5x0.5x0.5x23.5=
A=23.5
A=1531318.75
What you 0.8
E =1x5=5 0 E = 0x0=0 2. E = 2x5=10 103. E =103x5= 615 E = 11x517x0x4=0
use 0.8x5=4 0x0=0 2 2.2x5=11 3 103.3x5=516.5 516.5x11x0x4=0
A=4 A=0 A=11 A=516.5 A=0
What you 2.3 E = 2x5=10 0 E = 0x0=0 0 E =0x0=0 0.1 E = 0x5=0 E = 12x0x0x0.5=0
throw 2.3x5=11.5 0x0=0 0x0=0 0.1x5=0.5 11.5x0x0x1=0
away. A=11.5 A=0 A=0 A=0.5 A=0
2. Think and Discuss: How many trees should you plant to offset the emissions of your family?

More than five because I have four members in my family.

How could you organize to do this? Brainstorm Ideas and then create a plan to show the steps you could take.
 3. Brainstorm: Ways to organize myself to plant enough trees to
offset some of my families’ carbon emissions. Make sure your
tree gets enough water and sun to grow.
4. Create an Action Plan for planting trees to offset my families
Carbon Emissions. This could be a flowchart or a step by step
plan. First you need to make sure that your going to live in a
place for long enough to give it water every day and have an
area for the tree to grow.

5. Research ways to reduce your footprint.

Gather information from three different sources about ways to reduce your carbon foot print.

Information Source One:
Interview.
(Primary Information Source)
Information Source Two: Internet.
http://www.savethefrogs.com/frogblog/environ
ment-non-frog-related/eight-ways-to-reduce-
your-carbon-footprint/?
gclid=CIidyu2TyqYCFZCCpAodLnYbGw
Information Source Three:
http://green.wikia.com/wiki/How_to_reduce_your_carbo
n_footprint
(Primary or secondary information Source)

(Primary or secondary information Source)

Take a shorter shower.
Turn off lights and AC when leaving the
room for a long time.
Do not buy plastic water bottles. Buy reusable
water bottles.
Do not always ride on first class on the plane.
Use vegetable-based and biodegradeable
cleaning products
Use recycled wood chips to keep the weeds down, retain
moisture, and prevent erosion.

Use less transportation. Rent a car or buy a moderate car for you. Water grass early in the morning
Put the brick inside the box part. Borrow seldomly used items such as ladders and
Because when you flush the toilet so chain saws.
less water get wasted.

6. Identify trends: What were the three most common recommendations? The last one.
7. Select: What three recommendations will you try to follow and why? The last one because it has good ideas and it is really common to
use and it is really easy to follow.
8. Reflect: What do you think the following groups should do about the carbon foot print problem.

Your Family. Your School Bangkok The World

Try to plant trees in a Turn off lights and AC Try to plant mores tress Do not litter and use water
planting a tree day. when leaving the room for bottles and try to use less
a long time. around cities. transportation.