CO 2 in the Atmosphere 335 ppm 387 ppm Then… …And Now 350 ppm The Safe Limit? Notice a Problem?...

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CO2 in the Atmosphere

335 ppm

387 ppm

Then… …And Now

350 ppmThe Safe

Limit?Notice a Problem?

Before After

HumanContributions

ISB Family Contributions

Carbon FootprintHow you affect the environment

Discussion

What is a carbon footprint and what contributes to it?

Carbon Footprint

Consumption Patterns

Diet

Housing

Travel

Travel Accounts for 15%

Calculating Your Flight Carbon Footprint

How your flights affect the environment

E Go to , then click “calculate

footprint”http://www.climateactio2n.com/

Click the AIRPLANE Icon to calculate your Air Travel carbon emissions

Fill in your flight details

For this box, fill in the number of people on the flight

After doing so, click the “CALCULATE” button on the bottom.

The total will show up in the lower right hand corner

Click “Add to Cart” and then repeat for any other flights

Totals

Type in the totals into the text boxes, and hit

Calculate!

The total will be displayed at the bottom!

(Must have enabled active content)

Click here to open calculatorCalculate!

0 Clear

What Now?You’ve calculated it, what can you do about it?

Carbon OffsetsNeutralizing your negative impact

Carbon Footprint

Consumption Patterns

DietHousing

Travel

Carbon Emissions

Carbon Emissions

Carbon Emissions

Green Projects

Green Projects

Carbon Offsets

Carbon Footprint

Travel

Diet

Housing

Consumption Patterns

How to OffsetBack to the website we go!

Go back to that page and click on “buy offsets”

A list of eco-projects will come up

Click on the other icons to view other projects

Clicking on a project will give you more information on it

After deciding on a project, click on the “buy” button

After selecting your project, click on the green cart

After checking your offsets, click “Next” to process payment

Fill in the details, and you’re done!

Everybody affects the Earth

You CAN make a difference

Flights are a major contributor

Carbon offsets are there

In Conclusion…

What else?

Talk to adult members of your communities

Get more people to recognize this issue Act on it!