A carbon footprint is a measure of the environmental impact of human activities through greenhouse gas emissions, with the average footprint being around 4,000 kg of carbon dioxide per person annually. The document provides information on calculating one's carbon footprint and discusses how as countries develop, their carbon footprints tend to decrease rather than increase, prompting the reader to consider ways to reduce their family's footprint through lifestyle changes and communicating concerns about climate change to politicians.

1. Calculating Carbon
Footprint
What is carbon footprint?

2. Your Carbon Footprint – Your Impact
A carbon footprint is a measure of the
impact our activities have on the
environment.
The average carbon footprint in the world is
around 4000 kg of carbon dioxide per person.
What is your carbon footprint?

3. Quick Quiz
As a country develops, its carbon
footprint tends to decrease.
True or False?
Explain your choice of answer.

4. Finding Your Carbon Footprint
Use the internet
to work out your
family’s carbon
footprint and write
down some ideas for
how you could
reduce this.

5. Your Task
Write a formal
letter to a politician
explaining that you
are worried about
climate change and
give reasons why.

6. Class Discussion
What is carbon footprint got to do
with climate change?